Tom's Motorcycle Ridering Journey.
Got around to working on my Suzuki GS750 again, and replaced the front brake pads. Here are my motorcycle front brake pads replacement steps. Well, no secret this new motorcycle of mine, a 1978 Suzuki GS750 came cheap, but came with a list of deferred maintenance items, one being replacing the front brake pads. In … Read more
I had a love-hate relationship with the stock gear shifter, but it’s time for a Boom Vader gear shifter upgrade. On the first Ride, the shifter fell apart, leaving a part on the ground. I was able to later find and repair the shifter. Which lead to doing a Boom Vader Gear Shifter Upgrade. Since … Read more
Yup, here to confess, I skipped a step in my Boom Vader’s Carburetor Upgrade and managed to cause my motorcycle vapor lock condition. Often, power loss after riding these little motorcycles for a while and then disappearing with opening the gas cap is called vapor lock, but that is wrong. I found that this so-called … Read more
Well, it came time to get my third motorcycle, a 1978 Suzuki GS750, in “good” condition. This motorcycle is credited with putting Suzuki on the map for four-stroke motorcycles. Suzuki was dominating the two-stroke motorcycle arena, but with the increasing pressures of the US EPA, two-stroke engines were on their way out. 2-stroke engines burn … Read more
My new Icon AirForm Helmet review will be in two parts. The first part I can do immediately, it’s the unboxing review. With time, as I use my Icon AirForm Helmet, I will have more of a use review. Let’s talk about Part 1; being an out-of-the-box review, I will review some specs, looks, and … Read more
I will cover how I clean a matte black helmet because we aren’t all blessed with a taste for loud, graphics-covered, smooth-skinned helmets; some of us are too practical and go for the basic black and, worse, one with a matte finish. Now, matte-finished motorcycle helmets have a texture that interferes with wiping off grim … Read more
An oil-cooled motorcycle engine is an engine that diverts the normal flow of oil from the engine to an air-oil heat-exchanger, which allows the oil to give up some of its collected heat to the air. Typically, a motorcycle’s engine oil is housed 100% within the engine. With oil cooling, the oil can exit the … Read more
I see this in many forums and groups, asking how they close their Grom Clone’s Gas cap. I’ve experienced this: my Boom Vader motorcycle gas cap stuck off or opened. I had to fiddle with it and found the solution to return my motorcycle gas cap to the closed position more quickly. So let’s cover … Read more
Curious why I’m writing about Wash The Icon Helmet Liner? It’s easy for us to notice how dirty our helmets get on the outside, but we often overlook the inside of the helmet. I looked, and now I wash my helmet liner more often. Yuck. The second helmet I bought is an Icon AirFlite(My First … Read more
Are we all in the same boat? I am constantly looking for motorcycles for sale in my local area, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. I might go as far as New York for a good used motorcycle, but I haven’t too many that are worth the travel. So, why am I looking for another motorcycle? If … Read more