DOES SIZE MATTER? Squeezing a wide tyre onto a narrow rim can be a big mistake. Here’s why.

JUST ANY EXHAUST? Adding a full exhaust system or just a slip-on to your bike is as easy as 3-2-1-0.

TO DAMP OR NOT TO DAMP Why fit a steering damper to your bike and how it could help.

SUSPENSION TUNING What’s all this ruckus about suspension these days?

SYNTHETIC OILS In almost all cases the use of synthetic oil (at least now) is better in your motorcycle than straight petroleum based oil.

TYRE SAFETY Tyres are the only points of contact between the motorcycle and the road.

HEARING PROTECTION It’s not hard in this country to lose your hearing. In the 80’s everyone blamed it on the Angola war; today we blame it on cheap helmets, loud pipes and vuvuzelas.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Sooner or later you will need to find a failing component, a broken wire, or a short in your motorcycle’s electrical system. Or, you will attempt to add a new device to your motorcycle and have to do some wiring.

SIDE STANDS What could possibly be said about side-stands?

TYRE ADDITIVES As a follow-up from a previous articles on Tyre Plugs and Tyre Safety, we thought it would just finish off the Tyre Subject nicely.

TYRES HAVE FEELINGS TOO Once again I heard well intentioned experienced riders only partially explain to some newbies that they needed to be careful after putting new tyres on their bikes.