what maintenance

[scott_f4i]

last night me and junior were talking about maintenance on our bikes and how alot of ppl tend to over look it . so i was wondering what everybody does maintenance wise on the bikes and when ?
i anualy change all my fluids , fork seals , cables , chain air filter and plugs . once a month or so change the oil . and every week check the motor mount / cage bolts , sub frame bolts etc etc .
im interested to see what you guys do and when .

scott

[TRICKY]

....wow, you check your bike very often but that´s better than less. The things you listed is pretty much everything you need to do (and what I do), you can also check your electric connections from time to time and the valve play(?) once a year but that´s it.
....oh and when needed take you steering damper off to check your steering bearing. :twocents:

[fatboystuntz]

im interested to see what you guys do and when .

scott
i do nothing...lol...only change my oil when i crack a case cover...never once lubed a chain...add anti-freeze as needed
sumhow my bike runs and last pretty good despite my lack of maintence

[black03636]

i do nothing...lol...only change my oil when i crack a case cover...never once lubed a chain...add anti-freeze as needed
sumhow my bike runs and last pretty good despite my lack of maintence


i have the same bike and i do the same thing...the only reason i changed my oil was cuz i threw a rod...and i add coolant as needed also...KaWaSaKi 4 life!!!!!!! :woot

[RYNO@TeamLojic]

huh......i dont understand!lol

[nags]

last night me and junior were talking about maintenance on our bikes and how alot of ppl tend to over look it . so i was wondering what everybody does maintenance wise on the bikes and when ?
i anualy change all my fluids , fork seals , cables , chain air filter and plugs . once a month or so change the oil . and every week check the motor mount / cage bolts , sub frame bolts etc etc .
im interested to see what you guys do and when .

scott

I do pretty much all the same on a weekly basis. I also bleed the brakes about every 2 weeks.

[reeff]

oil and lube the chain.I keep an eye on the cluch cable and pads other then that :shrugg

[THEHIZZLE]

I put gas in it.

[bs-stunting]

I do pretty much all the same on a weekly basis. I also bleed the brakes about every 2 weeks.
jesus.... bleed the brakes every 2 weeks... your a mad man

[nags]

jesus.... bleed the brakes every 2 weeks... your a mad man

I'm pretty anal about my brakes. Not a full bleed.. But a few good pumps to ensure I got no air brewing.

I also lube the clutch cable every 2 weeks or so...

[morrow]

i change the oil when needed,lube my chain every other ride,lube cables and throttle with wd 40 once a month,change brake fluid once it turns a little brown,look over my bike each time i ride mainly subframe for cracks ,and to make sure bolts arent loose. i check the air filter every 6 months to make sure its clean,and everytime i take a tire off i grease the axles

[aw0n0]

I'm pretty anal about my brakes. Not a full bleed.. But a few good pumps to ensure I got no air brewing.

I also lube the clutch cable every 2 weeks or so...

with chain lube?

[Danger_Dave]

i've used wd40 for many things in the past, but on bikes it just doesnt always seem to do the job. i once used it to lube my chain, and that just ended up making it wear faster, if you use it on cables it will dissapate or dry up, and it wears out bearings in wheels and steering stems pretty good, i prefer a silicone spray lubricant for those types of things, other than that about once a week i check over all my bolts and make sure everythings in good shape and change the oil, ya know, the usual stuff

[MikeM]

Same as Gary.
Change my oil when i crack a cover, add some coolant after i damage my radiator. Never lube anything. If my subframe starts squeaking, i tighten it.

Oh, actually, i got a good one that qualifies. When I hear about a parts bike for sale locally with very low miles, I buy it and swap the motor into mine. So my bike has 25k on it, but the motor has under 3.

[nags]

with chain lube?

Hell no, never again. ONLY WD40. Fuck anything else.

[r6_kidd]

+1 on the silicone spray lubricant. switched out my clutch cable cause it was cracking by the lever. I check that more often now. don't want that bitch going especially doing coasters. I also spot some bolts with paint to check if they're coming loose. and before I ride I check the rearsets and clipons also. silly shit like that gives me piece of mind. I've had clipons snap on me and it wasn't pretty. I don't lube the chain as much as I should though.

[Danger_Dave]

i was thinking of this idea, ya know when you're working on shit and you're like hmm, is that a 10 or a 12?, so you get some automotive touch up paint and color code your bolts. you paint blue, red, yellow, whatever ya want on the head of the bolt

[00GIXXER750]

+1 on the silicone spray lubricant. switched out my clutch cable cause it was cracking by the lever. I check that more often now. don't want that bitch going especially doing coasters. I also spot some bolts with paint to check if they're coming loose. and before I ride I check the rearsets and clipons also. silly shit like that gives me piece of mind. I've had clipons snap on me and it wasn't pretty. I don't lube the chain as much as I should though.


yo jr the clutch lever and perch we have has that split in the adjuster bolt, if that split isnt facing up or forward it will fray the cable, i dont know if you read about that or not yet but it makes sense

[little arnold]

I put gas in it.




me too ride it like you stole it :twocents: :woot

[r6_kidd]

yo jr the clutch lever and perch we have has that split in the adjuster bolt, if that split isnt facing up or forward it will fray the cable, i dont know if you read about that or not yet but it makes sense

yeah I read bout that. I make sure it's facing away from me now. hey, I went to hellpark last saturday to test out my new beast. running smooth. almost got it the way I want.......holla! see ya soon

[TRICKY]

lube cables and throttle with wd 40 once a month


I heard lubing the cables with oil or grease will destroy the teflon innerliner, .......since you do it monthly it should work .....but please tell if I´m wrong.

[Danger_Dave]

Hell no, never again. ONLY WD40. Fuck anything else.

i used to think wd40 was the greatest thing ever, but even though the can says it lubricates, its not truly a lubricant. and it seems to chew through an aluminum sprocket like a dog on a fresh set of timbs.