C.A.D. – Cardboard Aided Design
C.A.D. – Cardboard Aided Design (for Dum-Dums, Cheapskates and Fifth Graders) by Dan Barnes Several years ago, I had an epiphany when I walked into a race shop and…
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The Rock Store – Motorcycle Haven
The Rock Store – Motorcycle Haven By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed…
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 2: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Fundamental Fixes
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 2: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Fundamental Fixes By Dan Barnes As outlined in Part 1, if a Husqvarna TE610 matches the description of the bike you…
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 1: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Options
Project Husqvarna TE610 Part 1: Dual Sport Adventure Bike Options By Dan Barnes Buying a semi-obscure Italian motorcycle and riding it out to the middle of nowhere may not seem…
Project Ducati Hypermotard: Part IV, Saving Weight
Project Ducati Hypermotard: Part IV – Saving Weight By Jeff Naeyaert Although the Ducati Hypermotard S is a pretty light bike from the factory at 390 lbs. we figured that…
100 MPG Madness: Project Aprilia RS50
100 MPG Madness: Project Aprilia RS50 By Mike Kojima In these days of ever increasing fuel prices, MotoIQ's penchant for quirky small bore two wheel projects strikes again. MotoIQ was conceived…
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part III: Protection
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part III: Protection By Jeff Naeyaert It was bound to happen sooner or later, while riding Project Ducati Hypermotard; we had the unfortunate opportunity to crash the…
Project CRG Go Kart: From Basket Case to Bitchin
Project CRG Go Kart: From Basket Case to Bitchin By Mike Kojima Lately the MotoIQ staff has been Karting a lot to get our speed fix for few bucks. Running…
100 MPG Madness, Project Aprilia SR50 Part 5- More Power!
100 MPG Madness, Project Aprilia SR50 Part 5- More Power! By Mike Kojima In order to honor the tragic passing of the owner of Segway, James Heselden in a freak…
Go Karts and Karting: Cheap Track Day Alternative
Go Karts and Karting, Cheap Track Day Alternative By Mike Kojima What do guys like Billy Johnson, Dai Yoshihara, Joon Maeng, Tyler McQuarrie and other Pro Drivers do to keep…
100 MPG Madness, Project Aprilia SR50- Brakes, Bling and Suspension
100 MPG Madness, Project Aprilia SR50- Brakes, Bling and Suspension By Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project Aprillia SR50, we had upgraded our little 50cc high tech…
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part 2
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part 2 By Jeff Naeyaert To read part one click here! When we last left off, we had installed a few Ducati Performance parts on Project…
100 MPG Madness, Project Aprilia SR50- Modding the driveline
100 MPG Madness, Project Aprilia SR50- Modding the driveline By Jeff Naeyaert In our last installment, we had greatly improved the power of our Aprilia SR50 by installing a Malossi…
Project Honda Ruckus Part 7: Building the Engine
Project Honda Ruckus Part 7: Building the Engine By Jeff Naeyaert In our efforts to build the ultimate Honda GET 50cc engine for our Honda Ruckus, we have learned a…
Christa’s first Racer, a Top Kart Go Kart
Christa's first Racer By Mike Kojima What does a 9 year old girl want, a pony? An all-you-can-carry gift certificate from Hello Kitty? No, apparently she likes carbon fiber. OOOH!…
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part 1
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part 1 By Jeff Naeyaert Although most of you readers probably equate MotoIQ to performance machines from the 4 wheel world, a lot of us on…
Project Aprilia SR50: 100 MPG Madness Part 2, Engine Internals
Project Aprilia SR50: 100 MPG Madness Part 2, Engine Internals By Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project SR50, we had reached the limits of simple bolt on…
Project Honda Ruckus Part 6: The Final Option, Tuning the Transmission
Project Honda Ruckus Part 6: The Final Option, Tuning the Transmission By Jeff Naeyaert In our last installment ofProject Ruckus we got our super motor tuned and running well, however…
Project Aprilia SR50: 100 mpg Madness Part 1, Basic Bolt on Stuff
Project Aprilia SR50: 100 mpg Madness Part 1, Basic Bolt on Stuff By Mike Kojima A few years back, if you rode a scooter, most people would immediately write…
Project Honda Ruckus Part 5, Engine Bottom End
Project Honda Ruckus: Part 5 – Engine Bottom End by Jeff Naeyaert In the previous installment of Project Honda Ruckus, we worked with Dan Paramore of DPR racing to…
Project Ruckus part 4, Building the ultimate Honda GET engine
Project Ruckus Part 4, Building the ultimate Honda GET Engine by Jeff Naeyaert In part 3 of Project Ruckus we applied a bunch of bolt on mods to our bike…
Project Honda Ruckus part 3, 50 mph or bust!
Project Honda Ruckus part 3, 50 mph or bust! By Jeff Naeyaert When we last left Project Honda Ruckus in part 2, our first performance mods which included a…
Project Ruckus Part 2 – More Stuff, the Next Stage
Project Ruckus Part 2 – More Stuff, the Next Stage by Jeff Naeyaert In our Last edition of Project Ruckus, we worked mainly on getting the handling and braking of…
Project Honda Ruckus Part One
Project Honda Ruckus – Part 1 by Jeff Naeyaert Since MotoIQ is hurting for Honda content, we took a look at our Honda inventory to see what sort of project…