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Don’t Let Thieves Steal Away with Your Recreational ‘Toys’ “Engineering something specifically for bikes and ATVs took some time,” Cooper recalls. “You have to take factors such as vibrations, different starter configurations and different current loads into account.” After one customer power-washed a motorcycle, flooding the system, USSC redesigned the device to waterproof the control module. Watercraft required still more modifications, including marine compliant cabling for all data lines and a special coating treatment for the patented solenoid module to protect the critical components from salt water. “There are environmental issues to consider with vehicles such as boats and bikes,” Cooper says. “The components are more exposed. It’s not like a car where the engine is safely protected under the hood.” Click here for full article. Tips for Surviving Road Construction Delays this Summer The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration offers the following tips for work zone safety. Click here for full article. Tip to going off-road: Some other tools I have found useful are a good hand "come-a-long" and a long tow chain or tow strap. A set of tire chains are good to have along too. Yes, you have four-wheel drive and it goes almost anywhere, but if you are out in winter and get caught in an ice storm, tire chains may be the only way you can get back to civilization. Click here for full article. |