Christchurch maintenance evening(s)

**Spuds1234** · 19th May 2008, 18:47

Originally Posted by JMemonic

You available this week for this ? It might be a little short on notice for you if you don't have the pads I know.

I'll pop into Budget and see what they can come up with tomorrow. Might have to make it another week though Im afraid.

You could always replace my clutch plates if you want. I have them sitting in a box here ready to go.

**JMemonic** · 19th May 2008, 19:37

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Even with the addition of notes you couldn't teach that to a group of people properly in a couple of hours

Not to the extent of having ALL the group competent enough to manage doing those jobs unaided and to a safe level.

With only 4 people on the first night covering the topics was easy, certainly not to a professional level but enough to give starting points and the knowledge to ask the important questions when and if needed. Especially when of the 4, 2 where familiar with the tasks

, so really we were only teaching 2.

But I do appreciate where you are coming from had we had a larger group well we might have been able to cover just chain tension and not a lot else.

I realise after a re look we did not cover off number 7) Basic service: oil(checking, changing), oil filter(changing), air filter(checking, cleaning etc)
but we will see if we cant get to that this week or per haps next.

**JMemonic** · 19th May 2008, 19:39

Originally Posted by Spuds1234

I'll pop into Budget and see what they can come up with tomorrow. Might have to make it another week though Im afraid.

You could always replace my clutch plates if you want. I have them sitting in a box here ready to go.

Bring them along, and we can see if we have time or want to add that one other night as a whole night, if we do a session just on that way we can include measurement etc.

**stevewederell** · 19th May 2008, 20:42

Are there going to be more of these? Looks like a may have missed a few.

I'd be totally keen as I'm pretty green about this stuff only have doing basic things myself.

**JMemonic** · 19th May 2008, 21:04

Originally Posted by stevewederell

Are there going to be more of these? Looks like a may have missed a few.

I'd be totally keen as I'm pretty green about this stuff only have doing basic things myself.

Yes over the winter, until we resume the Wednesday night rides we will endeavour to hold more of these dependant on interest.

Come along and be ready to ask questions.

BTW welcome

**Spuds1234** · 20th May 2008, 18:52

I'll pick up the pads from Budget tomorrow after work. So should be all good.

**Deviant Esq** · 20th May 2008, 19:32

Originally Posted by JMemonic

also if someone wants to do an oil an filter change we will add that in (please supply your own oil and filter)

Mine's in need of a change, so I'll volunteer it. Only thing is that it may or may not be ideal as an example bike as it's fully faired. Advantage: people with faired bikes get to see how they go on and off, and where things are located behind the fairings. Disadvantage: takes longer, more farting around. But I'm happy to supply my own oil and filter and leave it to the teachers to show how it's done step by step

**phoenixgtr** · 20th May 2008, 20:15

Originally Posted by Deviant Esq

Mine's in need of a change, so I'll volunteer it. Only thing is that it may or may not be ideal as an example bike as it's fully faired. Advantage: people with faired bikes get to see how they go on and off, and where things are located behind the fairings. Disadvantage: takes longer, more farting around. But I'm happy to supply my own oil and filter and leave it to the teachers to show how it's done step by step

It's a piece of piss. You don't need to take the fairings off. The filter's easy to get at, the sump bung's easy to get at. It would take 5 minutes!!

**stevewederell** · 20th May 2008, 20:20

So tomorrow night? Where, when? Hope somebody can answer lots of dumb questions about 600 Hornets

Cheers
Steve

**Deviant Esq** · 20th May 2008, 20:25

Originally Posted by phoenixgtr

It's a piece of piss. You don't need to take the fairings off. The filter's easy to get at, the sump bung's easy to get at. It would take 5 minutes!!

Oh that's good then - was wondering that but hadn't gotten around to looking yet. Sounds like it'd be good as an example bike! What oil do you put in yours? If I've gotta go buy oil I'd rather use good stuff.

**karla** · 20th May 2008, 20:48

Originally Posted by stevewederell

So tomorrow night? Where, when? Hope somebody can answer lots of dumb questions about 600 Hornets

Cheers
Steve

click here for a Map :
332 Gloucester Street

I have a s****Y cold, don't want to inflict this on anyone and can hardly breathe at the moment (yuck!). Eating lots of garlic to combat it

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So will give tomorrow a miss, but looking forward to the rest of them. Good luck with the chain replacing, will be a good one, bummer to miss out!

**phoenixgtr** · 20th May 2008, 20:50

I'm cheap so I didn't buy fully synthetic stuff (its about $100), but I put semi synthetic 10W40 in it. I got it from SuperCheap. Make sure you get the Motorcycle specific stuff (it says on the bottle). I think what I got was about $50 for 4 litres.

**Deviant Esq** · 20th May 2008, 21:11

Originally Posted by phoenixgtr

I'm cheap so I didn't buy fully synthetic stuff (its about $100), but I put semi synthetic 10W40 in it. I got it from SuperCheap. Make sure you get the Motorcycle specific stuff (it says on the bottle). I think what I got was about $50 for 4 litres.

Cool, I'll have a look in there after work tomorrow. Or maybe at lunchtime might be a better bet, so I don't have to battle traffic at the end of the day... either way I'll try to make sure I've got new oil and a filter for tomorrow night. Will it be at the same place as it was a couple of weeks ago, where we had the first one? Ta.