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How Old Does a Motorcycle Have to Be to Be Considered Vintage?
Vintage motorcycles are very popular, both with collectors and legitimate motorheads who love the sound, feel, and vibe of cruising on a vintage two-wheeler. However, the fact that a bike looks vintage doesn’t mean that it is vintage. In truth, a motorcycle needs to be of a certain age and fulfill certain other criteria to be…
How to Start a Snowmobile That Has Been Sitting
If you own a snowmobile, you’ve probably been there. The snowmobile has been sitting dormant throughout the summer and you haven’t started it once. When you try – nothing. It’s a frustrating situation, but not an uncommon one. Ideally, you should try to run engines at least once a week to prevent this kind of…
Ural sighting at local car show
Ural Sighting at Local Car Show For seven years, the annual car show hosted by Joe Faro has drawn crowds with the possibility of seeing some truly remarkable cars. This year’s show in Salem was no different. However, there was something else that caught our eye. Since the first Daimler Reitwagen was designed and built…
Jericho ATV Trails
Some of you may not know, but we are located on the east coast in southern New Hampshire – in that little part of the state that’s between Massachusetts and Maine. So we have easy access to the Maine coast & the New Hampshire mountains. We are very lucky to be so close to the…
Jumping A Motorcycle with a Car: Should you do it?
Being stranded on the side of the road with a dead motorcycle battery is not a situation any motorcyclist wants to find themselves in. The temptation to wave a passing motorist down for a jump may sound like a good idea but there are some things to consider before you do so. First of all,…
Repairing an Overheated or Burned Out Connector and The Best Tools to Use
It is vitally important when repairing an overheated or burned out connector to inspect the entire affected area and replace all damaged parts. Since metal serves as an excellent conductor of heat, as well as electricity, the wires leading from the connector can carry the heat from the bad connector, corrode the wires and cause…
Save ’em don’t scrap ’em!
Something I witnessed this past week mad me a bit sad. A company that I cant name or describe too much scrapped most of their inventory of used Japanese motorcycle parts. Motors, frames, tanks, plastic, suspension, and everything else. Items from the 80’s up thru the 2000’s and even some stuff from earlier. Most of…
7th Annual AHRMA Vintage Fest & Swap Meet!
If you’re looking for a fun motorcycle event over Memorial Day weekend, you *need* to check out the 7th Annual AHRMA Vintage Festival & Swap Meet! It’s being held at New Jersey Motorsports Park from May 24-26, 2019, Rain or Shine. There are some really cool things going on at this year’s event & it…
Why is my GSXR stator overheating???
Of all the motorcycles out there with charging issues, perhaps the most notorious is the 2006-2009 GSXR600 and GSXR750. It’s no secret that these bikes have some serious heat issues! We want to help you guys understand why these bikes have stator issues: A key reason that these stators have issues with heat is because of…
2019 Rizoma Design Challenge!
If you’ve been wanting to break into the motorcycle design industry, here’s your big chance! The 2019 Rizoma Design Challenge opened for submissions yesterday & runs until June 30, 2019. This year’s theme is “Create The Future of Motorcycling.” There are 2 categories: Motorcycle Design & Aftermarket Product. Winners of each class will receive $5000 in…
New Grommet Threading Tool for Rick’s
When we first started manufacturing stators back in the day, we ran into the same problem with threading stator wires through the tight holes in the rubber grommets. So Rick came up with the idea for this tool that is specifically made for the Motorsport Industry. This has been a huge help to our production…
KZ1000 Mach II Motor Rebuild
You know what they say… What is old can be new again. One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. You’ve heard these sayings before, but check out how beautiful the end product can be when you put a little love and elbow grease into something that may be a little dated, but has great “bones”.…