there used to be a course at High Baird college in Bootle and one in Skem Colllege ,for Motorcycle Maintenance. This is were they used to send apprentices form the dealerships. Not sure if they are still running them . Just run a google search....Haynes etc are good but if your a complete erm...."newbie" you still need a guiding hand !
:nails::cry: you can use my bike as a donor needs new chain and sprockets fitting, chain jumping about all over the place and clunking.
Just bring it round pal I'm happy to help anyone out. However I won't be doing all the work anyone who wants to learn is welcome to come round and get as much help as they'd like.
What do you guys want to learn/get done? Basic maintenance is easy but essential everything from tyre pressure to valve clearances. Free most weekends etc so will look at next weekend and anyone can turn up.
for me it would be road side repairs cable changes etc sort of things that could screw up a ride out .also looked at oil/filter changes but mine is fully faired so gotta strip it off and looked underneath and the exhaust pipes run under the sump so cann i get to the plug to drain it ? etc etc Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk 2
do my own servicing spraying, but don't really like messing with brakes etc as I am not sureand you need brakes now and then. just ordered new pads all round ,but looking at getting a chain and sprocket set from M&P, but cant pick up today as I would have liked to do it today but hey ho.
just going to change to my other set of wheels have a funny feeling it could be the bearings will let you know in about an hour.
done my first bit this mornin nothing major off with the front wheel and brakes and tyre in for replacement birdgestone 021 's .we gotta start somewhere lol but wow what a difference had the rear done last week but now the front matches its made so much difference obviously not fully scrubbed in yet but can feel the difference when braking so much more bite and seems to turn in sharper .much less road noise aswell
Buy reasonable quality tools is an important rule to remember. Get a manual (Haynes or Clymer are quite good usually). Get an old cheap damaged or stolen/recovered bike or engine, practice on that to get the feel for tightening fasteners, etc. If it goes wrong and you cross thread something or snap it off it doesn't matter. You can practice all the way to a full engine and chassis strip and rebuild without any errors being expensive and inconvenient.
