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Motorcyclist Magazine
Are Frame Sliders Good Or Bad?
Nobody wants anything bad to happen to their motorcycle at any speed, but sometimes it can fall over when you're simply manoeuvring it, which is why lots of us consider bolting frame sliders to our bikes.
Frame sliders, fairing protectors—whatever you call them, they’re designed to help protect expensive and vulnerable parts when your motorcycle tilts off its tyres. Ari explains the pros and cons.
Edd China
Fix ABS with Remanufacturing
Modern cars are full of electronics. When they go wrong your best port of call is your OBD-II diagnostic socket with a fault code reader and an Autofix to hand.
In this case, Edd is working on a friend’s Ford Fiesta, and the ABS module is faulty. If you take your car to a dealer they're going to want to charge you big bucks for a new one (in this case, $2800).
Luckily there are companies out there that remanufacture car parts (remember Euan’s recent repair on his Yeti’s instrument cluster?). Repairing this ABS module will save the Fiesta owner around $2500.
Edd takes us through the removal and installation process, and there's some footage of the module being worked on at the factory, sadly without any commentary, but you get a rough idea of what’s going on.
Twin-Cam
The Ultimate Guide to Tuning the SU Carburettor and Austin A-Series Engine
Incredibly, the A-Series engine was installed in a variety of models for almost 50 years, until 2000, which means there are still a fair few examples in use today. Many of them undoubtedly also need a good tune-up, which is where this video comes in.
As Ed Westby says: "Carburettor-fed classic cars need not stumble and feel flat. With the help of AC Dodd, we're learning how an SU carburettor is properly tuned, complete with support from a recurved distributor and the correct ignition components."