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Safe, Efficient Tire Bead Breaking

Brian Wringer Apr 4, 2020 Comments

Safe, Efficient Tire Bead Breaking

You can break any motorcycle tire bead quickly with [amazon]B01N4P5LQH|three short tire irons[/amazon], with no damage to the tire or rim, no excessive force, no jumping and no farting around with kickstands, giant levers, titanic forces or disaster. This works on any tire, tubed or tubeless, car or motorcycle.

Let's Break A Tire Bead!

1) Deflate tire completely, if that hasn't already been handled for you by, uh ... external factors.

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Ten Commandments For The ST Ride Leader

Brian Wringer May 8, 2019 T. ClarkeComments

Ten Commandments For The ST Ride Leader

Riding motorcycles is pretty much the most fun and interesting thing you can do while wearing waterproof pants, and it's even better with other people. For both group riders and ride leaders, nothing beats grinning and babbling like idiots with like-minded motorcyclists after railing a particularly tasty tangle of twisties.

But a sublime shared riding experience doesn't just happen.

I don't want to get all zen here, but it takes a conscious, continuous effort to create an environment or culture that maximizes and balances enjoyment and safety. You need the proper doses of velocity and lean angle without harshing the mellow with stuff like groupthink, bad vibes, and impromptu dirt sampling.

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A Northeast Kentucky Motorcycle Ride

Brian Wringer Nov 11, 2018 Comments

A Northeast Kentucky Motorcycle Ride

Before we dive into the sensory flooding that any Kentucky motorcycle tour might offer, consider that somewhere around Louisville there are a couple hundred people who still see Jennifer Lawrence as that goofy blonde horse chick they knew back in high school. There might also be a few who remember Hunter S. Thompson as that really weird kid over on Ransdell Avenue. "I wonder if that idiot ever ended up in prison ..."

What I'm getting at here is that the "girl next door" effect is real. It's easy to overlook the movie star or genius in your backyard, which is why I only figured out this year that I live about two hours away from some of the finest pavement on the planet (Kentucky motorcycle roads).

Pull up Cincinnati, Ohio on Google Maps. Now, scroll a bit south into the bulge of Kentucky just across the Ohio River. Scroll a bit further, beyond the suburban sprawl. Turn on the terrain layer and marvel at the deliciously wrinkled landscape.

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