Category: Motorcycling

The best thing for a motorcycle is to ride it regularly. However, if you are not going to ride your motorcycle for two years or more the best thing for it is to mothball it properly so that it will not suffer long-term damage in storage.

Wash, polish, and wax

Give the motorcycle a really good bath. First rinse it and then wash all of the painted surfaces with soap and water. Then rinse and go back and use mineral → Continue reading “Prepping a Motorcycle for Long-Term Storage”

Last winter I finally put a set of heated grips on my street bike. I went with a variable setting model from Koso, which happens to make all sorts of awesome electrical components for motorcycles. They suggested using Krazy glue to adhere them to the clipon and throttle and I did not want to go that way. I read a number of posts that suggested using regular grip glue or hairspray. I tried both and they didn’t work. As soon → Continue reading “[SOLVED] What is the right type of glue for heated motorcycle grips?”