Hey everyone was just wondering would it be worth giving the mechanics on my bike a complete over haul just to make sure everything is how it should be. Not looking on doing it myself would be happy to pay someone to do it. I know Bob had his done after it was stolen and even then his bike was better then before it got stolen Just thought it might be worth considering... Is it? Thanks
To be fair bobs bandit was in desperate need of some tlc before it got lifted! When was yours last serviced?
From the info i got off the last owner id say maybe late last year, i couldn't say for sure. I know bobs needed some work like hahah Im just thinking im not looking for speed id just love everything to be perfect on it so what im potentially learning on is perfect
It's gonna be difficult to say with out a viewing. I have bought bikes and ran them for 10s of thousands of miles with little more then an oil change regularly. If it does topside of 50 on the flat, leave well alone and put your money toward you next bike. HondaPete spent a good wack on his 125 before he was SMIDSYed. Lesson to be learnt there.
It did need a little TLC but the fact the arseholes had sat with it on the limiter with the back wheel spinning constantly didnt help :-( I could tell as i had a lovely perfectly square back tyre with all the trademark signs of burnout abuse (scratch lines right round and bits of tyre on the hugger)
Good advice... I rode it back from Crewe and managed to keep it between 40 - 45 easily with some points hitting 55 (downhill)... Ran beautifly for a 23 year old machine... Mileage is very low aswell (17k) if i remember rightly
haha im useless at mechanics took me about 12 years to get good at fixing my BMX its okay atm im just being fussy i think but at the same time it is an old bike so i have my reasons and it 33k had a clock change
Im with cab. Id just give it some fresh oil n filter once a year, keep an eye on brakes and lube chain once a week.
Don't use solvents. Use paraffin or diesel. Make sure you have 25-40mm of slack. When moving the wheel back move back both sides equally a nut flat at a time. Be sure to check things are tightened up afterward. Make sure there are teeth on the sprockets. Lube you can roughly every tank full when you get home after a ride and straight away while the chain is still warm.
Don't forget to clacken the torque arm bolt to the brake. When you tighten it up afterwards, spin the wheel and lock the back brake to centralise the brake parts, hold it like that while you nip up the spindle and torque arm nuts. Can make a surprising difference to the feel and effectiveness of the back brake.
