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Motorcycle Squid Slang – About Squid Motorcycle Riders

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Motorcycle Squid Slang – About Squid Motorcycle Riders Squid slang is thrown around quite often in motorcycle communities, however many people have a misunderstanding of the meaning and will use it in the wrong context. We will take a look at the meaning behind being referred to as a squid biker, the characteristics, the acronym […]

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What Are Motorcycle Fairings?

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What Are Motorcycle Fairings?   Terminology is often thrown around in motorcycle communities. You may hear about a motorcycle rider dropping his bike and then commenting that his fairings are now smashed up. This then leaves you with the question running around your mind of “what are motorcycle fairings?“. In this article we are going […]

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Are Motorcycles Dangerous?

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Are Motorcycles Dangerous? It is time to look at every parent’s worst nightmare, or close to it. Little Timmy gets home from school, takes his parents to the dining room table and with a big grin on his face announces to the world that he is going to buy a motorcycle. Then begins the age […]

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What Kind Of Motorcycle Did Fonzie Ride?

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What Kind Of Motorcycle Did Fonzie Ride? Happy Days was one of the cult sitcoms that took over the 1970s. It ran from 1974 through until 1984. There was no more popular character on the show than Fonzie, or we can use his full name Arthur Fonzarelli if you prefer. He was the cool cat […]

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How Long Does A Motorcycle Battery Last?

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How Long Does A Motorcycle Battery Last? There are many variables which must be taken into account in order to answer the question of how long does a motorcycle battery last. The biggest variable in this equation is you, as in most situations you can make the difference between a battery that lasts only months […]

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Riding A Motorcycle In The Snow

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Riding A Motorcycle In The Snow Winter has now come around and the roads are covered in snow and ice, you may think at this point that you’re riding season is over, however this is not necessarily the case. When riding a motorcycle in the snow there are a whole set of new factors that […]

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Do Motorcycles Have Radios?

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Do Motorcycles Have Radios? Don’t laugh at the title of this article, as the answer may just surprise you. Yes, some motorcycles do in fact have radios, however these are still the exception rather than the rule when talking generally about road going motorcycles. The radios are usually also a bit different to those that […]

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Do Girls Like Motorcycles?

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Do Girls Like Motorcycles? This is one of those age old questions and before we get started you can probably guess most of what we are going to be talking about in this article. Firstly let’s start with the simple answer to the question, which is “sometimes”. Let’s make a very big generalization here and say […]

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How To Join A Motorcycle Club

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How To Join A Motorcycle Club So you have your motorcycle license but now you want to go riding with a group, the problem is that you have no idea how to join a motorcycle club. There are three main types of motorcycle clubs, each which have their own unique requirements for entry. What we […]

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Do Motorcycles Have Alternators?

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Do Motorcycles Have Alternators? This is a very common question and the answer is pretty straight forward too. The answer is maybe. All modern road motorcycles will have one of two different systems in place in order to charge the battery. If a motorcycle did not have the ability to charge the battery then you […]

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