Squirrel Power: Making a Minibear Part 2
Our 1982 Suzuki FA50 is a pretty fun little machine. It turns heads and is a great little around-town runabout, perfect for parts store runs and other short errands. However,…
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Sportbike Easy Upgrades: Accelerating Faster and Decelerating Better
Motorcycles are relatively basic machines which makes them easy to upgrade for performance. I’m not doing anything nearly as cool as Rob with his Ducati 998, but just a couple…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 5: Testing upgrades on the track
In part 4 of this project, I attempted to fix a high speed brake shudder issue by making my own fully floating discs out of the factory semi floaters. I’ll…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 4: Trackday Recap and Fine Tuning
After the shakedown event in the last installment of Project Ducati 998 was brought to an end by a failed fuel pump o-ring, the Ducati is back in the garage…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 3: Radiator, Fairings and Track Preparation
When building a bike, or anything for that matter, have a plan. ‘While you’re in there’ becomes a very slippery slope. ‘Future-proofing’ always ends up costing ten times more than…
Project Ducati Superbike 998 Part 2: Suspension and Chassis Geometry
The importance of setting a budget and timeline can’t be stressed enough. Otherwise, projects are guaranteed to take longer and cost more than you intended. Because I can’t heed my…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 1: Getting a Basket Case Running With a 999 Engine Swap!
I stupidly picked up this dilapidated Ducati 998 Superbike as a birthday gift to myself in October of 2017. My wife said it was stupid to buy another motorcycle a…
Squirrel Power: Making a Minibear Part 1
Squirrel Power: Making a Minibear Part 1 by David Zipf It’s been a while since we talked about our little Suzuki FA50 runabout. You’d be forgiven for thinking it had been abandoned…
Doodlebug of Doom Part 2: Taming The Beast
Doodlebug of Doom Part 2: Taming The Beast by David Zipf I have a confession to make about the Doodlebug of Doom. Between resurrecting it and…well now…I’ve rode it exactly once. This thing is…
Ridden: Energica Eva Electric Motorcycle
Ridden: Energica Eva Electric Motorcycle by Khiem Dinh Electric cars are already common place on the streets of many cities. In Los Angeles, you have to check your…
A Tribute to Nicky Hayden: The Kentucky Kid, the Champion of Champions
Photo from racedepartment.com. A Tribute to Nicky Hayden: The Kentucky Kid, The Champion of Champions by Khiem Dinh It has been some number of days now since Nicky Hayden passed…
Nerd’s Eye View: 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R
Nerd’s Eye View: 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R by Khiem Dinh In the last decade and a half, the sport bike you buy from your local dealer has become the closest…
Motorcycle Track Day: Prep and Action
Motorcycle Track Day: Prep and Action by Khiem Dinh The last time I took the good ol' CBR to the track was somewhere around eight years ago. A group of…
Doodlebug of Doom: Saving a Superpowered Minibike
Doodlebug of Doom: Saving a Superpowered Minibike by David Zipf If you’re already planning to skip this article because it includes the word “Doodlebug” in the title, then I implore…
Tested: Shoei X-Fourteen Helmet
Tested: Shoei X-Fourteen Helmet by Khiem Dinh A buddy of mine had a brand new Shoei X-Fourteen helmet that he was testing out. He wanted to get a second opinion…
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati Panigale 959
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati Panigale 959 by Khiem Dinh The bigger 1299 Panigale has a price close to $20k, so there are definitely cost cutting measures taken on the smaller…
Squirrel Power: Making our Suzuki FA50 Road Worthy
Squirrel Power: Making our Suzuki FA50 Road Worthy by David Zipf When we picked up our 1982 Suzuki FA50 last winter, we spent all our time and effort making the…
Nerd’s Eye View: Standing Mile Turbo ‘Busa
Nerd’s Eye View: Standing Mile Turbo ‘Busa by Khiem Dinh Many of us at MotoIQ ride on two wheels. I personally have a CBR 600RR. I rode an R1 once…
Squirrel Power: Saving a Suzuki FA50
Squirrel Power: Saving a Suzuki FA50 by David Zipf You may remember when we were battling the power steering in our Project VehiCross, that the biggest reason we got so…
Pocket Size Terror – Building a CRG ICC Shifter Kart
Pocket Size Terror – Building a CRG ICC Shifter Kart by Mike Kojima If you are a long term reader of MotoIQ you have probably seen some of our stories…
Tested: SoCal Supermoto
Tested: Socal Supermoto! by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed by Khiem Dinh are…
Nerd’s Eye View: Erik Buell Racing 1190RX
Nerd’s Eye View: Erik Buell Racing 1190RX by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed…
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati 1199 Superleggera
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati Superleggera by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed by Khiem…
Project Trailer-All Done and Using It!
Project Trailer-All Done and Using It! By Mike Kojima We have gotten a few emails asking about the status of Project Trailer and to be honest we had kinda forgotten…
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 7: Baja Designs Racelight with Boatman H4 Conversion
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 7: Baja Designs Racelight with Boatman H4 Conversion and 7602 Racing Billet Tastiness By Dan Barnes The TE610's stock 25/30W enduro light makes the…
Christa’s 2013 Ride- 2013 Top Kart Twister
Christa’s 2013 Ride- 2013 Top Kart Twister By Mike Kojima Karting is perhaps one of the best training aids for racing. Karts are much cheaper to operate than cars and…
DROWsports Grand Axis Two Stroke Powered Ruckus
DROWsports Grand Axis Two Stroke Powered Ruckus By Mike Kojima The Honda Ruckus is a small 50cc scooter that has for some reason become the darling of the modified car…
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 6: Horsepower and Handlebars
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 6: Horsepower and Handlebars By Dan Barnes This might be a record among MotoIQ projects for number of articles before engine work to improve performance.…
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati 1199 Panigale
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati 1199 Panigale by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed by Khiem…
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 5: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Day Trips
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 5: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Day Trips By Dan Barnes Our Husqvarna TE610 has been getting more miles on it, and has received a little love…
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 4: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Ergos and Armor
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 4: Ergonomics and Armor By Dan Barnes Finally, we're going to start the fun stuff: upgrades! Having a bike fit you properly makes everything work better…
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 3: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Nut and Bolt
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 3: Nut and Bolt Check By Dan Barnes More so than with any other vehicle I've experienced, it's proven necessary to strip all the covers off…