Wheels And Tires

Safe, Efficient Tire Bead Breaking

- You can break any motorcycle tire bead quickly with three short tire irons. This works on any tire, tubed or tubeless, car or motorcycle.

Lose The Tool: Chain Alignment By Sight

- Backing out the alignment bolt on the right side of the swing arm moves the teeth of the rear sprocket to the right within the chain links.

Motorcycle Tires: Michelin Pilot Road Series

- When it comes to motorcycle tires, the Michelin Pilot Road series will get you from Chicago to San Diego round trip many times over.

No-Mar Tire Changer (1 of 2): Demounting

- Soaking wet with sweat, bleeding from both hands and aching from head to toe, I made the immediate decision to purchase a No-Mar tire changer.

Monitor Your Motorcycle Tire Pressure Via Bluetooth

- This tire pressure monitor system let's you view detailed information for multiple motorcycles using nothing more than a bluetooth enabled smartphone.

Nitrogen In Motorcycle Tires?

- While attending a motorcycle track day, I noticed compressed nitrogen in a friend’s hauler. Having sought his advice before, I decided to do some research.

Motorcycle Tires: Choose Them Wisely

- It's my first long distance trip. The wisers are on well maintained motorcycles. I'm on an over-packed, 400cc Yamaha with old, worn out Shin Cheng tires.

Spoke Wheel Lacing Instructions: Offset And Runout

- This tutorial explains the setting of hub/rim offset and the adjustment of radial/lateral runout. It's important to understand how spoke tension works.

Spoke Wheel Lacing Instructions: Pattern Symmetry

- For lacing spokes, I've built an easier order of operation. There are two important things to consider. For example, different spokes have different bends.

MC Rim Repair: Fixing Wheels Since 2003

- I researched five different companies across the US that provide aluminum alloy rim repair. For my hard-earned dollars, only one was worth writing about.

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