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Women and Motorcycles

Did you know that more women are buying motorcycles for themselves? They aren’t taking over the market by any means, but according to the American Motorcyclist Association, 24,000 of their 265,000 registered members/riders are women. In addition, the Motorcycle Industry Council has determined that females are responsible for ten percent of the total number of [...]

Motorcyclist Magazine

Motorcyclist magazine is one of the most thorough and complete magazines on the newsstand today. By complete, I mean that it manages to cover so many facets of what is known as “street” biking, or what I like to call “living with your motorcycle”. There have been articles and other coverage in Motorcyclist about commuting, [...]

Motorcycles and the Price of Gas

It looks like high gasoline prices are going to stick around for a while. In fact, there’s a real chance that we may not ever see low gas prices again. Because of this, many people are doing everything they can to get the most bang for their buck when buying gas. It’s a safe bet [...]

Avoiding (or not) fixing tickets on your sport bike

Have you ever wondered why your sportbike stock exhaust is so huge? or why they put that large ugly license plate holder on your bike from the factory?  Well, it’s all in the Vehicle Code. Here are some of the most common things you can get pulled over for. This is based on my experience and research [...]

Dyno run - 2007 GSX-R 1000

I was kind of curious if all the aftermarket parts help with the horsepower on your bike, so I decided to dyno it… well it also didn’t cost me anything . First I’ll tell you what I have on my bike. I do not have any engine work or anything done to the bike. Just the [...]

Dunlop 209 GP tire review

I thought I’d mention my favorite tires on here - the Dunlop GPs. This “review” is kind of biased, since I really haven’t had a chance to try all the other nice new tires out there, but “if it isn’t broke…” I’ve always liked the Dunlop GPs, the 209GP, the 208GP, the GP-A, whatever they were [...]

Changing front brake pads on a 2005 Suzuki GSX-R1000

This is a pretty simple one, especially after you do it once. Well, instead of you practicing on your bike, we’ll practice on mine.  (with pictures) I did this on my 05 Suzuki GSX-R1000, but its very similar on any modern bike. I usually throw the stock pads out right away and replace them with some [...]

Toyota 200 race at Willow Springs Raceway

Motoyard.com sponsored Cesar Meza took 10th place in this year’s Toyota 200 race.  Jeremy Toye, won the race once again… Smrz came in second racing for Vincent Haskovec’s new race team. Pretty good considering Smrz has never raced at Willow Springs before. � Cesar qualified 4th doing 1:24.269 laps at the Willow Springs raceway on the 2005 [...]