Your front tyre punctures
Stop and push the motorcycle to the side of the road. Riding on a damaged tyre is illegal.
It makes the motorcycle unstable and affects braking.
What the clutch lever does
Connects and disconnects engine power to the gearbox: pulled in, the clutch is disengaged.
Disc brakes compared with drum brakes
They lose heat faster, so they fade less.
Free play of the front brake lever and rear brake pedal
Removing the catalytic converter
An illegal modification: it increases exhaust pollution.
Free play of the clutch lever
When to replace a motorcycle tyre
When the tread is less than 1.6 mm deep.
What carries power from the gearbox to the rear wheel
The four strokes of a 4-stroke engine
Induction, compression, power, exhaust.
With the engine cold and the motorcycle on level ground.
Before modifying your motorcycle
Check that the change meets LTA's guidelines. Unauthorised modifications are an offence.
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