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In the northern hemisphere, we’re about to start the summer season, something that usually raises the motorbike trips. But we have to prepare to face these hot months having special care with some elements that compose our vehicle. Here we can divide the focus into two variants: how we prepare our motorbike for the daily […]
If our brake discs are dirty, intoxicated in the argot, by lubricants or grease, it’s evident that we have a serious problem. The formed film will make that the effectiveness of the pads pressing the disc is almost void due to the lack of cleaning. We have to give special attention when putting certain spray […]
Everything related to contribute to our safety is always welcome. Some years ago, the contribution of the CBS or combined braking system was a big step forward. Now, the double combination of CBS plus ABS is another step won in pro of the safety of motorbike riders. Obviously, any system is infallible if some external […]
Since 20 years ago, in the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in the Comunitat Valenciana the pilot school Cuna de Campeones is working. In fact, Cuna de Campeones is much more than a pilot school, it’s the hotbed where the future motorcycling champions come from. Obviously, it’s not an exact science that every student becomes a future […]
Is it possible to improve the braking of a motorbike? The answer is yes. There are a lot of fans of the two wheels that don’t settle with the motorbike as it comes, they need to make some improvements for its features to be higher than the original ones. Their kind of riding is more […]
As we are seeing in the queen category of Moto GP some changes in the regulations for Moto 2 were made in the Losail International Circuit Qatar from the past 1st to 3rd of March. We saw an advance in the same circuit during the rehearsals and tests from the past February and the results […]
It may seem an insignificant thing, but many times anyone has explained to you how a brake disc works. This detail can help you understand why your motorbike brakes and why it’ll never do it as you want. Let’s start explaining the parts integrating a braking system: Brake handles and/or pedal, it is the piece that, […]
The following 10th of March the first date of the 2019 World Motocross Championship calendar will begin in Argentina, in the circuit of Villa La Angostura. A huge variety of countries from Asia and Europe will take their assigned dates, unfortunately, this year Spain has refused the organisation of a GP and leaves the 2018’s […]
From 2017, in all the European Union ambit the Euro 4 Regulation was implemented. Among other aspects, we value the incorporation of the ABS system that must be carried in all the motorbikes whose displacement is superior to 125 cm3. The motorbikes which are inferior to 125 cm3 will adopt the combined braking system. With […]
In general and preferably, the braking pads are allies, but sometimes the companies are bad. Because of that, facing the headline “Braking pads, allies or enemies of the disc?” everything stands in the criteria and the use we give to this combination. Let’s start with a bit of didactic about the topic. In the market […]
Those who live in cities and whose daily life is a continuous jam know full well that if it is also raining, the chaos can be enormous. You have the motorbike to escape all that, but raining and riding a motorbike can be the perfect equation to have a bad day. Due to that, it’s […]
One more year, loyal to its appointment, the Rally Dakar 2019 will begin the following 7th January 2019 in Peru. This edition presents some news regarding the past years. The first and most startling is that it will be entirely in Peruvian territory and compressed in ten stages where the drivers will have to put […]