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- Mechanical Motorcycle Mistakes We All Make | HSLS S3 E9
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Spurgeon, Zack, and Ari debate the merits of working on your bike yourself versus taking it to the pros.
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I needed this before I started but better late then never gana save some brain cells and skin.
Until you mindless sheep return to your normal format, thumbs down and no views. Let me know when you spineless slaves have the courage to be free again.
Zach is also a professional skateboarder named Aaron Kyro. Look him up.
YEAH ARI!!! Give us Ari every episode, tnx.
Agreed, Ari brings the old school perspective and the DIY motorcyclist..
And Lemmy!!! Bet you can't bring him back for a special guest appearance.
Having wrenched on cars for MANY years and now bikes for several, Ari's comment about getting to that point where nothing really phases you too much is so true. My advice to new mechanics is get a manual, watch some youtube and just dig in! Love the HSLS
Having a manual is so critical!
I have a handful of years experience wrenching on vehicles but I have so much respect for people who did it before the age of google
Hope Ari keeps on making videos showing us mechanic tips and tricks no matter if it's repeated
I watched Ari's tire changing video before attempting my first street bike tire change. I have to say Ari is an excellent instructor and his video made the job very easy. Thank you RevZilla!
Hey guys! I'm Pietro, the guy who wrote in, so that's me in the picture right there at the end!
I was hoping that you recieved my story, the coincidence was just too insane not to reach out to you guys.
A small world indeed!
tried to change my sport bike tires after watching aris video with the motion pro irons and it took about 10 times longer than him and it was very difficult, but hey still love him and at least i didn’t set a ducati on fire so that’s a plus
Good flow on this episode. Thanks for keeping the quipping and arguing at a pleasant level.
I still watch all the On Two Wheels episodes! Scramblers in the Rockies is one of my favorite!
My mechanic guru once said-
"If it is built by man, it can be fixed by man."
...but some of these bikes are built by robots :)
@@MauricioRafaelGonzalez but those robots were built by man. The bikes are grandfathered in.
@Johnny Blue it's funny how difficult jobs on some bikes is easier on others.
Love this podcast, I don't know anyone who is keen to talk bike mechanics so listening to you guys is refreshing.
I wished I knew that a 10-200nm torque wrench isn't exactly precise in the lower end spectrum. I sheared of the head of my oil drain plug in one swift motion. A couple days later ari talked about it in the shop manual. I cannot stress enough how good those videos are. Love this podcast ❤️
My biggest blunder?
2017 Duke 390 needed a chain and sprockets change. Wanted to learn so I proceeded to do this WITHOUT a paddock stand. Those of you who don't know , the Duke 390 does NOT come with a center stand.
I was using car jacks to lift the side of the bike, why car jacks? blew up my budget buying a good torque wrench and correct sockets.
As you can imagine, the bike eventually fell over. With the wheel and tyre removed. ((No harm to bike or me)
hahahahahaha
And, so, I was like, well, "let's at least get the wheel on the bike on so I can readjust it's position and try again".
And the bike was left side down, and the wheel spacer kept falling off because it was on the left side. Hahahahahahaahaha
So I put the wheel back on, BACKWARDS, HAHA (really laughing hard)
Got the bike up
Positioned it better, lifted it, got the new chain, took the reversed wheel off, put it the right way, put on the new chain, torqued everything, adjusted my chain.
Moral of the story? Buy proper stuff guys. Don't cheap out on NECESSARY tools, it really does pay for itself.
In the process of it falling, I also bent the foot rest assembly rod, price to replace it? A little over a dollar. Why? My bike is manufactured in my country and is super cheap to maintain IF I do it. One of the reasons of not buying a bigger bike than the 390 Duke in my country.
Bike is running and in healthy condition. Changed the fuel filter last week as well.
As someone who has an affinity for older bikes (i.e. 80's or earlier), I think one thing that could have been mentioned in this episode is that you might have trouble finding a shop that will actually work on your bike if it's not a relatively recent model. That's definitely something to think about before deciding to buy an older ride off Craigslist, especially if you're not comfortable doing most or all of your own maintenance.
And love the show guys! Keep it up!
100% agree - I am not a mechanic ... so my main ride goes to a shop as and when needed and my project bike 1980 Honda XL250s I picked away at over the course of a year and got it to “collector plates” :) now about to start on a 1973 Suzuki 250 GT (fingers crossed)
@@maltejuergensen2118 older bikes are, at least, generally easier to work on than newer ones. i'm not a mechanic either, but you can learn to do a lot of stuff if you take it slow and read before you pick up the wrench. good luck with the old bikes!
Pull instead of push. Lesson learnt. Thanks!
It's a simple one, but oh so important for your knuckles!
So many wise words spoken in this episode. One of Ari's statements really hit home. In regards to how people know when to DIY or take it somewhere, he said it depends on if you're ok with your bike on stands for 2 weeks or you need your bike tomorrow.
(Mine is going on 2 months...)
@@dustyoldhat I'm trying to talk myself out of that path
The disconnection and reconnection of the wires to the battery is my first take away from this thanks you guys :)
Great show guys. Love a good hindsight "oops" story. Good to know Ari is human and makes mistakes like the rest of us. Still a rare breed. Smart, educated, capable, driven, great personality, and modest. Looking forward to more awesome content.
Don't forget handsome 😘
Well done, gentleman. As always, smart, funny and presumably inspiring to the latest generation of motorcyclists. From a few seasons efforts as a young lad at AFM vintage +open twins in the mid 80s, I didn’t know but remember well the legendary Todd Henning.
First (and only...so far) valve adjustment I ever did was on a Honda VFR800 VTEC. Harrowing? Yes. Rewarding? Also, very much yes.
Great episode! I really enjoyed this episode's topic. Especially since its something I battle with myself all of the time! DIY vs saying screw it and taking it to a shop! Oh the mistakes I made before finally taking it to a shop.
Great episode! I'm glad you shared your experience with your Triumph Tiger, I was considering doing the valve check on mine but now I'll just let the shop do it.
Im getting ready to put a lift on my jeep, and I'm going through this whole process, making sure I understand the job, having the correct tools, give myself enough time etc....good advice....remember the the 6 P's.....proper preparation prevents piss poor performance
I agree and also add 3 x the amount of time a shop estimates it will take to do the first time you do it. If it gets done quicker great, if it take a little longer that's okay and you'll be less frustrated. Give yourself time to do it right without self imposed pressure.
I’ve always said prior planning vs proper preparation... ha! At least they both mean the same thing.
Excellent program. Thanks guys.
I remember watching an old MC Garage video of Ari about disconnecting the battery where he said that the bike could catch on fire. I tought "yeah, like that would ever happen". Well turns out is does
Awesome podcast!! Loved this!! Very informative and just having a good time..felt like im just with you guys and drinking a beer while talking about motorcycle.. and these awesome dudes! Just great
Another superb episode! Besides all the excellent advice, I was struggling most with this one: also linked to zen: patience. If you’re in a hurry, don’t do it. Wait till you have time, or calm down and just do what you have time for.
Invaluable, hilarious, frightening, inspiring, educational, comical...love all of it. Great job!
I love hearing all these stories. Great episode!
Just bought a new motorcycle. Planning on doing the maintenance myself minus the valve clearance. Gotta get the shop manual!
What kind of bike did you get? Checking and adjusting valve clearances isn't that hard to do. It's one of the first things I learned when I bought my first bike 2 years ago. I've only had two bikes, a 2017 Moto Guzzi V7iii and a 1975 CB750 and both were fairly easy to check valve clearances on. I'll admit, I did the same thing Ari did with a screw driver in my Moto Guzzi spark plug hole. Luckily it didn't do any damage, but it freaked me out when the screw driver got jammed in cylinder. (The next time I did it I used a chop stick, which worked great.) On my Honda it's a lot easier to find top dead center, you don't have to stick anything into the cylinder.
Keep Zack and Ari on together all the time. Stop making us beg.
I think the biggest cost delta is when you have a heavily faired bike. R&R of the fairings can take an hour or more and that is money you pay a mechanic that adds no value to the job. Doing small things that require Tupperware R&R such as air filters, and such, can save a lot of money without requiring a lot of technical knowledge or fancy tools.
I just love these episodes. They are so relatable in bits, like somethings being discussed have happened to me as well. Please keep these coming through. Thank you for making videos. Love your channel ❤ 💕 ♥ 💖 💗 😘
Smart to know what can be self-done when shopping for a bike.
Zen the art of motorcycle maintenance
Love the advice to become a mentor to your friends. I started over a year ago and my friend would pull in if I was far behind and I felt great cause of that and on the other hand when I was with others who didn’t ride at my comfort level I just stopped going out with them. Plus I love my Solo riding now that independence is incredible man. Hope your friend learnt this valuable lesson. Great advice Zack & Spurg 🏍✊🏻
Great show guys!!
I remember when Ari made the change your tyre episode for motorcyclist. That looked pretty straight forward, so off I went and bought the rim protectors, cable ties and a set of brand new tyres. Like most things getting the the tyres off wasn't too bad, however putting the new ones on was problematic. Problematic in the fact that not only did I scratch both my rims, I somehow tore the side wall and and metal banding in the new tyres. I think that DIY attempt cost me $450.
Now I don't blame Ari for this, even though I followed the steps including using the heat gun. But I will never forgive him for it!
I just bring the wheels to the shop, they usually charge $80 for the pair and dispose of the old tyres for me.
But every time I see someone successfully change a road tyre I must admit, I'm tempted to redeem myself.
Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to more shop manual episodes.
Same here ... so it’s interesting now Ari says changing tyres is one job probably best paying for. That vid of his has nearly 3m views.... I dare say motion pro did very well out of it. ☹️
Enjoyed the content. Thanks.
I have to give Zack my heartfelt thanks for nudging me over the edge back then to buy my 2017 Tuono V4 Factory. After over 20 years of racing and sport bikes it opened a more comfortable but equally satisfying world to me. To Ari, I have to say you’re spot on. Taking it down to do the valve adjustment wasn’t excessively bad but just putting the throttle bodies back on was an ordeal. That’s why I took the opportunity to do the Samco hoses and went to metal t fittings because I never want to have to do that again. It’s doable but certainly not enjoyable. Thank you to Spurg for the great show. Thank you Zach for connecting me with this bike, I’m planning to keep it as long as it’s feasible. Thank you to Ari for all the tech info you provide.
I did the valve adjustment on my 2015 FJ-09. I had a shim kit, gaskets and all the tools. I researched it, but broke the timing chain damper because I didn't fully understand the auto tensioner. It took 3 weeks to get a new damper. There were a couple times I regretted taking on this task, but it all worked out and the bike runs great. I feel so good knowing that I successfully did it myself.
Good to see zack
Always looking forward zacks review
Great Seeing you 2 working together again!
What hasn't Sprug done. High school teacher, auto mechanic, motorcycle on the moon next?
Cleaning a carburetor is relatively easy but super expensive. I had a shop clean my 4 bank carburetor on a Radian which needed ultrasonic cleaner, and new gaskets. In the end it cost me $600. For that price, I could've bought the ultrasonic cleaner for 1/2 that, bought the cleaning agent, and done it myself. Then made a little money on the side just dipping carburetors.
Awesome episode and all of them had great input!
Since I use my motorcycle as primary transportation year round, I prefer and enjoy, doing as much of my own work as possible. Most of the time I could only own my main bike and no backup, so waiting for shops to be able to schedule service and figure out transportation while it's in is for the most part not worth it, not to mention cost of shop fee's. Like Spurg I have a box of new parts for future maintenance. I also buy a shop manual on any bike I get and have no problem purchasing special tools as need since most can be used through the future on other bikes.
That being said, there are certain jobs it's well worth it to take in. I recently purchased a cheap basic second bike partly to have around while I take my FZ6 in for things that I don't want to do or to do things that I know will take time and don't want to be rushed on. On the cheap bike I would do everything on it including tearing the engine down and rebuild it. On my FZ6 it will go to the shop for Tire changes, valve adjustments (shim under bucket) or anything internal. Some things are just worth paying a professional with certain experience and expensive specialty tools!
With my experience now I look at any new bike purchase in a different way. I researched how all types of maintenance is to do on it and that has a big influence on my choice. If it's just a second fun bike it has less influence though. I love Ducati motorcycles, but will probably never own one for this reason alone.
When I was buying my second bike, I would download the owners manual and/or service manual and look at the service intervals. Oil change is usually a pretty standard procedure. But I would specifically look at how the valve clearance is done. I also watched youtube videos on how its done, to determine if I would want to do these tasks or how much it would cost to do.
I ended up picking an nc750x due to ease of valve check and most service items. BMW R Nine T is my other fav, while the engine is easily accessible with the big boxer engine, the actual valve clearance is quite complex.
Nice to hear your opinion on this and some great stories. Cheers
i love seeing the chemistry building between these guys. i was nervous the first couple of episode but i really do love them now. i really really really hope zack and ari find a home here for quite a while
Maybe I'm just imagining it, but I get the impression that Ari only tolerates Spurg.
Same here, like the battery story, Spurg interupts and breaks the flow and after the story is done and you should move on, he comes back "so to paint the picture" and Ari immediately looks bored/annoyed lol
I do regular oil changes, tyre checks, and the basics. I’m on a people 150. So once a year, I have the mechanics run their eye over her, do valve clearances, belt checks, and brakes, basically put her through a roadworthy to make sure I’m safe for the road, As I’m not that good yet, but I’m learning
This is easily my favorite episode.
Great video. A problem I see in my area is a shrinking number of motorcycle shops to even go to. If I want new tires on my concours 14 in a reasonable amount of time I don’t have a choice but to tackle the job. And yes, they are stiff !
Great episode!
Talking about rebuilding the forks. I put the fork seals backwards and had to re do it again. good thing i watched Aris vid on some black forks he was rebuilding and saw the correct way of putting it.👍👍 thanks Ari
Hi from the Netherlands! I absoluut love the show! I own a 1980 Honda MT a bmw R1200GS and a bmw 1100 home build café racer. My general rule for taking a bike to the shop is if I can't measure(tolerance or torq) it myself I bring it to a shop. So 95% is done at a well equipped home shop. Thnx for the show!
Say hello to the guy who needs to have spare clips on hand everytime he has to remove fairings 🙈😁😁
Great podcast. it's nice to know I'm not the only that's done stupid things while learning to work on my bike. Like Ari, I got a screw driver stuck in my Moto Guzzi cylinder the first time I checked the valve clearances. I didn't keep pushing forward like Ari did so I was able to get it out without any visible damage. From then on out I used a wooden dowel or chop stick. My 1975 Honda CB750 has been a great first bike to learn to do maintenance on. My modern bike is a bit trickier.
You may have convinced me to take my tiger 800 XCx to the shop for Valve clearances especially as I don't have a garage or under cover area good to know the clutch will be easy if or when I will definitely give that a go.
I was considering buying interceptor 650 because the valves would be a breeze.
Keep it coming all good info.
In my 31 years as a motorcycle mechanic and now a total of 41 years in the industry, the only time I ever put a screwdriver in a spark plug hole was to check for connect rod bearing damage. I've made my share of mistakes in my first years as a technician and we all learn from them.
Regarding the shock part, I did go ahead and rebuild the shock on my DRZ and it was actually easier to do than the forks, way less parts and fiddly stuff. Other than shooting myself in the eye with shock oil while purging the air out....
That and spending like 200 bucks on a compressed nitrogen setup, but now I have it and a lifetime supply of nitrogen for motorcycle shocks.
My Idiot mistake: Removed the camshaft on my 1995 VFR to adjust valve clearances. Being a Honda they were mostly in spec and a couple barely out of spec. Putting the front cam back on I didn't torque the bolts down in proper sequence.. I started at one end and when I got halfway I heard a terrrible CRACK as the camshaft snapped in TWO PIECES... Ugh. Had to order another from Honda for $400 and wait a couple weeks.
I enjoy working on my bike. Have done it for years. The only thing that still freaks me out if aligning the rear wheel when doing change adjustments. I had a red 96 Ducati SS. Loved it.
This was a great chat. I've missed Ari and Zack's banter. I like that you focussed on "it depends on the bike". I've got a KLR 650 that I have done just about everything DIY. I also have a Tiger 800, and it sounds like I'll be taking that in for an air filter this year :-(.
I've not been afraid of doing my own brakes ever since I took a shortcut and had a shop do them on my truck. About 20 miles down the road one of the calipers came loose and all hell ensued (they didn't put the bolts back in all the way or at all). I do my own brakes now.
Changing your valve spacers in a dohc Honda engine with the spacers underneath the valve follower. Oiling cam bearings & torquing cam covers without slipping the cam chain off timing. Know now lol.
Nice talking guys. It makes me remember my first fork seal change on an old GPZ900R because they were leaking and I had to lend it out to a friend because we were going on a ride the next day. That was my busiest evening on a motorcycle ever! 🥵
But I made it and we had a great ride the next day 🤘
The air filter on my Multistrada is a 3 hour job. I’ll be able to do it, but I did buy a video endoscope so I can inspect it in 5 minutes without having to pull the tank. Another consideration - whose mistakes do you want to pay for? Last time I paid someone to do a valve adjustment, the mechanic lost a shim in the motor without realizing it - and when he fired up the bike - it cracked the block!
My 2006 Vstrom 650 you have to remove the tank to change the air filter. I'm seriously considering taking it to a mechanic for the next filter change.
I had the misfortune of dropping my ‘19 650 XT Touring loading it as I was taking it up the steep ramps into a van. Being on the ground the high CG got away from me and It couldn’t be stopped. It fell striking the rear door and I had the windshield off. It bent the bracket for the windshield mount which I didn’t realize until I went to reassemble the windshield. Entire beak headlamp assembly, instrument cluster, etc. have to come apart to disassemble the mount from the bike to be able to bend it back with some levers/hammers/“blue” wrench so it can be reassembled and everything fit again. If it cannot be massaged back in place, everything has to come apart to replace the ~$90 Bracket/mount assembly. Yeah, that was an expensive drop. Fortunately the bike ended up laying on its side on the ramps and didn’t dump itself off the ramp onto the ground. Front wheel was in the van.
Bike was 4 months in my possession at that point. Few things got broke, headlamp had a dull white mark where it rubbed across the rear pillar of the door opening... van suffered damage too. I kicked myself for months and months over that. Bought a ride up trailer for the bike then... it really depressed me to having done that bonehead move. So, just learn to tackle the tank job, empty by riding the tank, then study the CZcams and exploded diagrams in the parts diagrams and just go for it. Having done it once you then know really how hard it is.
Only one so far, 42 years ruding, 35 spinning my own wrenches, was reversemounting a tire with directional tread. 76 CB 750, rear tire, with tube. Had to take it apart all over again. First time doing my own tires alone.
Thankfully, dad pointed it out, after the test ride. Back on the center stand, slack the chain, and start over. Now, I look for directional arrows, and draw a yellow paint arrow on the tread.
On batteries, black comes off first, then remove red. Unhook BOTH, not just one.
If the jot is still connected, it Will power up the circuit, WHEN you hit a bare spot on the frame. Had a Dakota almost jump off the ramps with me still under it. Made connection, with a faulty solenoid and relay, that made the starter kick on.
So. Unhook BOTH. Especially on older vehicles.
Worst I've seen, welding on the frame, With the battery still hooked up. Zapped the ECM and half the wiring. Why,again, I unhook both.
LOVE ZACH and ARI.. One of the Best CZcams Team/ brothers in arms!
I changed the tires on my BMW K1200LT using tire irons exactly once. It was a PITA. However, after buying a NoMar tire machine, it is not such a bad deal. These are still stiff tires and I won’t say easy to change, but with the machine, liberal lube and warming the tire for an hour in the sun, they are very tractable.
I'm glad to know my mistake of the blue shop towel in the intake was also made by Ari! Great show as usual guys!
I did that too. Stuffed the exhaust port while I had the pipes off to clean them up, put it all back. Bike wasn’t running well so I gave it some gas. A ball of smoking blue paper blew out the exhaust and across the garden.
Zack I also caught my bike on fire during my early years of wrenching. I was check in the spray pattern of the fuel injectors of my BMW K75 in my garage when the fuel vapor caught a spark from the coils. I learned two lessons that day, don't do fuel-related work in the garage without proper ventilation and have good fire extinguishers in the garage.
I have a Yamaha Bolt. I just upgraded to V&H V02 intake which took about 10 minutes to install. GF has a Kawasaki Vulcan S (air filter under the tank). Putting in a drop in K& N is gonna take me a couple of hours....augh. But her 2 Bros Comp S full exhaust was easy to install (20 -30 min) and sounds awesome!
When I was 16 I had a Suzuki GT185. It was a twin cylinder two stroke. I blew a hole in the top of the piston so I decided to rebuild it myself. Got the job done and started the bike up. Problem was when I put it together I got the throttle cable caught on something and when it started it ran at wide open until I could get it shut off. Fixed the cable and started it, but it had blown a hole in the new piston. Ended up having to do the job again.
great to hear Ari's thoughts again:)
Tyvfm!!!!! Love these
The rotor warp bit is a really useful tip. I have that weird pulsation on the brake levers like ABS is working all the time (mine doesn't have ABS, neither do I but that's another story ;) ). Scotch Brite and brake cleaner time!
My dad was also an expert at taking things apart and then, often, bungling up putting it back together 😂 apparently in the 80s he'd done an engine overhaul at home and my brother had assisted. My brother was not impressed
Like Kenny Rodgers says, "You gotta know when to hold 'em, or when to fold 'em."
Love the podcast
Nice little Tommy Boy reference at the end...well done sir, well done!
Over tightening a bolt and you hear a......SNAP hahaha
I've f'ed up so many DIY jobs over the years that I almost expect something to go wrong - but I don't even get phased because it's a learning experience every time. It's addicting to have problems to solve. Cost me a lot of $$ over the years but worth it for the experience
mark knows whats up. pink floyd is great riding music too. when "young lust" comes on while riding my royal enfield, my right hand starts twisting a little more aggressively
Good watch from a Bike Techs POV especially for someone who’s only worked at main dealers&brands (Triumph, KTM&BMW) and nodding and empathising with a couple of things you guys were saying. The facet of people spending obnoxious money when they shouldn’t (Oil changes, chain adjustment etc) to skimping out and trying something difficult for themselves and royally fucking it up and then bringing it in a sorry state costing more then it would’ve originally, I think ari was spot on when he said to just put your hands up and admit it’s beyond your horizon of capability ✌️but certainly try the basic stuff and have someone check it over who knows what they’re doing.
I forgot to put loctite and torque the cam sprocket bolts on my cx650 the bike made it 25 miles before seizing.
Luckily it seized because the bolts as the came out hit the rear cover. The bike never actually went out of time.
@Revzilla - Could the chain be tested this way:
1. An electric motor
2. Sprocket set and BMW chain (Motor drives the front sprocket at set speed)
3. A wheel or something with equivalent rotational mass.
You could possibly calculate the distance based on RPM (lot's of ways but I think some of our fellow motorheads with a better idea could help here..)
Then, it'll be a question of running this setup for x hours (possibly days/months and with breaks of course), pour on sand/ water on the chain to simulate real life conditions.
Sorry if this sounds stupid lol. Also, if this does get considered (lmao), then sorry about your holiday Ari!
Chris's story touches a nerve. My old man had a Suzuki GS450S and a then brand-new '83 Honda VF750F. I had been riding dirt for about a year when, at 12 or 13 years old, my old man took me two-up on that VF and thought it was a good idea to damn near drag knee at 90-95 through some sweeping twisties. Despite his protestations that he was quote, "being sedate", he was fortunate not to have experienced my terror as a growing warmth on his backside. He put me off street riding for a loooong time with that ride. That said, I'm still trying to get that bike off of him as it spends year after year unloved in Florida. It has 5k miles on it and the only damage is a cracked VIN plate (the result of my brother's sociopathy and a long running touchy spot in family lore). My old man lost his zest for riding after a couple of incidents a few years later while commuting to work at Chrysler headquarters; one where a co-worker thought he was being helpful by turning his fuel selector off without telling him (which he discovered while attempting to merge onto I-94 at rush hour) and another where a missing manhole cover on I-96 came inches from taking him out.
Just wanted to say Ari has been my tire and brake coach. Plus I did the fork thing on a Fazer 650. Some CZcams leave off those little step where manuals don't. Like the clearance check I saw online did not cover the the cam removal and math nor the shins because the guy online valves good. But if shims are needed you no only need a book but some schooling as well. I took s local term at community College where I told instructor I'm only hear for out of engine maintenance skill building and I'll let local shop do valves. I'll do plugs and filters bearibg, brakes etc and TBS, but not shim- math cams nope. That's Jan/Feb stuff.
Great broadcast. Signed
2006 Cobolt Blue FJR1300.
P.S. I got angle gauge and straight and ang I ed feeler lol.
Swallow your anger and "This is what I have to do"..... so many times.
Love your show. Also leaving youtube comment.
Replacing the clutch in a mid-2000s beemer a big job? This is definitely true. I have done it and it's a full weekend project.
Have a compressure at home for changing tubeless tyres. Only thing when things go wrong that I nearly get upset.
First off, I love the show! I have been listening since the beginning with Lem and Spurg. Zack and Ari, I paid for motortrend so I could watch your show and I'm glad to see you guys back on youtube. I have to ask, how did you guys get through this episode without bringing up Ari's DIY dredlocks videos?
PS I had a versys 650 before it was atop the daily rider leader board. Glad to see people giving it some recognition. Damn you multistrata!
Thanks for following up from place to place Victor. We're glad to be back on YT as well. Long live the Versys!
Ari,
I have a 1290 SDGT that needs a chain! My current chain (stock 20k miles) has managed me riding three years in Oregon rain, constant Super Duke full throttle pulls and 145mph blast at least once a week. I`m your guy willing to test the BMW chain!!!
Philip
The key to maintenance is knowing when to ask for help, and R.T.F.M.! One more demerit and Zack gets detention! That's right Ari if it jams force it, if it breaks it needed replacing. I was an aviation maintenance technician for awhile and let me tell you good tools are ALWAYS worth the extra money. Buy quality tools and you'll only need to buy them once. Ride your own ride Chris.
TDC for valve clearance on a wasted spark...say you have a SOHC4 CB bike...then you have compression stroke and exhaust stroke you also need to determine which is pair of cylinders is at TDC and which stroke it is coming to TDC.
I taught my wife how to ride with a bluetooth communicator and had her ride ahead of me. I could see what she saw and talk her through what was in front of her. And, I made sure she went to a safe riding course. We took it really easy and she enjoys riding now. If I want to ride beyond her skill level, I go without her.
One of the things I love about my Honda NC is it's made to be worked on pretty easily.
My youngest son Turned 16 and a Super Sherpa is in his future. So we are listening to you guys and then talking about what mistakes I've made. Thanks guys, this may save him from a few of "Our" mistakes ;)