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Find a gear that you like. Usually using the middle front chainring, pick a rear cog that gives you a gear that you like but which gives youi a good chain line, meaning the chain is on one of the cogs towards the center of the gearset in the rear. Now take the chain out of the rear deraileir...

Try a solvent first, like lacquer thinner. If that doesn't work, then go to a clay bar, or polish with a machine. Usually the overspray doesn't stick very well because of the wax on the car.

Originally Posted By: mrsilv04 Finally got the chain replaced tonight... and WOW, what a difference! The first chain that I ordered was lost courtesy of the US Postal No-Service. So, I lost a week there. Ordered a second chain, and it arrived tonight. Installed in about 10 minutes. Should have...

3 speeds is all you need, for a city cruiser in relatively flat terrain. I have a Raleigh 3 spd from the 70s that is a great around town bike. Fenders and a chain guard so you can ride it in any weather without any special clothing. Its basically maintenance free, all you need to do is oil the...

Have your buddy pull the sump plate (its really easy) and check for any debris which can be a warning of things to come. A few bits of hard plastic is ok, but lots of plastic or metal is not good. When putting the sump plate back on, use only the tiniest bead of sealant, 1.5 mm is the spec...

Heres the story. http://www.cyclelicio.us/2014/mill-valley-bicycle-road-rage-arrest/

Now that everyones jumped to conclusions, another side of the story. According to a post on bikeforums.net, the guys in the truck were drunk. They got out of their truck and started to swing at the cyclist, who then dispatched them both. If thats the case, then the cyclist was completely justified.

2000 Boxster 2.7l. I bought it with 115k miles, now has 142k miles. Still revs like all get out. I change the oil around 3-4 k, have used mostly M1 0-40 and occasionally Castrol 5-40.

I clean the chain every time I ride it. I grab the lower rung of the chain with with a rag in my hand and turn the pedals back wards. Every couple of hundred miles, I lube the chain and then do the same procedure as above. Chain is always visually clean and silent, shifts perfectly. I never...

The heyday of the steel bike came in the late 70s, early 80 mostly with Italian manufacturers. Steel bike technology is really pretty easy, all you need is a frame jig, some miters for cutting tubing and a knowledge of brazing to build a bike. The good ones were all built by hand and the frame...

They do. There is an updated seal that has largely gotten rid of the problem. By the way, the 996 turbos are under $50k now. not chump change, but affordable.

Originally Posted By: 855R So I decided to use the LiquiMoly 5w40 synthoil premium. Got it at a good cost, reviews and spec sheets look good as well but I have never used their products previously. There is definitely blue smoke on startup and not necessarily every time. I have resolved this...

Next time you do an oil change, think about pulling the sump plate. Its very easy and looking in there will give you a good idea if the motor is sludging or if there are bad bits circulating in the motor. I would also get a magnetic drain plug. If you pull the sump, be sure to put re insstall...

Common wisdom on the Porsche boards is to run an OCI of 3-5k miles. These motors tend to chew up oil, especially when you drive them like your supposed to. A lot of people also recommend going to a group 5, full ester oil, like redline, Motul and a couple of others, in 5-40. Porsche puts out a...

Copper is usually from bearings, but I wouldn't worry about it, your copper and iron are right about at universal averages according to the specs that Blackstone gave at my last UOA for my 2000 Boxster. When I bought my car used Boxster PO did 10k mile oil changes. First UOA showed very high...

I have a 2000 Boxster which is essentially the same motor design as yours. Those are good wear numbers, but TDT oil is very high in detergents, which some say is not good for high revving motors like ours. I was first convinced that, based on several on line sources, I should use a heavier...

Running the oil level a bit high can also help in preventing oil starvation when going around a corner when all the oil sloshes to one side, especially on FWD cars with the pan 90 degrees to the centerline. I had a Lancia that had the oil light go on even around mild corners from the oil...

I haven't shot the Takorov, but I have a pa-64. Its a straight blowback design so it has quite a kick to it, and the trigger pull on the double action is pretty heavy, but there are cheap fixes for both of those problems. Its not a problem for me but those are the universal complaints for this...

A fixie is a bike that is in the wrong gear 90% of the time. Another drawback is you have to be very careful with when going around corners, since the pedals are always turning, its very easy to strike a pedal on the road and crash. Don't get me wrong, I have a fixie, its a track bike that I...

Originally Posted By: CROWNVIC4LIFE Originally Posted By: rg200amp GAS!!!! I would buy, nor use NOTHING else. Gas offers you instant heat, and more importantly INSTANT controll of how much heat. Look in every professional restaurant's kitchen from Applebees to Le Bec-Fin. Gas is what is...