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Most modern motorcycles are fuel-injected and equipped with ABS. While those two features are certainly welcome, they can pose some hurdles for home mechanics looking to perform their own maintenance.

Unlike modern cars that use the OBD-II (On-Board Diagnostics II) interface exclusively to connect to a scanner or computer, motorcycles use a multitude of interface systems. OBD-II is the second generation of on-board diagnostics, and in 1996 the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) mandated it in North America, thus standardizing the

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