Maintenance and Repair

Bikers typically neglect their motorcycles during the time of year when riding is less frequent due to weather conditions or other demands: e.g., holidays. Bob LaRosa. has been working on Harley-Davidsons for the last 20 years. He says that neglect of a motorcycle causes more problems than mileage and age combined.

With the winter season upon us, Dunlop would like to remind riders that this is a good time to check your tires. While your motorcycle is stored for the winter, it is a good time to check your tires, maintain them and determine if you need new tires for spring. If you live in a part of the country where you can keep riding, it's best to ensure that your tires are in top condition because you may see your share of rainy days.

Care and maintenance of a motorcycle during extended non use is as important to safe operation as responsible riding and handling.

Bob LaRosa has been working on Harley-Davidsons for the last 20 years. Bob says: "neglect causes more problems than mileage and age combined."

Dennis Santopietro, president and founder of Fix My Hog, announced the release of two new DVDs: Softail/Dyna Maintenance Edition Part II and Touring Edition Part II. Like their predecessors, the new DVDs are packed with information, tips and insider tricks from professional mechanics on how to perform routine motorcycle maintenance.

The Tracking Corporation, a leading provider of Global Positioning Systems ("GPS"), announced their newest product, MicroTRAKgps for Motorcycles. The much anticipated motorcycle GPS Unit is equipped with the exclusive, patent pending, Bikedown feature...

BikeGPSTracking, a leading provider of GPS tracking and theft recovery products announced the availability of the first low cost GPS tracking unit for motorcycles, off road vehicles, and ATV's. This GPS tracking unit offers many customer requested features at a fraction of the cost of comparable tracking solutions.

Fix My Hog Inc., the creator of three critically acclaimed do-it-yourself Harley-Davidsonﾮ motorcycle maintenance DVDs, released its first-ever DVD series designed to show riders how to enhance the look and performance of their Softailﾮ/Dynaﾮ and touring model motorcycles. Modeled after the company's earlier offerings, which gained rave reviews from the public and critics alike for their easy-to-follow format, the newly released Bolt-On Performance and Accessory DVDs feature footage of trained mechanics performing and explaining each upgrade in detail. Taped in a professional motorcycle repair shop, each three-DVD set is crammed with more than six hours of valuable instruction, interviews and insider tips.

As someone who likes to work on his own cars and motorcycles, Jay Leno misses those old-style owner's manuals that told you how to do maintenance and repairs. For example, the 1939 Ford owner's booklet actually explains how the ignition points work and gives the correct point settings--there's a detailed cutaway that tells you how to adjust the distributor vacuum brake. Just in case, it also says, "Your Ford dealer will make this adjustment for you," but the assumption is that you could--and likely would--do it yourself. So it goes with motorcycle manuals. The emphasis seems to be on what you should not do, rather than on what you could do and what some would enjoy doing. There is a direct correlation between intimate knowledge of your motorcycle and safety through awareness of maintenance issues: e.g., tread wear, and limitations of motorcycles? capabilities.