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  1. Yamaha XSR125 announced for the UK | Faster Sons on a CBT!

    ... WITH new motorcycle sales in the UK growing exponentially in spring 2021, new riders now have a new retro motorcycle to prowl the streets ...

    Simon Hancocks - 11/05/2021 - 13:32

  2. How to keep your kit safe and dry when riding a motorcycle

      DESPITE spring arriving here in the UK, the chances of being caught in a deluge are ...

    Simon Hancocks - 25/05/2022 - 12:00

  3. Drifting home for Christmas!

    ... THINK OF A WINTER HACK and the first machines that spring to mind are bikes like old, twin-cylinder CB500s, Suzuki Burgmans and ...

    Simon Hancocks - 19/06/2020 - 11:11 - 0 comments

  4. 2018 Piaggio MP3 500 launch - first impressions

    ... PARIS IN high summer maybe isn't as romantic as in the Spring, but it's definitely a bit crazy. We're just back from a couple of days ...

    Al Dowds - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 2 comments

  5. Honda’s sleek new Gold Wing hits selected dealers

    ... HONDA’S latest version of the GL1800 hits dealers this spring, now styled as a sleek looking ‘bagger’. The three-strong line-up ...

    Simon Hancocks - 29/06/2023 - 14:26 - 0 comments

  6. GSX1300R Hayabusa (1999 - 2007) review

    ... Front Inverted telescopic, 43mm inner tube, coil spring, oil damped, Suspension Rear Swingarm type, progressive linkage, Adjustability Front Fully adjustable spring preload, rebound and compression damping Adjustability Rear ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  7. 2011 BMW K1600GT/GTL first images

    ... only the rebound damping properties of the front and rear spring strut but also the spring rest ("spring preload") of the rear spring strut as well as the latter's ...

    Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

  8. Guide to Fork Adjustments

    ... What is... Preload? An amount of tension set in a spring before a load (rider/braking force) is applied. With no preload your ... is added. More preload means a more compressed, harder spring, less means a softer, more extended spring. Damping is provided by ...

    rgo - 10/05/2024 - 04:17 - 0 comments

  9. How to… change your fork oil

    ... needed. USD forks are a little trickier and will need a spring compressor tool and maybe a pin spanner to remove the top plug depending ... Remove the top plug carefully – there might be some spring tension in there to release. Once the plug is out, take out any spacers ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  10. K1200S (2005 - 2009) review

    ... breakfast of some odd looking sausages, I leave the rear spring preload in one-person mode. Out of the car park and I decide to ... breakfast of some odd looking sausages, I leave the rear spring preload in one-person mode. Out of the car park and I decide to ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

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