Why are my fingers numb? Part 4
NUMBNESS IN THE fingers is often due to nerve compression. This final segment on numbness discusses cervical spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis in the neck has the potential to compress both the spinal...
Bike Shows–Where To Go
BIG MARKETING IS commonly branded as a “motorcycle show,” but the industry uses that term very loosely. The International Motorcycle Show (IMS) began in 1982 and is currently hosted annually in seven major U.S....
California Lane Splitting
Is it legal?
"I got a ticket while splitting lanes on Interstate 405. I passed a truck in the HOV lane, on the right, between lanes. I thought...
Why are my fingers numb? Part 2
NUMBNESS AND WEAKNESS in the hands of motorcycle riders is common, and usually due to nerves being compressed somewhere between the neck and fi ngers. There are three major nerves that supply...
Readers’ Technical Questions
A friend advised I pick up a power pack jump starter this past summer, before I left on a cross-country ride of about 6000 miles. I selected a well-reviewed and not inexpensive unit on...
Design Opportunity Missed
It has been a while since I deliberately kicked a hornets’ nest. For some time now, I have tried, and to an extent succeeded, to behave myself and not make waves. As someone whose...
Hugo Moto Kits Transform Harleys into Scramblers
Have you wished Harley-Davidson would make a scrambler? Does the torque and rumble of a Harley V-twin excite you, but the cruiser ergonomics leave you wanting? Hugo Moto has created three bolt-on kits that...
Fuel Chemistry
LAST MONTH, WE looked briefly at how crude oil is refined—separated into different chemical groups by molecular weight, from dark, sludgy bitumen (for asphalt and tar paper) to fine gases like butane (for pocket...
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