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  • 02-06-2012 8:12am
    #1
    GaryKanner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    I am seeking for a new ideas from active members of this forum. Since that I am a newbie, I want to engage and participate with you guys. I am interested on motorcycles but I don't have any idea where to start from like collecting gears or what gears do I need to have in order to maintain my motorcycle. :cool:


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  • #2
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    A decent spanner set, ratchet set, a decent screwdriver set and a can of WD40 to start off. You will maybe need some security drives for new bikes. The cleverest thing you could get at this stage is a complete wash and wax set. You learn as much about your bike while on your hands and knees scrubbing and fiddling as you do from riding it, IMO.

    The thing about all bikes compared to cars is that they are highly strung and need a pretty regular routine of minor tweaking to keep happy and loved. If you have never done this kind of thing before what you immediately need to think about is making sure your chain is lubed and adjusted correctly. Familiarise yourself with your local garage air pump. Find out the pressures you need. If you want to service your own bike, the very same hand tools will probably cover you. Find out the service intervals and the various odds and ends you need for each service.

    Find a biker mate and invite him around for a beer. You will find that bikers will always help out bikers.


  • #3
    gone_fishing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭gone_fishing


    cantdecide wrote: »
    A decent spanner set, ratchet set, a decent screwdriver set and a can of WD40 to start off. You will maybe need some security drives for new bikes. The cleverest thing you could get at this stage is a complete wash and wax set. You learn as much about your bike while on your hands and knees scrubbing and fiddling as you do from riding it, IMO.

    The thing about all bikes compared to cars is that they are highly strung and need a pretty regular routine of minor tweaking to keep happy and loved. If you have never done this kind of thing before what you immediately need to think about is making sure your chain is lubed and adjusted correctly. Familiarise yourself with your local garage air pump. Find out the pressures you need. If you want to service your own bike, the very same hand tools will probably cover you. Find out the service intervals and the various odds and ends you need for each service.

    Find a biker mate and invite him around for a beer. You will find that bikers will always help out bikers.

    So very true theres nothing a biker mate will want to do more on a friday evening than drink beer and work on bikes, and its the best way to learn the ins and outs of your bike. Also a haynes manual is a great addition to any tool box


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