The must-have bike tools for beginners, plus what to buy first, what to upgrade, and how to build a kit you won’t outgrow.

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

If you want to maintain your motorcycle in good condition in between services, you need the right tools for the job. So we asked Tools Critic expert “Mark T” for his advice. He knows about all sorts ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The chain is one of the most important parts of any bike. After all, without a chain, a bike is just a ...

Motorcycle ownership means belonging to a taxonomy of tribe and sub-culture that parallels those found in nature. Remember Biology 101? If I recall correctly, it goes something like: Phylum, Class, ...

Ah, winter. The infamous off-season for many motorcyclists. Even if the icy weather doesn't allow for riding, I still find myself hanging out with the bikes in the garage anyway. This usually ends up ...

A slipped, jammed or broken motorcycle chain can stop the bike instantly and even lock the rear wheel, so the first step is ...

1 Start by grinding off the outside peened end of one rivet head. Grinding makes it much easier to push the roller pin through the chain. Doing the work on the rear sprocket makes life easier.Photo: ...

A motorcycle’s final drive, or the part that makes the bike move, can be a shaft, a belt, or most commonly, a riveted master link chain. You know, like the one on your 10-speed bicycle. And just as ...

Spring is around the corner and any motorcyclist who’s been forced to put their pride and joy into hibernation all winter is probably starting to get jittery. As horrible as it feels to be forced off ...