General Motorcycle Maintenance

When you own a motorcycle, motorcycle maintenance is very important to ensure that the bike remains in operation for as long as possible. There are some simple bike maintenance techniques that you can utilize that do not take a lot of your time but will keep your motorcycle running for years to come.

Fortunately, motorbike maintenance is not as involved as it used to be. There are just a few things that you need to check on a regular basis. Those things include:

• Checking your tires: Make sure your tires are always properly inflated. You can keep a tire gauge in your motorcycle’s toolbox to help keep track of that.
• Checking the brakes: There are two brake fluid reservoirs, one in the rear and one in the back, that need to be checked on a regular basis. Only top up with a new bottle of fluid.
• Checking chains, shaft drives, belts, and sprockets: Chains need to be lubricated, shaft drive oil needs replaced every time the motorcycle oil is changed, belt drives need to be checked at every oil change.
• Changing the oil regularly – Oil level should be cold before riding. Top it up if it isn’t.
• Checking the fuel filter – Check your fuel filter regularly and replace it every two years.
• Checking battery fluid chambers – Make sure the battery is charged to 100%. Do a monthly check of the fluid chambers. If they are low, only use distilled or deionized water Tap water has minerals that can harm the battery, so don’t use that. Also make sure that there is no corrosion. If there is, you can clean it off. Always keep the battery free of dirt and grime and make sure all cables and clamps are connected tightly.

It is easy to see that motorcycle maintenance is rather easy, so be sure to check all of these things regularly to ensure your bike will have optimum performance.