Maintenance & Security
Maintenance & Security
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Do you still need to check a spark plug gap?
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The spark plug gap is vital to burning the fuel mixture efficiently. When you buy plugs for your bike, they usually come with the correct gap between the electrodes – I haven’t seen one wrong for about 15 years. Iridium plugs have a very fine, and easily damaged centre electrode, so long-gone are the days of…
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Pipe Werx exhaust review: On the dyno
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Pipe Werx exhaust review: Titanium Oval street-legal exhaust with Carbon Edge Tested by: John Milbank RRP: £265 Contact: www.pipewerx.com MoreBikes.co.uk and Motor Cycle Monthly Editor John Milbank recently took his 14-year-old Honda CBR600FY to BSD.uk.com to compare a Pipe Werx Titanium Oval can (with baffles in and out) with the OE Honda exhaust. There’s a full…
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How a Pipe Werx motorcycle exhaust is made
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Motor Cycle Monthly recently went to Ormskirk to meet the team at Pipe Werx. There’s a full feature coming up in the paper, but watch the video to see one going together…
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How to do a motorcycle oil change
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Looking after your bike is easy! John Milbank shows you how with his 2000 Honda CBR600FY. Whenever I look for bikes to buy, I’m shocked at how few machines have even a basic record of maintenance. I’m not talking about original-dealer stamped service books (though I do love them) – I’d be happy with a…
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Understand YOUR motorcycle suspension
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Maxton Engineering are one of the world’s top motorcycle suspension specialists, and the perfect people to demystify the springy stuff. Words and photos by: John Milbank How many times have you heard the local pub pundit dishing out his ‘expert’ advice: “You want to stiffen that up with a bit more preload” or…
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Tyre advice launched for scooter riders
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A host of new safety information and resources is being made available for the first time to scooter riders in the UK in a bid to help keep them safe on the roads. The “PACT” campaign, launched by not-for-profit tyre safety organisation TyreSafe, provides riders with a wealth of free advice and tyre maintenance…
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How to fit a motorbike screen
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Motor Cycle Monthly is the UK’s biggest monthly bike title, and it’s FREE in dealers, clubs and biker cafes. Editor John recently fitted a Puig screen to his 2000 Honda CBR600 FY. Here’s how he did it…
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The TRUTH about ethanol (E10) in your fuel
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There’s a lot of concern right now about the quality of our bike’s life blood. Motor Cycle Monthly’s chemistry class gives you the facts… You put petrol in your bike and it burns it – that’s all you need to know, right? In an ideal world, yes, but as MCM’s sister magazine, Classic Motorcycle…
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How a Vespa scooter’s made
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From design to manufacture, check out Twist and Go magazine’s video of the new Vespa Sprint. Check out the May/June 2104 issue for the full review
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Can you clean your bike with Fairy washing-up liquid?
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It’s a question many people ask, but never seem to get a straight answer. John Milbank decided to find out, once and for all… Chatting with MCM reader Dino Heath at a bike meet the other week, we got into a discussion on bike cleaning. Dino shines up his R1150GS with washing-up liquid, but…
