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My final drive is weeping diff oil from the axle / cush drive and also misting oil around the gasket that holds the two halves of the drive housing together. If it was just weeping from the cush drive area, I'd assume that it's a simple oil seal replacement - the bike's a 2013 with 45K miles on...

At 38K miles of road use (commuting and touring) on the sets, the rear (organic) pads were down to 1mm of pad depth and fronts (HH) were both asymmetrically worn with 3mm on one pad and 1mm on the other. The rotors measured within spec and not grooved, so there's that. The pads have been...

<rant mode> I cannot seem to get more than 30-32 months from a battery. The bike is ridden year round in NoTexas - it seldom sits for more than a week and is usually run on the freeway at least 20 minutes each time that it's started. I'm using the Yuasa YTZ14S. I do not have any electrical...

Simple question - has ANYONE had them leak when they're filled up and strapped/fastened down flat on their side (like they would be when pillion rack mounted)? I'd been reading comments posted on other forums where there seems to be a 50/50 split between those that had leaks and those that...

I'm going to be spending some time this June/July on the slab - looks to be a 6K-8K trip. I'd rather not have to plan an itinerary around changing tires along the way. I plan on spooning new rubber on the bike right prior to the trip, and want something pavement-centric that will last me the...

I'm coming up on the need to replace my rear tire and was idly musing on the tire life that I've had so far. My S10 is used for commuting mostly, and the bike's odo shows 17.5K miles. 1) OEM BW's - replaced F/R at 4.5K miles; the rear was squared off but had 1K-2K left in it, while the front...

I've been pretty happy with the wear of the Metzeler Tourance on my S10 - 7K miles to the rear wear bars, with another 2K-3K in the front - but I'd bought a set of Michelin Road Pilot 4 Trail last summer and decided to finally get them spooned on yesterday. The front Tourance was cupped enough...

In the FWIW department - the HDB weighted brass handlebar end inserts use a different thread pitch and tap than their standard ones. This means that you should definitely NOT get the taps mixed up if you have both. It also means that you should NOT expect to convert from one type to t'other...

It looks like swapping in a ProTaper Raptor bar is the best option for me to reduce the back pain that I get from the stock setup. Has anyone tried to narrow the ProTaper, or looked at how much room is left after installing all the bar end kit to guess as to the likelihood of being able to...