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Posts tagged ‘DIY motorcycle maintenance’

25
Feb

Motorcycle Air Filter Maintenance

Motorcycle Air Filter Maintenance

Here’s one Motorcycle Maintenance procedure that’s really easy to do and yet really important.

Once you learn how to do the necessary basic maintenance to your own bike not only will you derive a lot of personal satisfaction from doing it right but you’ll also save big bucks endure repair charges. Read more »

5
Aug

Chopper motorcycle DIY maintenance

Chopper motorcycle DIY maintenance

I’m talking about do-it-yourself maintenance for chopper motorcycles but, all these motorcycle checks would apply to almost any other motorcycle. as well.

Keep in mind, It’s little things like these checks and maintenance that can keep you from being stuck on the side of the highway on some lonely mountain road. But not only that, doing motorcycle maintenance for yourself will save you quite a bit of money compared to bringing it into the dealer, and also, provides great satisfaction in knowing that you were able to do it and that it’s been done correctly. Read more »

11
Jun

DIY motorcycle front end adjustment Fall Away- Big Dog k9 Motorcycle

Motorcycle front end adjustment  Adjusting the Fall Away

DIY chopper motorcycle maninance –

Personally, I would do this adjustment at least once every year just to make sure that your optimizing your handling. Read more »

26
Aug

How to install motorcycle fuel filter

How to install motorcycle fuel filter

Changing out or cleaning your motorcycles fuel filter on an annual basis will not only keep your bike riding well, but prevent costly carburetor repair and/or rebuilding.

I used to clean my motorcycles fuel filter on an annual basis but it just slip my mind, and on a recent ride up to the mountains here in San Diego, my bike stalled out three times. Luckily, I was able to get it restarted and ended up writing it home without any further stalls. But, it could very well ended up that I would’ve had to call a towing service to get my bike back home. Read more »

29
Apr

DIY Big Dog Motorcycle Primary Oil Change

DIY Big Dog Motorcycle Primary Oil Change

When it comes to doing your own motorcycle maintenance, changing your primary case oil is perhaps one of the easiest preventive maintenance procedures that you can tackle on your own.

In this video I’m doing the primary oil change on a 2007 Big Dog K-9 motorcycle. the basics of this procedure are pretty similar for all makes and models of motorcycles. But, with that said before starting any motorcycle maintenance or repair, you definitely want to check with your owners manual on how the manufacturer recommends it be done

It should be obvious that even the same model motorcycle from year-to-year can have different specifications on doing maintenance procedures so this is why it’s critical when you’re tackling this yourself to do the research before undertaking the motorcycle maintenance. if you can’t find your owners motorcycle manual or the shop manual, I would suggest that you contact your dealer who may be able to supply you with a PDF of these documents.     Big Dog Motorcycle Primary Oil Change: Read more »