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How to change brake pads

Last week we explained how to change brake discs – and solve the problem of pulsing brakes. Whenever you change discs, you also need to change…
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How to change brake discs

After the brake Tech Talk article last issue (Vol 66 No 21), I felt inspired to fix a niggling problem on my 2011 Ducati Monster. If you’ve ever…
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GETTING A MOTORCYCLE LICENCE

Although you may not have noticed, there’s a wind of change blowing through our country’s motorcycle licensing systems. A little over a year ago, VicRoads put in place…
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HOW TO - Top 10 tyre questions

When it comes to track rubber, some people are more knowledgeable than others – in a lot of cases it depends on how experienced you are. For…
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RIDER SAG SETTINGS: STEP BY STEP GUIDE

No, we are not referring to your poor posture after a long day in the saddle. Rider sag relates to the amount that a bike’s suspension compresses…
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REPAIR YOUR RACE FAIRING

The advantage of attempting a repairing job on your racebike fairing is it only needs to pass the 50/50 test: 50 meters at 50km/h.
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Gassit’s Guide to Motorcycling

People say you’re supposed to nod at other riders when they pass you on the road, but I’m usually concentrating too much on the traffic to do that. Will people…
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How to win a grand prix race

There were many heartening things about Jack Miller’s Assen victory weeks ago. It was a win for an underdog, a reversal of recently unkind fortune and a welcome change to…
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GET INTO RACING THE EASY WAY

I reckon that getting into racing purely for the fun of it, especially at a more senior age, is a lot harder than becoming involved at a young age…
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How to: Crash like a pro

There has been 12 months, thousands of kilometres of riding, and about 250 metres of sliding down the road since receiving my Alpinestars Atem race suit, and I can say…