Maintenance of Bike
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How to really go abt with it??
Besides normal maintenance as well as cleaning,(autosol for chromed surfaces), what else can we used to polish other parts of the bike?
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Painted parts - wax & glaze
plastic parts - armour all
all joints - lubricate
tyres - check wear n pressure
Brake Pads - check wear -
all joints- lubricate with wd40??
brake pads, how to check? -
is it true tt when a new bike, has yet to 'run in' we shld not drag the gear too much is it?
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Yes shouldn't drag it too much .... different bikes got differents limits but normally u should just go till 4-5 rpm then change gear. During running-in, it is also good that u change ur gears all the time ... i.e. from first to 6 ... then drop back to one, etc. Travelling on expressway would be a bad idea ....Originally posted by j007:is it true tt when a new bike, has yet to 'run in' we shld not drag the gear too much is it? -
why so travelling on the e-way is a bad idea?Originally posted by PuRe-EviL:Yes shouldn't drag it too much .... different bikes got differents limits but normally u should just go till 4-5 rpm then change gear. During running-in, it is also good that u change ur gears all the time ... i.e. from first to 6 ... then drop back to one, etc. Travelling on expressway would be a bad idea .... -
it is because if you run on expressway, the speed is one thing. normally whem running in, speed dun exceed 80km/h. Then also, you dun have the chance to change gear back and forth, it's like running on gear 5 all the way until the other end of expressway lor. very bad for bike when running inOriginally posted by j007:why so travelling on the e-way is a bad idea?
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Totally agree.Originally posted by daniuge:it is because if you run on expressway, the speed is one thing. normally whem running in, speed dun exceed 80km/h. Then also, you dun have the chance to change gear back and forth, it's like running on gear 5 all the way until the other end of expressway lor. very bad for bike when running in 
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Can ask mechanic check for you. Normally I check by looking at the grooves. Something like checking the grooves of your tyre, no more groove, time to change brake pads.Originally posted by j007:all joints- lubricate with wd40??
brake pads, how to check? -
roughly how long we change the brake pads??Originally posted by PuRe-EviL:Can ask mechanic check for you. Normally I check by looking at the grooves. Something like checking the grooves of your tyre, no more groove, time to change brake pads.
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agree with ur explaination..Originally posted by daniuge:it is because if you run on expressway, the speed is one thing. normally whem running in, speed dun exceed 80km/h. Then also, you dun have the chance to change gear back and forth, it's like running on gear 5 all the way until the other end of expressway lor. very bad for bike when running in
however i work in the west and residence in the north, and therefore the only and conveneint way is that i take the eway to work, however usually i try to maintain 70-80km....
will this leads to the damage of the bike? or more wear and tear for the gears??
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also i would like to know the exhaust piping of the bike...
is it true tt after a period of time, discolouration and rust will eat in even if u keep the external well polished and cleaned??
anyway we can minimise this wear and tear?
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Run-in just stay to the speed of 80kmh, other things no need really care. They mention keep changing gear is so as to further improve the run-in that all. I oso dun think is possible to go below 50kmh at Eway, sure kanna horn lor...Originally posted by j007:agree with ur explaination..
however i work in the west and residence in the north, and therefore the only and conveneint way is that i take the eway to work, however usually i try to maintain 70-80km....
will this leads to the damage of the bike? or more wear and tear for the gears?? -
Weather, like moisture in air, heat and etc... Will lead to rusting. Doesn't really matter la...Originally posted by j007:also i would like to know the exhaust piping of the bike...
is it true tt after a period of time, discolouration and rust will eat in even if u keep the external well polished and cleaned??
anyway we can minimise this wear and tear? -
i just realised there's a cut on my front tyre...across the tyre...
looks like those being done by a penknife or what...
what can i do abt it? is it prone to danger?
bikers collegue told me its not deep and shldn't be an issue...
pls advise... he also added tt i can seal it with a tyre glue... -
if ur tyre always no air, maybe its cause by the cut loh, can go to any motodiam ask them to patch back fer u . .Originally posted by j007:i just realised there's a cut on my front tyre...across the tyre...
looks like those being done by a penknife or what...
what can i do abt it? is it prone to danger?
bikers collegue told me its not deep and shldn't be an issue...
pls advise... he also added tt i can seal it with a tyre glue... -
i called them up, they told me 2 options.Originally posted by ah tiang:if ur tyre always no air, maybe its cause by the cut loh, can go to any motodiam ask them to patch back fer u . .
1. no too deep, dun bother as no
rmal wear and tear will happen..
2. otherwise if its deep, change a new tyre...original abt 50bucks -
see how it goes loh . . . ur original tyre means IRC tyre? u riding phantom rite? NEVER use IRC, coz IRC = Ai Li Si!
if wanna change tyre, check arnd which tyre is best fer phantom . .Originally posted by j007:i called them up, they told me 2 options.
1. no too deep, dun bother as no rmal wear and tear will happen..
2. otherwise if its deep, change a new tyre...original abt 50bucks