Maintenance courses in Wellington?

[netsky]

Hi all.

I'm a fairly new/young rider (aged 19) and have owned my first bike for just 6 months. Like many people, I don't have heaps of spare cash to pay for bike repairs and maintenance - but I would love to be able to do it myself.

Does anyone have advice on where to begin, or know if any one offers cheap/free maintenance courses?

I'm from Wellington if this helps.

Any advice greatly appreciated

Cheers

[FJRider]

Buy a Workshop manual for your bike. Get a good one ... it explains everything on how to do it .. whatever "IT" is.

[Berries]

I'm from Wellington if this helps.
Mitre 10 sell pink tool boxes.

[Road kill]

Do a small engine maintenance course "lawn mowers or out boards" at your local high school to get used to the idea of working on engines and also how to handle basic tools correctly.

Then as already stated "buy a work shop manual for your model.

One thing about manuals,,read the whole section on what you want to work with several times before you touch the thing,,,it's funny what they can leave out until just after you've undone something you shouldn't of.

An old an well known example "release clip holding part A,,so you do that an then you read the next line,,,Only after you have secured parts B and C,,,,,,oh shit:facepalm:.

[FJRider]

There are some bike manuals available on this site that are downloadable. Do a search of the forums.

[GDOBSSOR]

Google Andrew and Lynne Templeton.

[Disco Dan]

An awesome KB member used to run just such a course. For free.

But then other KB members decided to bad mouth him online and he stopped. But that was "old KB" ...oh look a wheelie thread.

[Crasherfromwayback]

An old an well known example "release clip holding part A,,so you do that an then you read the next line,,,Only after you have secured parts B and C,,,,,,oh shit:facepalm:.

THat's why you read through the whole section before starting the job!

[Flip]

There will be some kind sole who will help you out.

This is a good page
http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm
and its free.

[GrayWolf]

Hi all.

I'm a fairly new/young rider (aged 19) and have owned my first bike for just 6 months. Like many people, I don't have heaps of spare cash to pay for bike repairs and maintenance - but I would love to be able to do it myself.

Does anyone have advice on where to begin, or know if any one offers cheap/free maintenance courses?

I'm from Wellington if this helps.

Any advice greatly appreciated

Cheers

I'd really start with the basics, Chain adjustment (if the bike isnt belt/shaft drive). Oil filter changes, brake pad changes, DONE PROPERLY, not just push the piston back in. Read workshop, service manuals.. If you are unsure? Dont do it... If the Aquilla is FI (injected) there isnt a whole heap you can do at home for tuning... If you feel confident, you can adjust the tappets... but make sure you really understad\nd the instructions, get it wrong? You cold be looking at bent valves, stuck open valves etc.

[Road kill]

THat's why you read through the whole section before starting the job!

An this is the reason you should read the whole post before answering aye:yes:

[Crasherfromwayback]

An this is the reason you should read the whole post before answering aye:yes:

For sure. But as a qualified mechanic I don't really need KB to wipe my arse for me.

[Road kill]

For sure. But as a qualified mechanic I don't really need KB to wipe my arse for me.

Just to teach you how to read huh.

Ya' fucked up,,get over it.:laugh:

[caspernz]

Mitre 10 sell pink tool boxes.

Not anymore, I had to settle for a purple one :facepalm:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Just to teach you how to read huh.

Ya' fucked up,,get over it.:laugh:

Oh my GOD! I'm never gonna be able to get over this huge fuck up! Lend me some rope!?

[oneofsix]

Oh my GOD! I'm never gonna be able to get over this huge fuck up! Lend me some rope!?

A good mechanic should be able to make do with a chain or old drive belt laying around the workshop :laugh:

[Crasherfromwayback]

A good mechanic should be able to make do with a chain or old drive belt laying around the workshop :laugh:

lol. Good call! And don't worry. The irony of me saying read things properly when I obviously haven't myself was not lost!

[Road kill]

Oh my GOD! I'm never gonna be able to get over this huge fuck up! Lend me some rope!?

When people use these things:yes::laugh:it tends to be TIC dude.

Ommm,Ommm,Ommmm:blink:

[Crasherfromwayback]

When people use these things:yes::laugh:it tends to be TIC dude.

Ommm,Ommm,Ommmm:blink:

Yeah I was wandering WTF you were talking about until I actually went back and read your post 'properly'!

[G4L4XY]

Youtube helps, give a visual perspective for you so you have a good idea at what you're doing. Also as mentioned the manual. The manual for my bike is well written and illustrated to good effect.