Six Summer Biking Tips
As the warmer weather takes hold more motorcyclists hit the roads and go on long summer rides and bank holiday escapes. Here are six top tips from Bikesure motorbike insurance to ensure safe and enjoyable summer biking.
If you haven't already checked your bike since winter, give it the once over. Check for any damage, make essential bits of repair or maintenance work that you put off when the weather turned cooler. It's a good idea to do a quick service before any long journeys too.
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Blast Cleaning Frames and Components
What kind of blasting you need depends on the part and what finish you want
Being the owner of a small blast cleaning company in North Yorkshire, I have had the pleasure in helping restore hundreds of classic bikes and thousands of parts, though I often have no idea where they would be found on your bikes.
There does seem to be a general confusion of which blast media should be used on which part, and I hope that I can help point you in the right direction.
@Frames should be Grit-BlastedMo...
Battery Care Guide
By Colin Coles, Wemoto.
General Care
Motorcycle batteries like being used. They do not like being neglected, unused or uncharged.
If left for any length of time without being charged, even if they are not connected, all lead-acid batteries will go through a natural process of self-discharging. If the battery has reached the stage of being deeply discharged it is often impossible ...
Battery Type and Installation Guide
By Colin Coles, Wemoto.
Battery Types
Motorcycle Batteries come in four basic types: Conventional, Yumicron, User Activated Maintenance Free and Factory Activated Maintenance Free. Each requires a slightly different commissioning procedure.
Battery Identification
Conventional and Yumicron Batteries can be identified easiest by the removable plastic p...
Easy scheduled maintenance
By Colin Coles, Wemoto.
Summary:
A guide to the maintenance you should do to your motorbike to keep it working properly and safely. Includes a quick guide to brake pads and chains and sprockets.
While the old adage @if it ain't broke, don't fix it holds, it's the thorough checking that it ain't broke that counts. Many modern bikes have very long serv...