Motorcycle Mojo Magazine

3 min. di lettura

Does it seem like your bike is getting taller each spring? Is it harder to get your leg over the seat when getting on and off? Are you sore and stiff the day after a long ride? Well then, like me, you may be getting older. I ride at least six days a

Racecar Engineering

3 min. di lettura

As we have discussed in previous issues of Racecar Engineering, your suspension goals on a racecar will differ depending on application, so setting your goals early on in the design process is one of the key steps in ensuring a good design philosophy

Farms and Farm Machinery

1 min. di lettura

Hustler Equipment has launched a new range of booms for its Applic8r linkage sprayers – the next generation of its Katipo series. These new booms are available across the Applic8r range, with current tank size options from 680–1150L and with boom wid

Mountain Bike Rider

5 min. di lettura

£6,000 / 29, 27.5in / merida-bikes.com Rewind to 2016 and the original lime green Merida eOne-Sixty blasted onto the scene with a focussed spec and infectious ride that wiped away most of the competition and brought e-bikes one step closer to their

Fast Bikes

5 min. di lettura

The 2004 Fireblade was designed by a whole new team, and you could really tell. The previous model had, even then, started to look a little dated, but when this, the all-new ’04 model hit the showrooms it, like the R1, was considered pretty cutting-e

Street Trucks

3 min. di lettura

IN THE LAST ISSUE OF F-100 BUILDER’S GUIDE YOU SAW JOEY AND THE TEAM AT EVOLUTIONARY RIDES TAKE OUR ’72 F-100 OSCAR THE BUMP OFF THE FRAME, STRIP THE FRAME DOWN TO THE RAILS AND INSTALL THE QA1 FRONT SUSPENSION. Because we’re emphasizing performance

Racecar Engineering

4 min. di lettura

Q What are the differences between coil binding and bump stops on asphalt circle track late model stock cars and  what are the advantages and disadvantages of them both? Also, which one is preferred for a better handling racecar? Another thing I wou

dune buggies and hot VWs

1 min. di lettura

COLOR/ L360 Sea Blue BODYWORK/ Der Luftkuhlers, Dallas, TX PAINT/ Jeremy Eubanks, Texas BUILT/ Robert and Austin Ferguson, Royal Palm Beach, FL FRONT SUSPENSION/ Jerfab 5” narrowed front beam, single airbag REAR SUSPENSION/ CoolRyde Kafer Setup

Leisure Wheels

2 min. di lettura

Email your views to editorial@leisurewheels.com or submit them via our Facebook page or the website at www.leisurewheels.co.za. Please supply your postal address, in case you win a prize. I just read your bit on the upgrades to the Renault Duster in

Classic Bike Guide

1 min. di lettura

ENGINE TYPE: Air-cooled pushrod six-valve triple DISPLACEMENT:740cc BORE x STROKE: 67x70mm COMPRESSION RATIO: 9:1 CARBURATION: 3 x 27mm Amal Concentrics CLAIMED POWER: 58bhp @ 7250rpm TRANSMISSION: four-speed ELECTRICS: 12V battery; 36/36W headlamp F

Fast Bikes

9 min. di lettura

If you’re a half-serious racer, the first thing you do to a bike when converting it for the track is whip out the stock suspension and replace it with something aftermarket. Let’s not faff around and get straight to the technicalities on this; the re

Mountain Bike Rider

2 min. di lettura

Until now, if you’d wanted to get a bike from Antidote, it was frame only – choose online from the Darkmatter or the original Carbonjack, then build the bike up at home. That’s fine for riders with the time, skills and inclination, but what about the

VWt

6 min. di lettura

With pretty much any vehicle ever built, you can only really ever guarantee one thing – different people will react to it in different ways. Speaking to Matt Redfern about his T4, I quickly realised he is more aware of this than most. He’s had over 1

BBC Top Gear Magazine

3 min. di lettura

£249,600 FOR Sublime build quality, engineering integrity, phenomenal refinement AGAINST Heavy, thirsty, costs a quarter of a million quid All-new, you say? Rolls-Royce insists that the only components carried over from the first Goodwood-era Ghost a

Street Trucks

4 min. di lettura

AN ALL TRUCK PRO-TOURING SHOOTOUT ON AN AUTOCROSS TRACK? Sign us up! Street Trucks magazine will officially be covering the first annual Pro-Touring Truck Shootout at the NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Aug. 8-9, 2020. This event

Australian Motorcyclist

3 min. di lettura

THE LAST TIME I rode a Tuono on the track was at the introduction of the 1100 V4. It was (and always has been) blindingly fast – one of the fastest naked bikes on the market. I found the suspension to be compliant on the road but a little too soft fo

Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

2 min. di lettura

A few reasons, firstly The Dust to Glory movie. It also looked like the bike a mate of mine (Jason Hill) had built to race Finke. I hadn’t spoken to him for over 10 years and a few things had been changed but, for $2000, I thought why not? It looked

F100 Builders Guide Magazine

4 min. di lettura

QA1, THE ALPHANUMERIC CODE FOR ONE OF the industry’s top suspension, rod ends, spherical bearings and shock absorber companies, was founded in 1993 by Jim Jordan in Lakeville, Minnesota. Fast forward 27 years, and the company is still creating 100% A

Spoke

2 min. di lettura

Yes, you do—then you’ll look and ride like a pro. Fat chance of that. Let’s back the truck up a bit. Coil is the original suspension platform for bicycles. Solid, reliable, heavy, non-adjustable … gee, you can see why there was a push to get good air

MG Enthusiast

1 min. di lettura

Q I have a 2002 TF 160 (75,130km) with sport suspension and am experiencing a clunk emanating from the right rear when pulling away, and sometimes from the LH as well. I have jacked it up and checked the trailing arm bushes, as per your book, and the

Caravan World

1 min. di lettura

Body length 5.6m (18ft 6in) Overall length 8.23m (27ft) Width 2.43m (8ft in) Height 3.1m (10ft 2in) Tare 2836kg ATM 3500kg Payload 664kg (calculated) Ball weight 190kg (tare mass) Frame 1.8mm interlocking aluminium with Henrob riveting and composite

Mountain Bike Rider

1 min. di lettura

In the fast-paced world of XC and marathon racing, the quest for downhill suspension performance combined with hardtail efficiency has been keeping designers and engineers awake for decades. As such, there have been numerous brands over the years tha

Fast Bikes

2 min. di lettura

It’s a valid question, but there are lots of good reasons to ditch a bike’s stock items in favour of some properly sprung goodness. For starters, your bike’s items might be more restrictive than a chastity belt, maybe allowing for a few tweaks to pre

Cyclist Magazine

1 min. di lettura

The Kinekt suspension stem aims to reduce discomfort and fatigue over long rides and rough surfaces. Cirrus says the stem’s 20mm of travel will ‘effectively isolate your body from surface bumps and vibrations to improve comfort, control and traction’

Motorcycle Mojo Magazine

3 min. di lettura

Here’s a tip for all you DIYers looking to beef up your suspension with a new Fancy Dan multi-adjustable rear shock: all the damping adjustments in the world won’t matter a whit if your spring rate isn’t in the right ballpark. I learned this the hard

Caravan World

8 min. di lettura

Caravan World has always had a love affair with Bushtracker. Like many Queensland based custom caravan manufacturers, the Kunda Park company always pushes the limits of what can be done with our homes away from home. Known for low-volume bespoke cara

Mountain Biking UK

1 min. di lettura

Originally a burly freeride bike, the Bullit has been reimagined as a long-travel e-MTB. It uses Shimano’s new EP8 motor, which boasts 85Nm of torque and 400% max assistance, while weighing just 2.6kg and having 36 per cent less drag than their previ

Mountain Bike Rider

1 min. di lettura

£4,949 / 29in / scott-sports.com As we begin to bounce back from lockdown, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts about the rear suspension on the Scott Contessa Ransom. First up, the shock itself is a FOX Nude TR Evol, built by Fox with extra feat

Caravan World

2 min. di lettura

When planning his next build, Bushtracker Director, Matthew Kurvink started by writing down his dreams. Things like being totally gas-less, a wine fridge, coffee machine, ice maker, Winegard wifi, privacy for the kids; more than enough water, AC and

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

2 min. di lettura

On standard settings the KTM developed a weave at hight speed, which is why we quickly converted the WP fully-adjustable set up to race settings. Like the Kawasaki, the KTM has manually adjustable suspension, not semi-active like the Italians. But th