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Article #142: The most important accessory for your sports bike

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When it comes to accessorizing, riders instead, I suggest you work with your
and owners of motorcycles, particularly stock suspension and use components that
those that are new in this field, often may improve the stock equipment like the
spend their money in increasing engine gold valve emulators," Keigwin added.
performance. Oftentimes, they put their Tires
entire budget on performance motorcycle According to Keigwin, tires are another
parts accessories like exhausts, fuel important component when it comes to
injection, mapping systems, and other handling motorcycles. "Simple knowledge
components to help boost the motorcycle's of how the different types of tires help
engine. maneuverability may also help you be a
But once they experience track riding, faster and smoother rider," he suggests.
the illusion of power as the most Keigwin further suggests reducing weight
important component to gain speed fades from unsprung parts such as wheels,
fast. In fact, too much of it without rotors, sprockets and engine parts. He
taking into consideration the other said that this technique helps in
factors may just make your motorcycle handling the motorcycle better. His
more than you can handle. Many have opinion is that some of the weight of the
experienced that it could actually make components may create the effect that
one slower than the others with less makes the motorcycle go straight.
powerful bikes. However, by installing lighter
So what performance motorcycle parts components, according to Keigwin, helps
accessories should you invest in? Here in improving considerably the handling of
are some suggestions of expert riders of the motorcycle. For him, "Power is almost
motorcycles: at the end of my list of priorities;
Suspension right before cosmetics."
Lance Keigwin of Star Motorcycle School Handling factor
and Hare Racing, suggests that riders The handling factor also comes as a
should take full note of the suspension. priority above power and cosmetics. This
This is one component that can increase is according to Alex Florea of
speed in motorcycles, according to AFMotorsports. Florea said that to an
Keigwin. Unfortunately, most riders often average rider, several things may not be
overlook this factor. He further so visible. This includes installing
explained that some of the stock bikes taller tires without adjusting the
today may perform under regular geometry. This may cause riders to loose
conditions; however, when pushed beyond stability and may need to adjust the
the average riding situations, their triple clamps on the forks to make up for
performance becomes questionable. "I do the difference. With regards to slicks,
not suggest, however, that you spend a he suggests that DOT tires are better
fortune in full suspension components; investments.






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