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Various adhesives are now "commonly available" in supermarkets and convenience stores, not to mention home centers. When you have a part in front of you that you want to glue, the most important thing...

I had been running the Hunter Cub on stock tires for a while, but when I worked on the suspension, the tires seemed to be losing it. So we changed the tires. I chose MICHELIN ANAKEE STREET tires, whic...

Text: Hideyuki Goto This is the third in a series of articles explaining the procedure for installing Kitako's 164cc NEO Bore Up KIT on an early model Honda Grom 125 (2013-2017).The cam sprocket was r...

This time, we will introduce you to some things you should never do when maintaining your motorcycle! Routine maintenance is essential to keep your motorcycle in good shape for a long time.However, pe...

When you become a rider, it's fun to tinker with your bike.But if you are a complete beginner, you may be asking yourself, "How can I tweak this part? or "I don't know how to do this, or &qu...

Hello everyone, this is Yoshiki.Have you ever experienced a strange sound coming from a motorcycle all of a sudden and felt uneasy? - I hear a rumbling sound, but I wonder if it's all right.- Is it my...

When we heard that Daisuke “Dice” Suzuki, a pioneer of Japanese freestyle motocross, was going to paint the entire frame of his beloved bike with DF-CRAFT, we were curious enough to follow...

Brother Kazu replaced the rear shock of his beloved car. Here is his report on how it went! Kazu's Z2 was recently equipped with Daytona's adjustable rear shock system.It is an upgrade from STD, but w...

This time, I would like to talk about suspensions, and among them, dampers.Some cars have factory-adjustable dampers, but how do you use them? What is it to adjust in the first place? I think many rid...

Whether it is a 50cc scooter or a 1000cc supersport, the condition of the steering stem bearings is an important factor in determining handling. Bearings that have been damaged by impact from a fall o...

It's a simple yet important tool that is used frequently. This is a rather simple tool that looks like an L-shaped bend of a steel rod. If you were to look at it, you might not even think of it as a t...

Know in advance the maintenance mistakes that beginners tend to make. The key to maintenance is knowledge and experience, but they are not easy to obtain. I think that everyone has done maintenance wh...

Text: Yuichi Tachibana A small 4-stroke single-cylinder OHV engine with a transversely oriented cylinder, developed for the Super Cub, launched in 1958.In 1964, it was converted to OHC and installed i...

The CBR1000F (SC21) under restoration is a full-cowl bike, but it was not a racer replica, but rather an export-only model, and was constructed to allow two riders to ride for extended periods without...

Rather than electronic horns, which are completely electronically controlled components (as is often the case with battery-less models), horns from the 1980s and earlier are characterized by a mechani...

In the world of "polishing," the difference between the finished product and the polished product is often the result of a persistent work process."Oh?" Let's remember that the headlights with yellowe...

During a normal engine overhaul, not a restoration, various parts are thoroughly inspected after disassembly and cleaning, and assembled while replacing parts as necessary. It is important to know tha...

The HONDA DAX 125 (ST125) is highly popular for its cute looks and its ease of use as a petit-touring and daily-use companion bike.This time, we will replace the engine oil, oil filter, and other cons...

Shrink the tire to warm it from the air inside. It is well known that before riding a motorcycle, one should warm up the engine, but many people may think that this is only for the engine.In winter, h...

The symptoms that often occur with out-of-print and old cars are "the engine runs well when the RPMs are high" and "the engine tends to stall at idle", which is a problem that I have to be careful abo...