Of the many superb Arizona mountain biking areas, Sedona - approximately 80 miles North of Phoenix - is destined to become a major attraction for bikers.
While still relatively undiscovered and uncrowded, it offers spectacular biking trails for novices and experienced riders alike.
Although, at an altitude 4500 feet, Sedona is free of the severe desert heat of southern Arizona, it is wise to do you biking in the early morning. No Arizona mountain biking trail should be attempted without carrying plenty of water. Sedona also escapes the northern mountain snows, making it ideal for mountain biking.
Sedona is located at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon, and at the center of the legendary Red Rock Country. This unique blend of mountain and desert offers Arizona mountain biking scenery at its best!
There are a number of informative Arizona mountain biking books available to serve as your guide to trails, lodgings, restaurants, and shopping. One of the most popular is ‘Experience Sedona’. Finding a detailed map of the area should be at the top of your list when you arrive.
If you are new to the sport, and to Arizona mountain biking in particular, guided tours offer a safe learning experience. Make your reservation, and you will soon be more knowledgeable about the environment, and your biking performance. The main advantage is that you will be able to concentrate on enjoying your ride, knowing that your guide is familiar with the intricacies of the surroundings.
Arizona mountain biking tours are designed around premier trails, with packages including rides from 2 to 6 hours, and a rental bike. A half day tour may take you to Bell Rock Pathway, Cathedral Rock Loop or Schnebley Hill, and Munds Wagon.
If you prefer to discover the secrets of Sedona on your own, you can take a leisurely ride through the Ponderosa Pine forests. If you want more excitement, tackle the steep switchbacks and the slickrock single tracks, all the while enjoying the breath-taking views and incredible scenery of the Red Rock basins. You will discover that a camera is a must on all Arizona mountain biking trails!
A popular trail in this beautiful Arizona mountain biking area is the Bell Rock Pathway. The ride along rolling terrain is excellent for beginners, but also offers more experienced riders the challenge of the many intersections crossing the trail. There is enough technical difficulty to necessitate some walking!
You can also visit the Red Rock State Park, 5 miles west of Sedona, with its diverse wildlife and vegetation that turns a bike ride into something special. This is one the Arizona mountain biking must-see regions.
If you are a fairly experienced mountain biker, you can try the Broken Arrow trail which starts just 1.5 miles from downtown Sedona.
This Arizona mountain biking trail leads into some of the most scenic basins in the area, with views of features such as Submarine Rock, Twine Buttes, and Gibraltar. It links up with the Little Horse trail, and later goes on to the Bell Rock Pathway.
Most of the Broken Arrow trail is hard-packed and fast, with some sandstone sections giving excellent traction. While there isn’t much climbing, some of the short, steep sections will remind you that you are on an Arizona mountain biking route!
Good quality rental bikes are available in Sedona, as well as parts, accessories, and clothing. With your rental, you can expect to get a helmet, pump, repair kit, spare tube, choice of pedals, and a personalized fit. Everything is geared to make your Arizona mountain biking experience memorable.
Bike choices include the Specialized Enduro Expert Demo Bike, the Giant Reign Demo Bike, and the Giant Iguana. Rental fees are between $30 and $70 per day, depending on the period of use.
The U.S. Forest Service recommends a number of other trails in the Sedona area, as part of your Arizona mountain biking experience. These include Big Park Loop, Caruth Trail, Red Rock State Park, Girdner Trail, and Baldwin Trail. The trails are all in the easy to moderate range. The Dead Horse State Park Trail offers easy to strenuous riding.
Arizona mountain biking offerings are rich and varied. Whichever trail you choose, you are sure to be returning for more!
For more information visit Best-Mountain-Biking.com
Rika Susan of http://www.Article-Alert.com researches, writes, and publishes full-time on the Web. Copyright of this article: 2006 Rika Susan. This article may be reprinted if the resource box - including the link - is left intact.
Choosing the right Motorcycle helmet can make a difference….
….literally between life and death. But how does an ordinary guy in the street make an informed decision about what kind of helmets give the best protection? There are so many makes, models and styles. Not to mention DOT approved, Snell approved, ECE approved! It is enough to make you go goggle eyed when confronted with so much information.
Tests have shown that it is perfectly possible to suffer a fatal injury falling off a stationary bike if you hit your unprotected head on the kerb, so clearly choosing the right helmet is important.
But which one?
Wouldn’t it be easier if someone just said, “Look, when you are in a crash, you need to protect this part of you head, because this is the part that is most likely to get hurt”…
Well that’s what I thought. But it wasn’t that easy. The kind of information you need to make that kind of call requires someone, somewhere to look at a whole bunch of motorcycle crashes, look at the motorcycle helmet damage, assess where point of impact occurred and put the information into a form that allows ordinary motorcyclists (like you and me) to make a decision for themselves.
However, the good news is that if you look hard enough, the information is available. A study was carried out a few years ago by Deitmar Otte, at the Medizinsche Hochschule in Hannover, Germany on the damage incurred to helmets worn by motorcyclists involved in accidents. His analysis was extremely detailed; in fact it was far to detailed for me to go into here, but it was extremely important.
What I am going to do is tell you in a nutshell, what parts of your head are most likely to be hurt in a motorcycle accident, based on Herr Otte’s findings. The rest is up to you…
Take a motorcycle helmet and look at it from the front. Now imagine it is divided into three sections; the top (the cranium area) the middle (the area most likely covered by the visor) and the bottom (on a full face helmet, this would be the chin guard area). If you were involved in a motorcycle accident, and you hit your head you would have a 35% chance of the impact occurring to your chin area, 10% to your visor area, and 22% chance of the impact occurring to your front cranium area.
Now turn the helmet around. Looking at it from the back, divide it in two down the middle. In an accident, if you hit you head, you have a 16% chance of impact occurring on the back of you head to the left side, and a 17% chance of impact occurring on the back right side.
Conclusion? Well, this is only my personal conclusion but I would say the following…
The safest helmets are full face helmets…
Second would be three quarter helmets with visors…
Third would be half helmets…
Last would be novelty helmets.
There are lots of reasons people wear helmets. However, if safety is you main consideration, then take a good look at the full face helmets on the market, take some time and find one which you can wear comfortably on every ride.
Michael Holmes is a enthusiast for all thing motorcycle. His website, http://www.motorcycleparts-accessories-andmore.com, is a great resource of articles aimed at motorcyclists of all levels, including a page specifically for cheap motorcycle helmets.
“If you are going to do something, be the best”
Ginichi Kawakami, Yamaha Motor Company First President.
Yamaha Motorcycles, under this motto, employing all its creativity, and with a very strong spirit of challenge, became what it is now: one of the biggest players in the worldwide motorcycling scene.
But Yamaha’s history doesn’t start with motorcycles…
It is back in 1877 that Torakusu Yamaha started with the Nippon Gakki Company that later would become Yamaha Corporation: an important manufacturer of fine musical instruments.
As the company grew, they explored several fields of opportunity in the textile industry and others.
During the World War II, the company set up a factory to produce airplane propellers. This plant played an important role in Yamaha’s entry to the motorcycle industry as you will see.
After the war, Yamaha Corporation had to find new ways to use the tooling and experience that had been accumulated during their times in the airplane industry, and it was then when Yamaha Motor Corporation was founded.
It’s important to mention that even though this new company was just another branch of Yamaha Corporation, it was placed under an independent management. In this case, under the guidance of Ginichi Kawakami; which turned out to be a brilliant move.
Before producing their first motorcycle, Ginichi Kawakami traveled a lot establishing what would be very useful relationships. He also sent out his engineers to Europe and had them learn how to build motorcycles, particularly from DKW; whom with they kept an underground and unofficial long lasting relationship.
One proof of this is that nowadays, the only two manufacturers in the world of mass-produced five side-valve engines are Yamaha an Audi (DKW - Auto Union).
One of the most important legacies from this international relationships were all the skills learnt by Yamaha’s engineers on two stroke engines know-how. Other manufacturers as Suzuki would not reach the same level of development in this area till seven years later.
Not to wonder why the first bike from Yamaha Motorcycles the 125 YA-1 was fairly a faithful copy of the 1949 DKW RT 12. The only two important differences were the four speed gearbox instead of the original three speed gearbox, and a gear transmission replacing the primary chain drive.
IMPORTANT MODEL FROM YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES
>>> Yamaha YA-1
Even though the Yamaha YA-1 - baptized “Acatombo” (Red dragonfly) by its fans - had “nothing in special” and was more expensive than its competitors, it almost immediately became a great success.
It was reliable: before putting it into the market, the prototypes were tested along 10,000 miles of rough rides . Even the big boss himself, Ginichi Kawakami, rode the bike without any incident from Hamamatsu to Tokyo.
It was beautiful: with this model Yamaha was the first manufacturer to put special attention to the decoration of the motorcycle. This task was given to GK Design in Tokyo. It’s worth mentioning that this firm has designed the “look” of most Yamaha motorcycles to date.
It was fast: the YA-1 obtained excellent overall results in the most important local races of that time: Mount Fuji (third place) and Mount Asama (first place).
In fact it was this aggressive attitude in the sporting world that helped Yamaha Motorcycles gain fast acceptance even though they made a late start in the motorcycle scene (in comparison to Honda and Suzuki).
In other words: Yamaha Motorcycles showed the world they had arrived to be considered good and fierce competitors from the beginning. Particularly to Honda and Suzuki.
Other important models from that time were:
>>> The Yamaha YD-1 (the competition for the Suzuki TP of that time)
Some technical specifications:
Yamaha YD-1
15 hp
70 mph.
185,000 yen
in comparison to:
Suzuki TP
18 hp
80 mph.
195,000 yen
>>> The Yamaha YDS-1
The dream bike of all young Japanese between 1959-1960.
Some technical specifications:
20 hp
333 lbs.
85 mph.
Direct rival of the Honda CB72
Since then, the history of models and victories goes on and on…
Today, Yamaha Motorcycles is one of the major players in the worldwide motorcycling scene.
Just to give you an idea of how important Yamaha Motorcycles have become:
- The 2004 Moto GP was won by excellent rider Valentino Rossi on a Yamaha motorcycle.
I could go an and on writing about Yamaha Motorcycles, victories, challenges and models but I would need a whole book…
So to learn more about Yamaha Motorcycles, I invite you to visit this page:
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/products/mcy/epic/epic_home.html
You will find a pictorial history of Yamaha Motorcycles from 1955 to 2001.
Enjoy the ride!
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy is the owner and contributing writer of http://www.Japanese-Motorcycles-Only.com . He loves motorcycles and Web development. For more great info visit http://www.japanese-motorcycles-only.com
A 110cc bike is a powerful mini sport bike for more experienced riders who want a faster mini bike for competition or personal satisfaction. Mini sport bikes are all the rage and there are many varieties from very small to medium size and most can reach speeds in excess of 30mph. A 110cc bike is a great bike for racing and all types of competition for riders with a higher level of experience. You can find great deals on mini sport bikes of all sizes and styles. You could save potentially hundreds of dollars on a 110cc bike and sport mini bikes of all sizes from many wholesalers and retailers who are offering great deals and fast shipping.
110cc bikes are equipped with powerful engines, automatic transmissions, and disc brakes that provide safety and precision handling. Younger riders are not encouraged to ride a 110cc bikes, but a seasoned mini bike rider will love the power and speed that a 110cc mini bike provides. Sport mini bikes have become incredibly popular and it is often difficult to find a large selection and low prices. Mini bike dealers are currently offering great deals on 110cc bikes that could save you hundreds of dollars.
Sport mini bikes are a great way to have fun, compete, and live life to the fullest. Adventure seekers everywhere love the thrill that comes along with riding a 110cc bike with a powerful engine that is built for speed. Check into the great deals and prices that are being offered now on all types of sport mini bikes, including the ultimate 110cc bikes.
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Although the first motorcycle was invented over a hundred years ago and has seen many major changes since its first inception, one item which seems to have been forgotten and left out of the technology advancement is the motorcycle gear shifter lever.
And, it’s this motorcycle gear shifter lever that, after all these years, has never failed in ruining every motorcyclists’ boots and shoes by leaving those tale-tale ugly black shifter marks on them.
Amazing as it sounds, up until now no one has done anything as far as changing or upgrading the gear shifter lever to prevent this irritating problem - which occurs during gear ‘up-shifting’ actions.
The other problem with the current hard rubber that comes standard on all motorcycle gear shifters is that many motorcycle riders also may experience discomfort to the upper left foot during long rides having numerous ‘up shifting’ actions.
While there are a couple of products out on the market today which do sell slip on boot/shoe protectors, the drawback with these is that they have to be placed on and removed from the riders shoes each time the rider starts or finishes riding. These products also don’t offer the rider any type of cushion or comfort while riding.
However, motorcycle riders are in luck now because all of this is about to change. Shiftcush, the revolutionary company which invented the product bearing the same name, designed their Motorcycle Gear Shifter Cushion exactly to prevent all of the above from occurring.
The best part about Shiftcush is that their new easy-to-install gear shifter cushion not only prevents shoes from being ruined but also offers unrivaled shifting comfort by providing an air cushioned padding between the riders foot and gear shifter lever.
This revolutionary air cushion is made by the same technology as used in the Nike Air-Max tennis shoes.
Thanks to Shiftcush, now motorcycle riders can say good-bye to black/ugly shoe marks and any shifter discomfort caused by gear ‘up-shifting!’
Anyone wanting more information on the Shiftcush can find can it by visiting their web site at; http://www.shiftcush.com/
Tony Wells is the inventor and owner of Shiftcush. He has also written articles for several magazines and is the author of the book, Shipwrecks & Sunken Treasure In Southeast Asia”. At this time Tony is also writing his autobiography about his colorful and close call experiences while working as a Commercial Deep Sea Diver in the offshore oilfield industry in Southeast Asia during the 80’s and 90’s.
Guide to Buying Scooters Online
As you search the internet for gas saving motor scooters you will want to find out as much as you can about the different makes and models offered. You can pick an under 50cc gas scooter that does not have to be tagged in all states or a powerful 150cc scooter that will give you the speed and power to ride two. If using your scooter to ride on roads where the speed limit is 50mph you will want one that goes that fast to keep up with traffic. For cruising the neighborhood you can go with a 49.5cc gas scooter that is DOT approved and will cruise at speeds up to 40mph to get around your neighborhood plus short trips to the local store. For these trips make sure you get a scooter with storage for your shopping. When you‘re looking to buy scooters online, you’ll want to compare brands, prices and read what users have said. One of the most positive resources for this is the Geely Scooter Group on Yahoo. Find info on scooters and dealers from real customers. There’s nothing as fun as the wind in your face and the smooth acceleration of a gas powered scooter.
Before You Buy a Scooter
Before you buy a scooter, make sure that you can register the scooter in your state. Different states have different laws regarding the operation of scooters. Before you buy a scooter, note that it is unlawful to operate a scooter on most highways. Since scooters have top speeds of around 50 MPH, the law usually forbids them on interstate highways. And please, regardless of the laws in your state, wear a helmet. While it’s true that the feeling of the wind in your hair is a great thing, the risk associated with that feeling is far too dangerous.
You can find scooters on the internet offered by many dealers such as http://scootertronics.com which offers over 35 different models from up to four makes. So get out there and choose you 50cc to 150cc scooter today and start enjoying the freedom a scooter brings plus the gas savings you will receive from ridding your new scooter.
Michael Milstead Owner www.Scootertronics.com
With the sudden influx of pocket bikes, many Americans may believe that this is a new sport. But small, motorized bikes have been around since the 50’s. They appeared soon after mechanized racing karts became common. There were goofy contests such as “jousting.” Two riders would ride at each other while holding rolled up newspapers and try to pop a balloon tied to their opponent’s helmet. After the 60’s, the mini bikes became relatively rare in the states.
During the 70’s, pocket bike racing became a serious sport in Japan. They used inexpensive and low-tech bikes for racing. In the 80’s the Italians took the sport up a notch and began racing better quality, high-tech bikes. Still, the bikes they first used were powered by relatively weak engines with no more power than an electric screwdriver.
By the later 90’s the sport had spread all over Europe. In 1996 the Swiss Pocket Bike Championship was created. This championship grew to include other pocket bike clubs to eventually become one of the largest in the world. Over 120 people compete in 8- 11 races every year. The races, which are held on different tracks, are divided up by the age and sex of the participants as well as the type of pocket bike (junior, stock or racing).
Pocket bike racing remains one of the fastest growing sports in Europe and is also spreading to other countries in Asia and North America. In certain European countries the races are even televised. Italy remains the number one producer of Minimotos, though the machines they create are now much more powerful than the earlier models. The Chinese have recently began making the bikes, which although of a much lower quality than their Italian counterparts, are nonetheless much less expensive.
Many of the top motorcycle racers first learned their sport on a Minimoto. World champs who began on pocket bikes include Valentino Rossi (Italian), Loris Capirossi (Italian), Nobuatsu Aoki (Japanese) and Daijiro Kato (Japanese). However, an English motorcycle instructor named Alec Tague holds the latest land speed record. Alec, who is 39 years old and 5 foot 10, reached 78 MPH on his 12-inch bike. The old record, held by American Dave Myers was 63.888 MPH.
Modern pocket bikes that have not been souped up usually have between 4 and 14 horsepower. Entry-level bikes produce 3 to 4 hp, while racing models can have the power output of 11 to 12 hp. Most bikes weigh around 40 pounds and run anywhere from $200 for a low end Chinese model, to $5,000 for a well-crafted, top of the line Italian bike.
Gerry runs the site PocketBikeInfo.org which is a source of Pocket Bike/Minimoto related articles. Everything from maintanance to racing PocketBikes.
For more information please visit: PocketBikeInfo.org
Motor scooters, both electric scooters and gas scooters, are a style of motorcycle that have a step through frame and have become a very popular method of travel all over the world. They have been scooting out of show rooms at record speed. But what many people do not realize is that motor scooters are classified as motor vehicles when it comes to highway regulations. And although they are an object of desire for many they can also be dangerous for many.
They are typically regulated by state laws as either motorcycles or mopeds and are subject to many of the same regulations as other motor vehicles. With a careful and alert driver a scooter can be as safe as any other vehicle on the road. But accidents frequently occur when motor scooter drivers think they are exempt from the conventions that apply to automobiles.
Motor scooters (sometimes called mopeds or go peds) are commonly purchased for use by children and teenagers, most of whom do not even possess a valid license to drive. Licensed drivers have had a certain amount of training behind the wheel of a car, unlike many motor scooter drivers under the age of 16. Without proper training children and young teenagers can easily find themselves in positions that experienced drivers normally would not.
Darting in and out of traffic with little driving experience, on a motor scooter that is so small it cannot be seen by other drivers, poses a hazard to both the scooter driver and other motorists traveling the highway. To be safe a motor scooter driver must think of himself as being invisible to the other drivers making their way down the busy streets. A scooter driver cannot assume that other drivers will see them.
A safe approach for a scooter driver would be to assume that they are completely invisible to other drivers and then act accordingly. A motor scooter rider must be ready to maneuver out of harm’s if another driver makes a sudden unexpected movement. Being safe means staying alert at all times. Being safe also means following the rules of the road and not making unnecessary or risky moves in traffic that would cause their moped scooter to dart out in front of another moving vehicle. Automobile drivers must have time to react to a scooter driver’s movements.
There are many reasons to own a motorized scooter. They are often used for traveling short distances around the neighborhood to perform errands. Due to their size, fuel-efficiency, weight, and typically larger storage room than a motorcycle, they are ideal in this situation. But in the hands of the youth, without any previous driving experience, they can be deadly.
The ATV, go carts, dirt bikes and mini bikes are other racing vehicles that are often owned and operated by younger drivers. ATVs are usually used off road along with dirt bikes and mini bikes. Go karts are typically driven on paved tracks specifically made for the go cart. The go kart, mini bike, dirt bike or ATVs don’t usually get out on the open road where there are cars to contend with. Therefore they also avoid many of the dangers that scooter drivers must face.
Motor scooters are the latest craze, especially among the youth market looking for a quick, cheap form of transportation. These youths can be too young to own a driver’s license, and the result is a dangerous situation. They are more popular than ever, but as their popularity grows, people’s awareness of driving regulations has not kept pace, especially among the younger generation.
Kids often think of motor scooters as toys, not as adult vehicles. But a scooter is not a toy. It’s a potentially dangerous motor vehicle subject to certain laws and regulations. Also, youth often think of themselves as being immune to automobile driving regulations and immune to accidents as well. “It won’t happen to me” is a very common attitude among the youth. But it’s precisely this attitude that can get them into trouble.
People need to be aware of the potential motor scooter dangers and take appropriate action. Scooter riders should pay special attention while driving, making sure not to drive erratically, but to be predictable and courteous to other drivers on the road.
Both kids and adults need training and experience before attempting to maneuver their scooters out in traffic. If parents will take a little time to train their children, making sure they are aware of the rules of the road before they are allowed to travel on them, it could make driving a pleasure instead of a danger. With a little training and some wise words of advice we can all make a difference in the lives of the youth. Give them some training and experience and their motor scooters may be an object of fun instead of injury.
J Larry Alan is a motor scooter enthusiast. He enjoys driving motorcycles and motor scooters. He also enjoys promoting scooter safety. For more information visit his site about electric motor scooters.
Removing the Stock Air Intake System on a Victory Motorcycle
With the basic need of all motorcyclists being the need for more horsepower. I decided to upgrade my Victory motorcycle from the stock air intake to a custom aftermarket air filter. Why? The stock air boxes are often too restrictive. They do not allow enough air to freely flow into the engine. The Victory stock air box is a mechanical suction. The air is sucked in through the left side of the coffin like air box. There are a few modifications that can be done to the stock filter to get a direct flow of air into the throttle bodies. But these require drilling ugly 1-inch holes in the front of your cheap looking plastic air box.
The theory behind this is that you will be producing a Ram-Air effect. This is where fresh yummy colder air gets forced in through the strategically drilled holes. Free flowing is the key, no ninety-degree turns and bends for the air to travel. This is all good, but you are still limited by what the stock Victory air box can provide. Especially when you upgrade the exhaust. With such an upgrade, you will need to be ingesting more air for the exhaust to work at its peak performance.
The other benefit of removing the stock air box and replacing it with a high-performance custom air box, is the esthetics of the look of the new air box in place of the stock air box. Some aftermarket high-performance air filter kits, like the Eaglecat, make your Victory look like a custom motorcycle once it is installed. This alone is reason enough to do the air box upgrade.
Having given the reasons why, let’s now discuss the technical procedure for removing your stock Victory air box. We will follow up by showing you how to install one of the many aftermarket performance air box kits.
Victory Air Intake System Removal Instructions
Removal of plastic stock cleaner system, use owners manual if needed.
1. Remove side covers from bike (side covers pop on and off).
2. Remove seat by unscrewing (2) mounting bolts 6 mm allen head.
3. Remove gas tank rubber mounting bolt covers front right and left.
4. Remove gas tank mounting bolts (2) front and (1) rear 8 mm allen head.
5. Lift rear of gas tank slightly disconnect electrical connector and disconnect vent hose.
6. Loosen fuel line hose clamp and disconnect main fuel line, remove gas tank.
7. Disconnect and remove air temperature sensor.
8. Remove map sensor disconnect wires.
9. Remove air box cover (5) screws, lift out intake tubes.
10. Remove air filter cover and filter.
11. Disconnect crank case breather hose from air box.
12. Using a sharp gasket scraper or chisel and a small hammer split and separate stock plastic air box at it’s seam. Remove top portion of plastic air box.
13. Unscrew (4) mounting screws that hold air box to throttle body. Remove bottom portion of plastic air box, save rubber gasket between plastic box and throttle body. You will be reusing this rubber gasket.
EagleCat EC-VAIR Air Intake System Install Instructions
(Note fuel injected bikes) aftermarket air cleaners are designed to be used with a fuel controller unit such as TFI / PC or factory mapping upgrades to prevent possible damage to the engine. Aftermarket air cleaners are also designed to be used with aftermarket exhaust systems or slip on mufflers for performance gain).
Installation of new air cleaner system.
NOTE SECOND GENERATION CAT BOX HAS REVERSE THE MAPPING AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR LOCATIONS
1. Remove top plate and filter of new air cleaner system.
2. Cut stock crank case hose, remove approximately a 5 inch section (you might want to mock up new crank case hose extension to get correct length needed).
3. Attach crank case hose extension to the hose you just cut using barbed nipple provided. Route hose extension to connect to barbed nipple mounted on underside of new air cleaner mounting plate.
4. Relocate map sensor to underside of new air cleaner bottom mounting plate using screw provided to secure it in place.
5. Reinstall stock rubber gasket between throttle body and new air cleaner bottom mounting plate.
6. Attach new bottom mounting plate with (4) 6 mm taper head screws provided, tighten (4) screws to 30 in-lb torque.
7. Install new air filter and top plate, (Note when installing top plate carefully tighten (2) mounting screws evenly.
8. install air temperature sensor into top plate notched hole, insert and turn.
9. Twist throttle grip a few times while checking throttle return pulley clearance.
10. De-pin stock gray female connector that was originally connected to map sensor. (Be careful you will be reusing these items)
11. Insert same (3) pins into the A B C port positions located on new female connector attached to new map sensor extension harness provided.
12. Route new map sensor extension harness in convenient manner to reach map sensor located on underside of new bottom mounting plate.
13. Insert extension harness pins into A B C port positions on stock gray female connector from line (10) above, connect female connector to map sensor located on underside of new bottom mounting plate.
14. Install gas tank vent line, electrical harness and main fuel line.
15. Install gas tank bolts and rubber bolt covers.
16. Reinstall seat and side covers.
17. Turn ignition on check for fuel leaks before starting engine.
18. No fuel leaks start engine.
Enjoy your new throttle response and power. Performance Matters
Contributing author to Cycle Solutions
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Technical research performed on Kingpin Cruisers
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