Do you do your bike maintenance

[Trudes]

Remember like sex - prefer the soft sensual touch - nice and easy with the screwing and stripping and will reward you with loyal responses.

Must remember that, don't screw so hard if you want loyal responses.

[Bonez]

Remember this is like sex - the bikes prefer the soft sensual touch - nice and easy with the screwing and no stripping of the aluminium and they will reward you with loyal responses.

Hmmm some prefer just a romp in the paddock, get down and dirty as it where. Other a poke and a prod. Dover's are all bent.

[madmal64]

Oil changes, filters, plugs chain etc.. all no problem. Have replaced the seals in the clutch slave cylinder.
Im not to keen on engine rebuilding, doing valves etc leave work to the pros.
It more of a time and energy thing for me. I would like to do more but my workshop and tools would require a bit of an upgrade.

[knight rider]

while we're on the subject can anyone show me how to change my oil? I'll pay the person $30 I'll buy the oil & filter of course. I Need to learn how to do it & am sick of having to get bikes shops to do it

I'm in Elsdon Porirua

pm me if interested

Thanks

[jade]

I do most of my own work, including bodywork.
Owning a 2 stroke you tend to need a good set of tools and need to teach yourself maintenence
When I got my first nsr I knew absolutely nothing about mechanics, asked questions to people at work, read books and tinkered with my bike at home, got to know my bike, Have opened cylinders and done piston rings and gaskets before but with my aprilia's I would prefer to pay someone to do it so It is under warranty, I would strip the bike first to save money though, - I want to learn how to do it all though - i will.

[mart1]

I do all my own work on my dirt bikes, but draw the line at poking around inside the r1. just the basics. oil, filter, chains, sprokets etc. I buy a workshop manual for all my bikes, saves mistakes and time.

[madmal64]

while we're on the subject can anyone show me how to change my oil? I'll pay the person $30 I'll buy the oil & filter of course. I Need to learn how to do it & am sick of having to get bikes shops to do it

I'm in Elsdon Porirua

pm me if interested

Thanks

No sweat Im just up the road from you. Happy to.

[SuperDave]

I'll do most of the simple stuff myself - plugs, oil, oil filter, brake pads and general adjustments. But I'll leave all the internal engine work and tyre changes to the shops. I've never done sprockets and chain cause I've always had them done whilst the tyres have been fitted just for the convenience of it all.

Just bought myself a decent set of tools so I want to start doing more of the work myself...or at least give it a go and then when I fuck up take it to a professional to remedy

[Ghost Lemur]

Did my first air filter change (including tracking down a part no. for it). Extremely satisfying.

Next up is gear box oil change.

[Brett]

I used to do all the work on my ZXR, but am too busy with work now to do work on the gsxr myself. I happily pay a shop to do it and remove a little bit of pressure from my life. Although, sometimes working on a bike is a very therapeutic activity.

[Pixie]

I don't trust grease monkeys to touch my vehicles.
They can't even be relied on to check that the countershaft nut is tight at the first service

[madmal64]

I happily pay a shop to do it and remove a little bit of pressure from my life. Although, sometimes working on a bike is a very therapeutic activity.

Totally agree. Life is busy for me also, but there is something about a couple of hours in the garage tinkering with my bike that is good for the soul