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About UsI have been riding motorcycles for the past 12 years. When I first started riding, I would just start my motorcycle and off I would go. I would check to see if I need gas and that was about it. Never really checking anything but maybe oil two times a year. I used to think the motorcycle took care of itself. Boy was I wrong, I have had parts fall off my bike while riding, which was very dangerous for me as well as other riders. I never checked any bolts, aren't they suppose to stay tight on their own. I even rode almost all summer and never checking my tire pressure, even went on an 800 mile trip. How unsafe was I and the motorcycle riders I was riding with. I belong to a motorcycle club in which a member decided for her first ride of the year she would ride on a major interstate to another state by herself. She never checked out her motorcycle or had it serviced by a mechanic. What she found out, this was very wrong. Late at night, in the dark, her bike started to break down. It was loose battery cables, but it cost her some major money. She had no knowledge of this problem. She was stranded, alone, and on the side of a highway 3 hours from home SCARED. If she had done some simple maintenance she would not have been left there alone. Well after years of riding like this I learned how unsafe it was and needed to do some simple, easy maintenance techniques. It has saved me $200.00-$500.00 a summer, time along the road waiting to be towed and taught me some knowledge about my bike that I did not know. I want to share my findings, techniques and knowledge of this simple practice, so we are all safe and happy riding out there. I was not mechanically inclined and did not know where to start, but with little guidance, I learned easily. I learned when and how to check my motor oil, if my battery cables are tight, the importance of correct tires pressure. I just read and discussed with fellow riders and experienced the knowledge and importance of these procedures |
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