Category Archives: CSC Motorcycles

Brake Maintenance

Posted on March 3, 2015

Our brake maintenance tutorial covers the following topics: Adjusting the brake pedal free play. Inspecting and replacing the brake pads. Replacing the brake fluid. Bleeding the brakes. Inspecting and replacing the brake disks. The RX3 has hydraulic disk brakes on … Continue reading →

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Clement Salvadori speaks…

Posted on March 1, 2015

Blue is my color, boys and girls.   I made that decision today.   Blue photographs well, and Clement Salvadori helped me decide.   Let me explain how this came about. Clement Salvadori is one of the world’s great motojournalists.   I’ve been reading … Continue reading →

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Clutch Maintenance

Posted on February 28, 2015

This maintenance tutorial addresses four areas: Clutch cable lubrication. Clutch cable replacement. Clutch adjustment. Clutch replacement. I’ve been riding for more than 50 years.  I’ve only ever needed to replace a motorcycle clutch once, and I’ve never needed to replace a … Continue reading →

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A bike that pays for itself…

Posted on February 27, 2015

We’ve posted six maintenance tutorials so far here on the blog, and a couple of folks have properly pointed out that it can be difficult to find a specific tutorial hunting around on the blog.   To make things a bit … Continue reading →

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Chain and Sprocket Maintenance

Posted on February 27, 2015

Easy things first, and that’s lubricating the chain.   Our advice is that you lubricate your chain approximately every 500 miles, or at the end of a long day of riding.   You should lube the chain more often if you ride … Continue reading →

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Cooling System Maintenance

Posted on February 27, 2015

This tutorial addresses the cooling system on your RX3 motorcycle.    The RX3 is water cooled (actually, it’s an ethylene glycol and water mix), and you can see your bike’s operating temperature on the right side of the instrument cluster. Anything … Continue reading →

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The Port of Long Beach

Posted on February 26, 2015

Our good buddy Juddy, who’s on the list for a new RX3, flew over Long Beach today and grabbed this photo for us… The folks at the docks are working the backlog.   The Germany is still a ways out, so … Continue reading →

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Fixing flats…

Posted on February 26, 2015

Flat tires.   It’s something we probably all worry about, and it’s something we all have experienced.   The good news is that it doesn’t happen very often.  The bad news is that when it happens, it’s usually out in the middle … Continue reading →

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Hard core Peruvian RX3 adventure riding!

Posted on February 25, 2015

Hey, this is interesting! I found a Facebook page that is a Peruvian RX3 owners group. Ever wonder what it might be like to ride the RX3 in Peru?   In the snow?   Way, way up in the mountains?  Well, wonder … Continue reading →

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RX3 Chain Adjustment

Posted on February 25, 2015

Our maintenance topic du jour is chain adjustment, which is a bit of a misnomer because adjusting the chain on a motorcycle is actually two jobs:   Adjusting chain tension and aligning the rear wheel.   The challenge here is to both … Continue reading →

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