Bike Maintenance

[marty]

For the first few years of owning my bike I was pretty slack with following the scheduled maintenance. I'd change the oil and clean the air filter (on occasion) but that was about it. I thought the manufacturers were over zealous with the schedule so they could sell more stuff. I'd rationalize the situation too. I'd say to myself "I didn't ride that hard" or "it wasn't very dusty out" so I can wait a little longer. I'm not too proud of the thought process, but that was how it worked out for me.

I started to realize how important the maintenance was after talking with my experienced riding friends. I took the bike to the shop to be serviced. After a receiving a $500 bill and having my bike in the shop for a week, I was motivated to do the work myself.

I hate reading directions and prefer learning by watching someone that knows what they're doing. There weren’t any video’s available on DIY maintenance so I decided to talk to my mechanic about making some bike specific DVD’s. He agreed and Motopower Video Productions, LLC was created.

There are currently 15 DVD’s that cover over 2500 Yr/Make/Model bikes. Most of the DVD’s are specific to a particular model and a few are generic like the carburetor tune-up DVD and Basic Maintenance DVD. The DVD’s cover Fork Maintenance, Shock Maintenance, Valve Adjusts, Top Ends, and more.

The mechanic doesn't assume that you know anything about wrenching. He starts by removing the first bolt and ends with replacing it. Most DVD’s contain a description of how the unit operates too. So if you prefer watching a DVD and using your service manual as reference, you may want to look us up at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Marty

[Florida 393]

Adding this to the General Knowledge Forum!

Bill