The performance of a motorcycle is one of the most important attributes when it comes to riding. Sitting side by side with safety, of course. The increase that a tyre could provide in both areas will sky rocket. Think, two riders take their own route to the next city. Eventually each rider will explore a different terrain. Wouldn't each need to be equipped for their own riding pleasure? Traveling down two lane roads all the way to the off-roads, everybody who owns a motorcycle needs to know how to choose the right tyre.
How do I find out what tyre is right for my needs?
Identify and know what type of terrain you prefer to ride on. This can be by location (city vs. country) and of course, the type of motorcycle you own. Motorcycles were made for their own specific riding purposes. In your manual there will be many specifications aimed at your tyre that include the speed rating, size and even tread design. Following the manual is always a smart thing to do, but there are also features not listed.
Do you ride during different months of the year, January through July and beyond? When the weather conditions are beyond your cares, safety is still of a concern. If you ride in all weather conditions choosing a tire that is made for wet and dry weather could be considered a necessity. Even when riding on the highway through some of the most amazing days, the all-weather tyre is of the most useful commodities.
Compare Each Tyre
The manufacture you chose will most likely have a variety of tyres that are perfect for your riding needs. When you compare each tyre to ensure the one you chose exceeds the matching of your motorcycle's needs. Comparing the tyres also has another aspect, budgets. If you are in fact on a budget, be sure to include safety right next to performance when choosing your next riding tyres. Always be sure that to chose nothing less than the tyre you feel most comfortable with over all.
Motorcycle Racing Tyres: Racing tyres are a must if you're a professional in the motorcycle racing industry. These tyres are made for angles that provide the rider with an adrenaline rush sometimes leaning less than a a couple feet off the ground. These tyres will provide any honor with durability and a long life frame to go with it.
Sport Motorcycle Tyres: The contact with the road you will receive from motorcycle sport tyres is phenomenal. A thread count should be far above the void when you chose a sport motorcycle tyre. These tyres are made for sport bikes, so you must be cautious of your surroundings at all times. Over the years the companies that create sport tyres for motorcycles have increased both wear resistance and an increased grip.
Cruiser Motorcycle Tyres: When it comes to cruiser motorcycle tyres, the competition can be tough. Some of the top companies compete to claim they have the best cruiser motorcycle tyres for your bike. This is because cruiser motorcycle tyres are of the most used. These tyres provide amazing grip on every road surface. Another good aspect is the user will be able to keep their bike upright with minimal effort due to the way cruiser motorcycle tyres were created.
Touring Motorcycle Tyres: Choosing touring motorcycle tyres can give any rider a vast amount of positive aspects. When you choose a touring tyre you will notice more comfortably, improved grip and an overall performance all together. Riding with touring motorcycle tyres will have the high heat your tyres will produce from touring in mind. The worry about to much heat during the daring twits and moves is a thing of the past.
The End Result
The maintenance of your tyre should be of a high priority after you spend your hard earned cash on a couple very important pieces of rubber. Check the air pressure and examine for any treading damage before each ride. When you notice that your tyres are becoming worn, change them out immediately. Finally, be sure to double check the manufacture tyre requirements before the actual purchase of your soon to be new tyres.
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2.2.11
27.1.11
Hitting The Road On Two Wheels
When you're young and poor, but you have that hankering to hit the road on your motorcycle, just about any old bike you can manage to afford will fill the bill. Full fairing with sound system? Lockable hard saddle bags? Heated grips? Those things live in some fantasy world.
Does your bike run? Can you throw a couple gym bags and maybe a tent and sleeping bag on the back with bungee cords? Let's ride, dude! Where do you want to go?
That's how my buddies and I handled it 20-some years ago when we first started taking our now-annual summer trips. About the only thing we planned was our first-night destination and even that was open to change. Sometimes it changed because we came into some place that was just too sweet to pass on through. Other times it happened because there was no room at the inn. Festivals, graduation weekend--those kinds of things will do that to you. More than once if you travel a lot.
We traveled light, because we didn't have the ability to do anything else, and sometimes that proved to be too light. Do you know that sometimes water falls out of the sky? It's called rain, and if you're riding down the road on a motorcycle and it starts to rain you're going to get wet. And if you get wet, there's something called hypothermia that sucks all the heat out of your body as that rain water evaporates. We have experienced hypothermia. Maybe we should all buy rain suits and find room for them in our bags.
Also, do you know that it gets cooler when the sun goes down, especially when you're in the mountains? Wow. Maybe we'd better start bringing some seriously warm clothes, even if it is July.
As we learned from our experiences our bikes started sprouting accessories, such as saddle bags and tank bags and wind shields. Have you ever seen a $5 cheap plastic rain suit flap itself into disintegration running down the road? We have. And we found that $150 spent on a top-quality rain suit was a much better use of even limited funds than $5 spent on cheap plastic.
Inevitably, after awhile we started thinking the same things about our bikes. Sure this little 20-year-old 750cc Yamaha gets me where I'm going. But wouldn't it be nice to have a purpose-built touring bike that would actually be comfortable on long days and have enough room to carry more than just the basics? Maybe we could even get things like cruise control so you could let your right hand relax now and then. Temptation, temptation. Plus, as we got older we weren't as poor anymore, and a used, $800 bike was no longer the best we could do.
By now every one of us has taken the plunge. We're all riding bikes now like the Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad, the Star Motorcycles Road Star Silverado S, and the Suzuki Boulevard C109RT. These are real cruising machines with fairings, plenty of storage space, power to spare, and all the individual farkles each of us has added to make the bikes our own. Breakdowns are a thing of the past because these are modern, reliable, extremely capable machines. Sure it was a lot of fun in the old days, but none of us has any desire to go back there. Besides, it's still fun. Consider us hooked.
Does your bike run? Can you throw a couple gym bags and maybe a tent and sleeping bag on the back with bungee cords? Let's ride, dude! Where do you want to go?
That's how my buddies and I handled it 20-some years ago when we first started taking our now-annual summer trips. About the only thing we planned was our first-night destination and even that was open to change. Sometimes it changed because we came into some place that was just too sweet to pass on through. Other times it happened because there was no room at the inn. Festivals, graduation weekend--those kinds of things will do that to you. More than once if you travel a lot.
We traveled light, because we didn't have the ability to do anything else, and sometimes that proved to be too light. Do you know that sometimes water falls out of the sky? It's called rain, and if you're riding down the road on a motorcycle and it starts to rain you're going to get wet. And if you get wet, there's something called hypothermia that sucks all the heat out of your body as that rain water evaporates. We have experienced hypothermia. Maybe we should all buy rain suits and find room for them in our bags.
Also, do you know that it gets cooler when the sun goes down, especially when you're in the mountains? Wow. Maybe we'd better start bringing some seriously warm clothes, even if it is July.
As we learned from our experiences our bikes started sprouting accessories, such as saddle bags and tank bags and wind shields. Have you ever seen a $5 cheap plastic rain suit flap itself into disintegration running down the road? We have. And we found that $150 spent on a top-quality rain suit was a much better use of even limited funds than $5 spent on cheap plastic.
Inevitably, after awhile we started thinking the same things about our bikes. Sure this little 20-year-old 750cc Yamaha gets me where I'm going. But wouldn't it be nice to have a purpose-built touring bike that would actually be comfortable on long days and have enough room to carry more than just the basics? Maybe we could even get things like cruise control so you could let your right hand relax now and then. Temptation, temptation. Plus, as we got older we weren't as poor anymore, and a used, $800 bike was no longer the best we could do.
By now every one of us has taken the plunge. We're all riding bikes now like the Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad, the Star Motorcycles Road Star Silverado S, and the Suzuki Boulevard C109RT. These are real cruising machines with fairings, plenty of storage space, power to spare, and all the individual farkles each of us has added to make the bikes our own. Breakdowns are a thing of the past because these are modern, reliable, extremely capable machines. Sure it was a lot of fun in the old days, but none of us has any desire to go back there. Besides, it's still fun. Consider us hooked.
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bike,
Motorcycle,
on two wheels
The Proven Health Benefits of Riding an ATV or Off-Road Motorcycle
Good news! The "first ever comprehensive probe of the fitness and health benefits of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and off-road motorcycle (ORM) recreational riding" proves riding is as good as it feels.
The study
Conducted over several years by the York University Faculty of Health, co-supported by the Government of Nova Scotia and 3 riding associations, the study began with a meticulous countrywide survey to determine the 'typical' rider.
That was the entire first phase of this huge experiment.
Then researchers observed 128 riders, divided into 6 groups: 3 age classifications, male and female. After modifying these riders' equipment, they could measure physical effects: heart rate; oxygen consumption; muscle fatigue and exertion, etc.
The findings
Riding an off-road vehicle requires genuine and serious physical effort. According to Canadian government fitness standards, it should positively affect your health.
While riding, riders' use of oxygen increased by 3.5 to 6 times their level at rest. That's 600% more! And according to standards set by the American College of Sports Medicine, that constitutes moderately intense physical activity.
That same moderate intensity taxes the heart and fatigues the muscles. How much? About the same amount as those other individual sports you take at your own pace, like skiing, golf or climbing.
A typical ATV ride was 2-3 hours; ORM was 1-2 hours. The amount of work required in the upper body and arms, if practiced regularly, was enough to increase muscle and skeletal fitness. And how regularly did they need to ride to begin realizing that increase? Just once or twice a week!
The biggie
Researchers also noticed the emotional high that fit people always talk about: "enhanced quality of life and stress reduction". This surprised no riders.
The study
Conducted over several years by the York University Faculty of Health, co-supported by the Government of Nova Scotia and 3 riding associations, the study began with a meticulous countrywide survey to determine the 'typical' rider.
That was the entire first phase of this huge experiment.
Then researchers observed 128 riders, divided into 6 groups: 3 age classifications, male and female. After modifying these riders' equipment, they could measure physical effects: heart rate; oxygen consumption; muscle fatigue and exertion, etc.
The findings
Riding an off-road vehicle requires genuine and serious physical effort. According to Canadian government fitness standards, it should positively affect your health.
While riding, riders' use of oxygen increased by 3.5 to 6 times their level at rest. That's 600% more! And according to standards set by the American College of Sports Medicine, that constitutes moderately intense physical activity.
That same moderate intensity taxes the heart and fatigues the muscles. How much? About the same amount as those other individual sports you take at your own pace, like skiing, golf or climbing.
A typical ATV ride was 2-3 hours; ORM was 1-2 hours. The amount of work required in the upper body and arms, if practiced regularly, was enough to increase muscle and skeletal fitness. And how regularly did they need to ride to begin realizing that increase? Just once or twice a week!
The biggie
Researchers also noticed the emotional high that fit people always talk about: "enhanced quality of life and stress reduction". This surprised no riders.
Labels:
ATV,
Motorcycle,
off-road
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