Motorcycle ownership means belonging to a taxonomy of tribe and sub-culture that parallels those found in nature. Remember Biology 101? If I recall correctly, it goes something like: Phylum, Class, ...

The Machine Mart Motorcycle Chain Breaker is a perfect, price-conscious example of a tool that does exactly what it says on ...

Sooner or later, every bike will need a new chain and sprockets. Once a chain begins to wear, its pitch changes and wears the sprocket teeth. Then the chain begins to wear even faster. Then it’s time ...

The motorcycle chain and sprockets are considered by the manufacturer to be consumables, meaning those parts are expected to wear out and be replaced at least once or twice during the expected usable ...

1 Start by grinding off the outside peened end of one rivet head. Grinding makes it much easier to push the roller pin through the chain. Doing the work on the rear sprocket makes life easier.Photo: ...

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

Spring is around the corner and any motorcyclist who’s been forced to put their pride and joy into hibernation all winter is probably starting to get jittery. As horrible as it feels to be forced off ...

If you want to maintain your motorcycle in good condition in between services, you need the right tools for the job. So we asked Tools Critic expert “Mark T” for his advice. He knows about all sorts ...

Professional grade motorcycle chains should last upwards of 20,000 miles or more, but if you ride often, you could find that you reach this point in very quickly. The trouble is, replacing your chains ...

I have a confession to make: I'm not as fastidious about motorcycle chain maintenance as I should be. I know it's important, I know it's easy, but even on my old F800GS — a bike that had a center ...

A motorcycle’s final drive, or the part that makes the bike move, can be a shaft, a belt, or most commonly, a riveted master link chain. You know, like the one on your 10-speed bicycle. And just as ...