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Understanding Oil
By Harriet Ridley on 22/10/2003 10:38:14
Oil. Boring? Probably. Important? As vital to a motorcycle as blood is to our bodies. So if you want to make an informed decision on which oil is best for your bike (and pocket) then read on...
Debates often rage over which oil to use and whether you get your money's worth with expensive stuff. What's a synthetic oil anyway compared to a semi or mineral? Won't any old automotive oil do? Can you really improve the performance of your bike
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Free oil filter for Suzuki owners
By Visordown News on 17/11/2008 15:44:00
Suzuki are somewhat bizarrely offering free oil filters for Suzuki owners. Still, never look a gift horse and all that...
SUZUKI owners who visit the International Motorcycle & Scooter Show, that starts at the NEC in Birmingham later this month, will be entitled to claim a free genuine oil filter for their machine*, thanks to an offer launched by Suzuki GB
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Mid Antrim oil spill: 'deliberate sabotage'
By Visordown News on 08/08/2011 15:59:46
Oil spill ruins road race for the second year running. Police investigate.
THE oil spill which led to the cancellation of the Mid Antrim race was 'deliberate and strategically placed' according to the Clark of the Course, Jack Agnew.Mr Agnew inspected the course on Saturday morning and found much of the course at Clough
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Changing your oil and filter
By James Whitham on 21/11/2010 10:28:33
James Whitham’s step-by-step guide to keeping your bike in trim...
Changing your oil and filter is one of the cheapest forms of maintenance. For the sake of spending just a few quid, you can’t beat having good, clean oil.Even if your bike hasn’t done that many miles, if it’s been stood over winter or if it’s been
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Video: Crutchlow downed by oil leak
By Visordown News on 10/05/2010 10:54:06
Flying stones pierce Sterilgarda Yamaha oil cooler along Monza start/finish straight
STERILGARDA YAMAHA rider Cal Crutchlow crashed out of Race Two at Monza World Superbikes at the weekend due to a stone piercing the rider's oil cooler, the team has announced.The damage to Crutchlow's YZF-R1 was caused by a stone thrown up from Max
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Manx GP: Oil spill to blame, inquest hears
By Visordown News on 15/12/2008 08:52:16
Isle of Man Coroner records 'Death by Misadventure' on 67-year-old racer
A MANX GP competitor died after falling from his bike after hitting oil on the track during the Senior race, an inquest has heard.According to reports from the hearing by the BBC, a general warning flag was flown at the scene of the spillage from
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What do we do after oil?
By mark forsyth on 26/10/2010 15:55:41
Fuel for thought
Don't panic. We're not going to run out of crude oil some time soon.But that's not the issue that should be bothering us. Even the most doom-mongering pessimist has us earmarked for at least a generation's worth of extractable crude oil so our high
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"I was brought up surrounded by the smell of oil and steel"
By fatmencantfly . on 25/06/2010 16:45:06
Beautiful short film about legendary bike builder Shinya Kimura by Henrik Hansen
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Casey Stoner Assen crash sequence
By Visordown News on 25/06/2011 21:31:32
Stoner goes down on oil, but the other two Repsol Honda riders join him
CASEY Stoner highsided his Repsol Honda in the Assen Friday morning practice session following a huge oil spill.The oil spill was caused by Alex Baldolini’s Suter in the Moto2 session. He carried on riding, covering half the circuit in oil, which
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D.I.Y: How to take your forks off
By Daryll Young on 25/11/2010 16:30:36
How to get your USD forks out and, if you’re up for a challenge, strip ’em down to meddle with your oil level
or send them off to be straightened after a spill. Or you may want to change the oil and adjust the air gap. Whatever the reason, removing forks isn't that hard.What's trickier is stripping modern cartridge-type forks to change the oil and/or oil level. So
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