Stock Screen When it comes to motorcycles, one size definitely does not fit all. While any given general platform is probably suitable for the average […]
The Achilles Heel
The Coupe, and particularly the more powerful S54 version, have a known issue with weakness of the rear subframe. The factory spotwelds fail as a […]
Increasing Illumination
Shed light further down the road at night. These LED lights augment the headlight with their cooler blue spectrum.
Less is More
Among the Airhead wizards and sages, the conventional wisdom is that the 800cc version of the Airhead RT is better than the 1000cc version. What’s […]
Standing Tall
This machine came without a center stand. I have always valued a center stand, And it is particularly important want to do a sport machine […]
Transfer Case
The luggage flexibility quest continues with a rack from BRE for the Sertao. It arrived and we went right to work installing it. The majority […]
Luggage Transfer
It was tough to part with the Wolfman Monarchs, as they had served me very well. However, they funded a second mounting system for the […]
Fresh Oil
During the GS Giant rally, the bike had some long hard days. With the machine having 3000 miles, I felt it was time for an […]
The Case for a Rack
This started at the GS Giants rally, where a riding partner had a Pelican case on the rear of his R12GS. Nothing unusual there, as […]
The Quest
Even from the official launch, the E36/8 has produced polarizing reactions. Love it or hate it. The swoopy styling quickly gave rise to knicknames like […]
Aux Fuel
The luggage racks came with the ability to attach a 1 gallon Rotax fuel container. Not needed under normal circumstances as the tank holds 6 […]
Heat Shields
You might think that we are talking about the space shuttle, but you would be wrong. This is about the raging debate online regarding the […]
The Face Mask
The front headlight on the 1190R is very impressive. It is large, it is bright, and it has that LED perimeter lighting which looks cool. […]
Carrying Capacity
The garage has seen enough machines come and go to have a decent assortment of luggage laying about. Of course, most of it is for […]
Preferred Pegs
The stock pegs are not terrible on this machine, but they did not feel comfortable while standing. That was combined with the desire for a […]
Americade 2016
Americade is one of those events that has forever been on the list to attend, but which has never actually happened. Until this year. The […]
Garage Follies
In what can only be described as a stupid garage accident, an item fell against the tii and damaged the belt line trim. Fortunately, the […]
More Tweaking
As the break-in miles tick by, there are more items that become worthy of attention. I mounted the luggage racks and the Wolfman soft bags […]
Immediate Improvements
Even a machine this good needs a few tweaks to make it personal. The minor things include RAM handlebar mounts, and the transfer of the […]
Simple Logic
It only makes sense. A competent modern commuter machine (F800ST), and a 650 dirt machine (G650X) both traded for a single twin cylinder machine capable […]