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Holidays, sunshine, temperate climate, many criteria that have a tendency to reduce the vigilance of some riders, including protection. However, summer and winter driver of two-wheeled motorized always 20 times more likely to be injured a motorist. Hence the urgent need to always keep yourself well covered regardless of the season.

When the temperatures are warmer, it’s damn tempting to ride motorcycles without the equipment that can stand without problem in the winter, and neglect motorcycle gloves, leather jacket, motorcycle boots and other resistant pants. However, the bitumen is equally abrasive, not necessarily 0 or 25 ° C. A small drop to 20 km / h will be effectively much less impact if you are behind a motorcycle equipment is adequate if your skin is hovering directly with the ground.

Therefore, even during hot weather, it is imperative to always wear a pair of gloves motorcycle leather jacket or a nice durable leather jacket, a pair of sturdy shoes (boots or motorcycle), and pants, you can store in your top box or your bike bag bike once your distance traveled. Better actually sacrificing a little bit its appearance rather than take the risk of being marked for life by the burning of asphalt.

The essential motorcycle helmet

If this equipment adapted bike significantly reduces the risk of injury in an accident, the motorcycle helmet still on his motorcycle protection essential, if indeed he does not choose lightly. In addition to its conformity with French standards (label “NF” green) or in Europe, several criteria must be met for your motorcycle helmet is truly effective. It must first be in your exact size and should not prevent you from hearing ears compressing. It is also possible to allow the wearing of eyeglasses and positioned level with the eyebrows (which protects against frontal impacts and can raise his head without locking the neck). Finally, ALWAYS attach the strap to your bike helmet and adjust it precisely: without it, the helmet does not do anything!

Keep in mind when the cold in addition to the approximate condition of the battery, spark plugs and air filter, the bike may refuse to start. Here are some simple tips to make the mechanical purr.

1. Spray the magic potion
If your bike has already prayed several times to start, use a bomb to start immediately, commonly called “Start Driver” (this is a manufacturer). A highly flammable gas that is vaporized, acting as a great starter. Send a big spray entering the air filter, either under the seat, behind a side cover or under the nose fairing (direct inlet) and immediately press the starter. This magic potion boosts the start of combustion due to insufficient feeble sparks to the spark plugs and a carburetion wrong dosage, or disrupted by cold or moisture.

2. Succor your battery
A motorcycle battery can quickly find themselves flat after a few attempts to start. The problem is known by car, though their batteries have more capacity. It is easily found in supermarkets pairs of strings start. Connect a car battery using two cords, one black and one red powerful claw at each end. Connect the black wire between the “-” the car battery and the “-” of yours, or directly on the metal of the engine. Connect the red wire to the terminals “+” of the two batteries; taking care not to touch the metal mass of a vehicle does not cause a short circuit. Train your starter battery with a very powerful poses absolutely no problem as long as it’s 12 V. The battery can of course be rescued by a battery charger. If you have a car charger, once power is not bad because 30 min to 1 h charge your battery enough to find the form. With a specific charger motorcycle, it’s longer.

Recommended battery charger: Schumacher SSC-1000A Automatic Speed Battery Charger

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