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Rider Skills: Rear Wheel Steering - Coach Ramey Stroud
Episode 232
On this episode of Rider Skills, Coach Ramey Stroud teaches two methods to steer your motorcycle with your rear wheel. Coach Ramey Stroud operates a world class motorcycle training centre, is a forme…
Published on 7 years ago
Ethanol - Sabotage at the Pump?
Episode 231
Ethanol has been around for almost 200 years, but it’s only been in the last 15 years that we’ve been hearing more about it. And the topic of ethanol in gasoline has got a lot of feathers ruffled. Al…
Published on 7 years ago
Getting Around the Darien Gap - How These Riders Did It
Episode 230
A popular adventure for motorcyclists is the PanAmerican route, from Alaska to Argentina, and to get from Panama to Colombia, you have to go through, which isn’t necessarily a good idea, or around th…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Motorcycle Valve Clearance - Questions Answered
Episode 229
Motorcycle valve adjustments can be inconvenient at best, but throughout the life of the motorcycle, many riders will eventually have to deal with it themselves or pay someone to do it for them. But …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Have Moustache, Will Travel: Henry Crew Goes RTW on a Ducati Scrambler
Episode 228
Moustaches and Motorcycles. Henry Crew is riding a Ducati Scrambler around the world with a couple of goals in mind. One is to be the youngest person to ride a motorcycle around the world and the oth…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Rider Skills: It's All Riding Down Hill From Here - Clinton Smout
Episode 227
Riding instructor, Clinton Smout, teaches how to ride a motorcycle downhill in the dirt. When you approach a hill and have to go down, what do you do? Smout takes us from the top to the bottom using …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
World Travel on a Rocket - Mark Holmes
Episode 226
When Mark lost his business, and then eleven days later his wife died, he made a decision to go on a motorcycle trip around the world. Riding a Triumph Rocket X, the largest capacity motorcycle in th…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
What's Under Those Riding Pants? — Is the KLR650 Extinct?
Episode 225
What do you choose to wear underneath your riding pants? And does that choice affect the protection you are getting from your gear? And there’s a rumour that Kawasaki is discontinuing the KLR650. Is …
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
Change of Plan: Motorcycle Travel Requires Flexibility - Kevin Chow
Episode 224
Kevin Chow is a planner. And for years he planned to go on a motorcycle trip around the world. He rode south from Canada in to Mexico and beyond to Ushuaia, and speaking little to no Spanish he even …
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
What is Motorcycle Suspension Damping and How to Set it Up - Traxxion Dynamics' Max McAllister
Episode 223
Max McAllister is the President of Traxxion Dynamics, manufacturer of suspension components for motorcycles and mountain bikes. In this episode he talks about what motorcycle suspension dampening is …
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago