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Author :: Jim Noss  |
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| Article Title :: Motorcycle Theft From the Point of View of a Reformed Thief |
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| Information gathered from stats and reports on convicted motorcycle thieves. As well as, from the victoms of motorcycle theft.The market for stolen bikes right now is so big, it is rediculous! Most bikes get taken around 2:00-3:30 am when noone is up looking out the windows. The theives will first drive around and look for bikes they and/or their customers want. Then they will return with their van and three or four other guys to help throw the bike in the back of van. It is a one, two, three process taking no longer than 5 minutes. Once the theives have your bike, they take it home, pop the ignition, get a new ignition done. Get the bike stamped up through the junk yard, get a new (read full article) |
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Author :: Susan Dean |
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| Article Title :: Buying Repo Motorcycles Can Save You $$$ |
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| Have you ever thought of looking at repo motorcycles to buy as an alternative to the normal new or used option? If you haven't, then take my advice and check out the idea. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised with what you will find.Not only are there repo motorcycles but also boats, cars, trucks, campers and more that can be found at auction houses around the country. These bikes and autos have usually been repossessed because people have not been able to repay their loans for what ever reason. Because of this the finance companies repossess the vehicles and then use auction houses to sell them to the highest bidder.Often you will find these repo motorcycles, boat (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: Motorcycle Safety Courses |
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| Motorcycling can be a real challenge, from your first time sitting on the motorcycle and trying to learn the controls, to learning how to ride the bike, to finally dealing with real-world driving situations. This article will discuss the various safty courses available for both new and experienced riders to take. These course are user friendly and are designed to maximize the students involvement and experience. The main objective is to develop the special motorcyclist skills, habits, and strategies to be the best motorcyclist you can be and to keep you safe while enjoying your ride.Motorcycle Safety? what is it? where do I sign up? why do I need it? When I wanted to learn how to r (read full article) |
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Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: Some People Should Not Be Riding Motorcycles |
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| I will admit when I first hopped on a friends 125 cc dirt bike when I was a kid, I thought I knew what I was doing. Wrong! Guess what was my first lesson in riding a motorcycle? "How do I turn this thing at speed?" Well being the dumbass I was at the time, I did not make the turn and hit a wood fence, dropping the bike and breaking my friends gear shifter off. Well, I should not have ridden the bike in the first place, but what did I know. I did learn from my mistake. This is a very good example of why the Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses are an invaluable experince for new and wannabe motorcycle riders. When I was going through the MSF's Rider Coach Instructor Course, I witnessed alo (read full article) |
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Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: Maximum Motorcycle Braking and Swerving |
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| The majority of motorcycle braking systems have a right-front lever for activating the front brake and a right foot pedal for activating the rear brake. There exist some variations on the basic motorcycle brake systems. Some of these innovations may affect how you handle low-speed manuevers.1. Integrated brakes: Application of the rear brake will cause some application of the front brake.2. Linked brakes: Application of either the rear or front brake will cause some pressure to be applied to the opposite brake.3. Anti-lock brakes: Popular in BMW and the Yamaha FJR bikes. These are designed to minimize skidding in the event of a maximum-braking straight-line stop. (read full article) |
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Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: The Concept of the EFI on the Victory Freedom Engine |
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| When I bought my Victory Kingpin motorcycle I knew it had fuel injection instead of an air/fuel carburetor. Then I saw the EFI emblem on the side covers. Ok. what exactly is that? So I looked it up. EFI stands for Electronic Fuel Injection. Much like you get with most cars. But is that really better? I read on and found that the EFI system that Victory's Freedom V-Twin engine uses provides for a modern, powerful, reliable, and sure-starting system. The EFI is used instead of a carberator because the EFI delivers the correct fuel and air mixture at all times and will adjust itself automatically, via its sensors, to the changing conditions that the Freedom engine will face during operation. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: The Art of Motorcycle Obstacle Avoidence |
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| We all assume a certain level of risk when we ride our motorcycles. Our main concern is usually the 4000 pound SUV crossing in-front of us at an intersection. The driver oblivious to our existence as they chat on their cell phone. That being said, another risk motorcyclists encounter is the Road Hazard. By road hazard I mean, obstacles such as, speed bumps, potholes, debris. Debris such as gravel, solid objects that have fallen off the construction truck in front of you. If that was not enough, consider road kill, now add in a freaked out deer or a kamakazi squirrel or rabbit. It makes you wonder why we ride at all. But that is another topic I will address relating to the start of it all (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: The Zen of Cleaning and Preparing Your Motorcycle After Winter Storage |
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| Cleaning and preparing your motorcycle after Winter storage should be a passionionate task. Yes, after the many months of waiting. Doing anything to your motorcyle is a much anticipated task. Sure it is not on the "hunny do list." But it is the number one to do item on your list. Whether you ride a BMW tourer, ZZR1200 Sport Tourer, or Victory Kingpin, you should approach the task like a Zen master. Learning about your bike again, fine tuning it up and preparing it for its first spring ride. So, get out the cache of cleaning supplies, soap, polish and waxes, lubricants, etc... and get to it!The following punch list has been comprised by reading through the various motorcycle owners (read full article) |
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Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: Installing a Victory Motorcycle Jackpot Headlight |
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| With one of the warmest winters on record, the little Groundhog from Pennsyvania decided that he would see his shadow and call for 6 more weeks of winter. We all laughed at the little furry rodent. Especially with 60 degree motorcycle riding weather in the middle of February. Fast forward a few weeks and the east coast gets hit with a Nor-Easter storm. This storm dumped record snow fall from Washington, D.C. to New York. So now you find yourself unable to ride your Victory motorcycle. You need to do something so you decide to add a new custom part.What I decided to do was upgrade the stock Victory headlight bucket with the new Victory Jackpot headlight bucket. This headlight is a g (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Jim Noss |
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| Article Title :: Motorcycle Belt Tension Inspection, Belt and Wheel Alignment |
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| I strongly believe that knowledge is power. Especially when it comes to motorcycle maintenance. Why go to the stress and expense of having your local motorcycle shop perform your maintenance and upgrades when you can learn to do it yourself. And you know that if you do your own maintenance, that you will give the extra attention required to do a competant job. I doubt you can say the same for the underpaid and over-worked motorcycle service mechanic. The other benefit of doing your own motorcycle maintenance is that you learn more about your bike. This has many benefits. You will be able to tell when something is not running right. Also, you will have the skill set to get yourself out of (read full article) |
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