News, tips and stories from the world of motorcycling.
Countersteering, checked against the rider manuals and a physics paper: the single page that names it, the exam answer everyone gets wrong, and 12.7 newtons.
How to winterize a motorcycle, checked against four owner's manuals and the federal fuel rules: fill the tank, plug the exhaust, never idle it to charge.
Motorcycle stator test, in order: the three measurements that tell a dead stator from a dead battery, and what the federal record says about charging faults.
Motorcycle red light law, statute by statute: who may proceed, who only gets a defence in court, and why the federal signal manual never names motorcycles.
How much does a motorcycle cost? The window price, the used-vehicle form and the MPG figure all skip two wheels by law. Here are the numbers that do exist.
An automatic motorcycle can be seven different machines. What each one really automates, what Honda and Yamaha say, and the EU rule deciding which count.
How much does a motorcycle weigh? Seven legal definitions, four different brochure words for one figure, and a seat height measured on an 81.7 kg stranger.
Moped vs scooter, read from the statutes: one of those two words is a legal category with numbers attached, and the other one appears in no vehicle law.
Motorcycle commuting, measured for once — the Census counts 215,105 riders, NHTSA maps where the risk really is, and two filtering laws carry expiry dates.
How many miles do motorcycles last? Federal rules, factory service charts and the FHWA average all answer differently — and not one of them says 50,000.