I had a chance to have a good look at the site to day and I am very happy to be a part of this group Although I have had dirt bikes in the past I never did much in the way of maintenance to them. Now I have a new road bike I want to take better car of it. What should you be checking and maintaining regularly and how offten should you be doing it? I saw in one of the posts about the chain being loose and he had to clean the muck off to be able to find the fault. But I though you should clean and lube the chain offten. Also I see someone recommend oil changes more offten than the logbook said. I am more than happy to get dirty but would like to know what I need to do first. All advice welcome Thanks Phil
Hey Phil You bring up some good points. My own personnel opinion is this, the less money I have to spend the better. So I tend to check certain parts of my bike on a regular basis to ascertain that all is well. Here are a few examples. 1 I check my chain weekly, if it isn't in need of a clean I catch the following week 2 Disc's I clean about every 2 weeks depending also on how often I've used the bike. 3 Tyre pressures I check very often, it only takes a minute and it's easy to do. Most manufacturers provide list of things to check and time frames for services. If you follow these guidelines your bike will give you many years of good service. By checking these parts you will in the long run save yourself alot of bucks and hopefully enjoy trouble free motoring, enjoy the ride Cheers Phil
Thanks Phil I remember at the ride it right course they made a point of how important tyre pressure is to the handling of the bike. I didn't think about the disks being kept clean so that's something else I will put on my weekly check list. Is there an easy way to lube the chain when your bike doesn't have a center stand. I have been looking at some jacks etc but I have run out of room until I get my shed\doghouse built so an easy and compact method would be good. Thanks Phil
Hey Phil Good to hear from you and glad we could assist a little, that's what its all about. As for an easy way to lubricate the chain, well I haven't come across one yet, perhaps other members on the Forum will have an easy answer. The rear jacks are excellent and very easy to use. I got one some years back and it has come in handy so many times. In the absence of a jack I have grabbed the rear wheel and pulled it around, not easy but can be done. If you have a friend who can assist, pull the bike over until the rear wheel is off the deck, again not the easiest but it does work. Center stands make life easy. Hope this helps a little. Cheers Phil
