Question:
Have just bought bike and need to know some basics
Answers:
Follow the owners manual for maintenance and go to www.themotorbookstore.com for a service manual for your bike this will give you the specs and recomendations for your bike plus pics to help guide you thru each step.
Other Answers:
This is a great site that will help you, all you need to know: http://www.cyclemaintenance.com/
Source(s):
Good luck!
most important thing to do first is wash it.
Unlike a human body your bike engine can not get rid of contaminants.
If you rush in, pull out a spark plug and a single grain of sand goes in to the cylinder you will do more damage than not doing any thing.
Second most import thing
air pressure in your tyres - get a digital guage, don't trust the guage at the gas station. Check and adjust pressure on cold tyres only and do it every week. Generally 33 psi front 39 rear on most road bikes
3rd thing-
chain tension. a bit tricky for the mechanically inept but most people can get the hang of it sooner or later. Too tight stops your suspension working, causes excessive chain wear and can damage your gearbox. Too lose, it is noisy and can fall off,
4th thing - chain lubrication. I personally use Bel-ray for my road bike. use a wax for dirt
5th thing - oil and filter change
6th thing - tappet clearance
7th thing - when washing look for oil leaks, especially around fork seals and engine
8th thing - learn to adjust your suspension for the load you are carrying
9th thing - chech your brake pads
join a club. There is usually a social motor cycle club, usually friendly, familiy orientated (not like hells angles) and they usually have regular service days where you can go along and learn off other riders for free, that's where i met my wife and we now have three kids. :) how's that for service
Change oil & filter often, keep air filter clean, check tire pressure, don't use cheap gas, keep chain adjusted. That's about it.
Regurly oil and check the chain tension.
Thats the most important thing for a newbie biker to remembler, otherwise everything else is similar to car maintainance
Buy three tools.
A hammer.
A big hammer.
A really big hammer.
That should do really.
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Answers:
Follow the owners manual for maintenance and go to www.themotorbookstore.com for a service manual for your bike this will give you the specs and recomendations for your bike plus pics to help guide you thru each step.
Other Answers:
This is a great site that will help you, all you need to know: http://www.cyclemaintenance.com/
Source(s):
Good luck!
most important thing to do first is wash it.
Unlike a human body your bike engine can not get rid of contaminants.
If you rush in, pull out a spark plug and a single grain of sand goes in to the cylinder you will do more damage than not doing any thing.
Second most import thing
air pressure in your tyres - get a digital guage, don't trust the guage at the gas station. Check and adjust pressure on cold tyres only and do it every week. Generally 33 psi front 39 rear on most road bikes
3rd thing-
chain tension. a bit tricky for the mechanically inept but most people can get the hang of it sooner or later. Too tight stops your suspension working, causes excessive chain wear and can damage your gearbox. Too lose, it is noisy and can fall off,
4th thing - chain lubrication. I personally use Bel-ray for my road bike. use a wax for dirt
5th thing - oil and filter change
6th thing - tappet clearance
7th thing - when washing look for oil leaks, especially around fork seals and engine
8th thing - learn to adjust your suspension for the load you are carrying
9th thing - chech your brake pads
join a club. There is usually a social motor cycle club, usually friendly, familiy orientated (not like hells angles) and they usually have regular service days where you can go along and learn off other riders for free, that's where i met my wife and we now have three kids. :) how's that for service
Change oil & filter often, keep air filter clean, check tire pressure, don't use cheap gas, keep chain adjusted. That's about it.
Regurly oil and check the chain tension.
Thats the most important thing for a newbie biker to remembler, otherwise everything else is similar to car maintainance
Buy three tools.
A hammer.
A big hammer.
A really big hammer.
That should do really.