Wheelers Blog & News tagged "Tips"

Having your 1st road trip on a motorcycle is not only about commuting but it is about enjoying the ride, the road and the thrill it gives you the closer you reach your destination. As we want you to enjoy it as much as we do, these 7 tips will come in handy while you are getting ready for your 1st ever road trip on a motorcycle! 1)      The road takes more time than you think 2)      The weather can suddenly change 3)      Windshields are very practical 4)      Keep your position right...

Gasoline is not a pure substance, made up of identical molecules. It’s a mixture of some 270 different hydrocarbon structures (molecules made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms), chemically bonded together. It is a mixture because what we call “gasoline” is simply that fraction of petroleum that falls between two specified boiling points, chosen to assure that the resulting product is volatile enough for use in spark-ignition engines. Gasoline can also be regarded as those hydrocarbon...

Fancy yourself a proper motorbike rider? Good on ya, mate. That’s why your trackday screamer has electronic suspension dialed in by Flamenco B. Crouch. Carbon bodywork. A quickshifter. Traction control, wheelie control, and 10 power modes. Tire warmers. And datalogging that streams to Facebook via smartphone from Brass Balls Raceway. Well, this New Zealand-built 1962 Norton Manx replica can’t boast any of that. It has one archaic air-cooled cylinder. Granddad’s drum brakes instead of...