Mechanic Monday, Tip of the Week... Parade laps.

Mechanic Monday, Tip of the Week... Parade laps.

There are plenty of reasons for you to take a parade lap at the beginning of the riding day but what about your bike? It needs a parade lap too. Aside from the need of your engine to come up to operating temperature. How about your suspension. The shock rebound is the one item you can notice a big change in from a cold shock to a warm one and that means the bike is likely to kick from side to side until it is warmed up properly. Another reason your bike might need parade lap is an overlooked maintenance item such as a brake that isn't pumped up, something left loose, a cable routed wrong or any other item out of position. Best to find those things at a much lower speed. So this weeks tip is to not give into the "get out there and shred now"  and give your bike the parade lap it really wants.

Stay greasy my friends