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What a bloody good forum this is!

Don't tell everyone or we'll be swamped with new members  :wwww:

Am i starting to see a pattern forming here?

another good article.
Do i do em?
yes when you have a twenty two year old bike maintainance becomes a key issue.
generally i'll do a check each weekend but i'm also always on the lookout/listen/feel for odditys if you know what i mean.

im about to start checking mine more often!
i cant afford to replace everything as it falls off

everyone should, ive never really checked in the past because i ride daily and i just asume its always as good as it was yesterday. not always the case!
NEVER assume

interesting , however a bit hard to do on the real world.


I try to check the tyres, oil, chain every 2 weeks, but really i do when i feel there is something wrong.

You get used to the feel of the bike and if something goes, you notice.

The lights and brake light almost daily, i can see the reflection on the door when i park, heheh

The other points i have a good look when i clean and lube the bike, at least once a month. I like the bike clean.



Anyway i guess it depends on how much your ride , bike age and how you take care of your bike.............

Agreed TC.

I do most of the checks as I'm wheeling it out of the garage (brakes and steering) and warming it up (tyres and fluids) each morning. It adds no time to my journey at all.

Great site. Lots of good information. Like any new person to motorbikes, I have to start thinking about maintance and checks, once I find where the spark plugs are.

you mean they have spark plugs? but thats dangerous!! surely with all that petrol about and such like could cause explosions