I know many of you have , had and it will have a speed bike
motorcycle. I think it is passion involved here and many of you are
ridding every day a bike. But what is important beside pleasure is how
to maintain your speed bike motorcycle. In this article or tutorial I
will try to explain the steps you need to do in order to maintain your
motorcycle in a perfect condition no matter what you have Honda , Yamaha
, Kawasaki , Ducati or other. If you will follow the next steps your
bike will be your friend for many years.
a)Never forgot to change the oil and the oil filter. Many bikes manuals say that you should change the oil on 8000 – 10000 KM but if you care about your motorcycle you need to change oil at 5000 KM and also the oil filter. Try to buy a good oil for your bike and not cheap ones. You will see it later how important is the oil for your engine. If you are not using your bike you should change oil at 6 months time.
b) Never forgot to lubricate you chain. Every 500 Km you need to use a special oil spray and lubricate it. If it was raining you should lubricate chain at 300 km. In case you forgot little by little chain will destroy himself. Let me explain why lubrication is so important for chain. First of all chain is made from metal rings and some rubber rings. When you ride the metal rings are flowing on rubber rings. These rubber rings needs to be lubricated in order not to break apart. It is like oil on rubber. It will go smoothly after it was lubricated.
c) If you have alarm system on your motorcycle you should disconnect the + from your battery when you are not using the bike. For example if you have a lot of work to do and you do not have time anymore to ride your bike if you forgot to disconnect the + from your battery the alarm system will eat your battery alive and it will destroy it. Its better for motorcycles not to have an alarm system but in case you want one try to buy a special motorcycle alarm and not just one that could be used on cars too.
d) In winter time never leave your battery connected. Always disconnect the battery and take it to some place warm. The bike should stay in a warm garage also covered with a special material made from plastic. You can buy this material from any bike shop. Never leave your bike I n winter time with a flat wire. It will ruin your tires.
e) Never forgot to change your air filter at 20 000 KM.
f) Change your tires when they are done. Usually they had to be changed at 20 000 km or even sooner if you are riding always in a sport style.
I hope this article was helpful for you and now you know some things about maintaining you sport bike motorcycle. Of course there are many others things that you should consider when having a bike but I think this 6 items are the most important ones. Good luck and I will be back with more articles for all of you.
a)Never forgot to change the oil and the oil filter. Many bikes manuals say that you should change the oil on 8000 – 10000 KM but if you care about your motorcycle you need to change oil at 5000 KM and also the oil filter. Try to buy a good oil for your bike and not cheap ones. You will see it later how important is the oil for your engine. If you are not using your bike you should change oil at 6 months time.
b) Never forgot to lubricate you chain. Every 500 Km you need to use a special oil spray and lubricate it. If it was raining you should lubricate chain at 300 km. In case you forgot little by little chain will destroy himself. Let me explain why lubrication is so important for chain. First of all chain is made from metal rings and some rubber rings. When you ride the metal rings are flowing on rubber rings. These rubber rings needs to be lubricated in order not to break apart. It is like oil on rubber. It will go smoothly after it was lubricated.
c) If you have alarm system on your motorcycle you should disconnect the + from your battery when you are not using the bike. For example if you have a lot of work to do and you do not have time anymore to ride your bike if you forgot to disconnect the + from your battery the alarm system will eat your battery alive and it will destroy it. Its better for motorcycles not to have an alarm system but in case you want one try to buy a special motorcycle alarm and not just one that could be used on cars too.
d) In winter time never leave your battery connected. Always disconnect the battery and take it to some place warm. The bike should stay in a warm garage also covered with a special material made from plastic. You can buy this material from any bike shop. Never leave your bike I n winter time with a flat wire. It will ruin your tires.
e) Never forgot to change your air filter at 20 000 KM.
f) Change your tires when they are done. Usually they had to be changed at 20 000 km or even sooner if you are riding always in a sport style.
I hope this article was helpful for you and now you know some things about maintaining you sport bike motorcycle. Of course there are many others things that you should consider when having a bike but I think this 6 items are the most important ones. Good luck and I will be back with more articles for all of you.