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There always seems to be a lot of confusion as to when to adjust the springs vs the damping. The best way to look at it is that springs are static and will always react the same way to a given f...

ADV bikes have become incredibly popular in recent years and for good reason- they are very fun and extremely versatile. One of the most overlooked things I have seen among many ADV riders is prope...

Air forks are not a new thing. The first air forks were seen in the 60s and 70s but never really took hold. They are back now and seen on many production bikes but they are very complicated to setu...

I hear a lot of talk about riders moving their rear axle forward to shorten the wheelbase of the bike so it will turn better. This is actually completely backwards from what happens in reality as i...

I know a lot of people tend to bring their fork tubes up in the triple tree clamps to try to get the bike to turn better. While this makes sense in the fact that it will steepen the rake on the fro...

Two of the biggest myths about race sag for off-road bikes are that you only measure sag on a new bike and that it doesn’t matter where you measure it. You should check sag regularly and even ...

With the introduction of the new Showa TAC SFF Air forks I am finding many people having a very hard time getting them setup correctly. This fork is a great step forward in technology and performan...

While everyone likes to go fast and dominate on the track, nothing is more important than safety when riding your motorcycle. You can’t get faster laying on the couch with a broken leg!  Thousands ...

For those of your new to motorcycle ownership, you might be wondering why motorcycle sag adjustment is such an important topic. Sag is the amount the suspension compresses under the weight of a giv...