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Offline bedouin

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Motorcycle Maintenance
« on: June 29, 2012, 10:51:08 AM »
Where can you get practical, get you hands dirty motorcycle maintenance training in the West Mids ideally.

I am not new to bikes but new to classics and much to my shame I know very little about how to maintain a classic bike.

Any advice would be great.

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Re: Motorcycle Maintenance
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2012, 05:19:29 PM »
In some areas local councils run motorcycle maintainance courses.

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Re: Motorcycle Maintenance
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2012, 10:10:45 PM »
If you're not "new to bikes" then past experience will stand you in good stead as nothing much is really new. There are good manuals available for most post-war bikes, although pre-war and earlier the makers expected you to know and understand most aspects. Can't believe that many/any councils would run maintenance courses for anything classic in this cash-strapped age, so treat yourself to a good manual and join the on-line OC.

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Re: Motorcycle Maintenance
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2012, 11:49:10 PM »
Best thing for you Bedou is to find a mate locally... 2 heads are better than 1 even if they are only sheeps heads!
If iver tha does owt for nowt alus duit for thissen

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Re: Motorcycle Maintenance
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2012, 12:18:03 AM »
The Owners Manual for most bikes (postwar) would have shown a basic maintenance chart - usually about 40 points that either need the oil changing, a drop of oil, regular geasing or some other form of lube or adjustment. Along with a list of how often these need doing - eg engine oil every 1000 miles, gearbox oil 2000, wheel bearings every 10,000 miles, cables lubed every year, gease lube points monthly, etc etc etc.

Military (WW2) bikes had quite good charts, aimed at covering EVERYTHING that needed doing - find one of these and follow it, if your bikes doesn't have such, and you can't go far wrong.

By the time you follow these, and note any parts falling off, leaking oil making funny noises or out of adjustment, it will all be old hat....    Hopethishelps.

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Re: Motorcycle Maintenance
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2012, 07:27:49 PM »
Thanks for the help chaps.