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BIKE BATTERIES “MAY” LAST 3-5 YEARS
Similar to other relationships in life, the more care and attention you give your battery, the more longevity and enjoyment you can expect from it.
Most motorcycle batteries will last about 3-5 years (max), even when you take very good care of it. But also like other relationships, your battery can definitely lose its zest and cease to perform, well before 3 years.
BATTERY MAINTENANCE: OR NOT?
Now, it is true that the technology for battery relationships has surpassed the technology for romantic type relationships. For …
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PRACTICAL JOKER GIFT FROM A LOVED ONE
Listen, if you are even contemplating the notion of buying a loved one motorcycle spark plugs as a gift – well, you are either the perfect mate, or one who is a practical joker (or both?)
But let’s say you wanted to make your spark plug gift a little more appealing, what could be done?
Well, if you are such a practical joker, why are you asking for my advice?! I may be known to be a little whacky at times, but I don’t imagine …
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MOTORCYCLE FORK SPRINGS WOULD BE A VERY WEIRD GIFT
Let’s get real. WHO would get someone motorbike fork springs as a gift? It’s a preposterous notion!
♦ What could be more unexciting than the springs inside your motorcycle forks?
♦ Waiting for snow to go away so you can ride again?
How about brushing up on “The History and Evolution of Motorcycle Suspension Components”? (On the other hand, if you DO find that to a fascinating subject, you may have a future as a custom motorcycle builder).
Although they would be a …
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HIGH ENERGY MOTORCYCLE ENTERTAINMENT
Motorcycle batteries themselves may not be the most interesting part on a motorcycle.
You could ride for a long time without paying much mind to that hidden little electrical life-support system for your machine.
But when it stops working, you’ll be very INTERESTED in getting it replaced!
MOTORCYCLE BATTERY HALLUCINATIONS
And if you become interested enough – particularly if you are stranded out in the desert with no water – you might start hallucinating about how interesting motorcycle batteries might truly be. You might imagine a motorcycle battery as a …
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HONDA CHANGED THE WORLD OF MOTORCYCLES FOREVER
Way back in the mid-twentieth Century (1946), Soichiro Honda established a namesake research institute in Japan for the purpose of developing and cranking out little, 2-stroke motorbike engines. Only two years later, the Honda Motor Company, was established.
Fast forward to 1959 to when Honda opened a sales shop in Los Angeles and within several years, they changed the history of motorcycling. They made ‘em better, faster and less expensive than anything else on two wheels.
HONDA SHIFTED THE MOTORBIKE BALANCE OF POWER
The ultimate result …


