tires
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The Old Way To Plug A Motorcycle Tyre Puncture Is Still One Of The Best Ways
It sucks having a motorcycle tyre punctured on the highway or a trail. A tyre plug can get you back on the road long enough to get to a shop, but what type of plug works best? As YouTube channel FortNine found out, the old way is still one of the best ways.
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The Alfa Romeo SZ Has An Incredibly Confusing Trunk
As you may know, one of my many idiotic automotive obsessions has to do with difficult or challenging trunks. I’ve even found them inspirational at times, the efforts expended to wrestle out a bit of usable storage volume even when every bit of geometry was seemingly confederated against the idea. The designers of the Alfa…
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Formula One’s Fast-Wearing Tyres Are A Safety Issue
Ever since Pirelli joined the Formula One circus, taking over for Bridgestone in 2011, its rubber has rubbed me the wrong way. The series removed refuelling during in-race pit stops under the guise of safety following the 2009 season, and was looking for a way to improve ‘the show’ of a Grand Prix weekend. With…
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Things To Consider Before You Put Car Tires On Your Motorcycle
Since I am decidedly not a motorcycle rider, I actually didn’t know people sometimes swap car tires onto their motorcycles. I have wondered about it, though. And if you’re thinking about trying it out, here are some things to think about.