Motorbikes

[tommccann]

i have recently inherited a suzuki bandit bike, little run down and in need of some maintainance. so i wanna learn how to fix and maintain it, hence my need for guides or books on this subject. i could just sell it or leave it to rott but as everyone knows, us techies are very good at fixing things and using our hand on small fiddly parts! so i would like to try and fix it, plus it gives me somthing to do at weekends, as working in the it industry for 5 years has killed my passion for computers (i never use my home pc anymore, it even has a layer of thick dust!)

 

So any manuals, guides etc.. would be very very usefull! ill even send you all a picture when im done!

[Pyroman]

Haynes book of lies

[truslack]

as everyone knows, us techies are very good at fixing things and using our hand on small fiddly parts!

 

Tell that to the 3 dead bikes in my back garden

[creese]

us techies are very good at fixing things and using our hand on small fiddly parts!

 

Oooh er missus.

[tommccann]

Tell that to the 3 dead bikes in my back garden

 

ok correction, SOME techies are lol

Im good with manual labour having previously been a bricky, qualified electriction, and the other day i put some shelfs up!

[ICT_GUY]

What mechanical experience do you have?

 

You know how to use a torque wrench I assume. Mostly bikes are fairly easy, as most stuff comes off without too much fuss. Servicing is pretty easy and much cheaper than shop prices.

[tommccann]

What mechanical experience do you have?

 

You know how to use a torque wrench I assume. Mostly bikes are fairly easy, as most stuff comes off without too much fuss. Servicing is pretty easy and much cheaper than shop prices.

 

I can use an array of tools effectivly lol, and looking at it i think i could completely dismantle it very easily and with a few mental notes sure i could reassemble but id like to know which part i was taking off

[ICT_GUY]

I can use an array of tools effectivly lol, and looking at it i think i could completely dismantle it very easily and with a few mental notes sure i could reassemble but id like to know which part i was taking off

 

The haynes manuals are a good start, most of the stuff is a mater of looking up how much oil goes in, how much to tighten a bolt, and what steps to take to take something apart.

 

Haynes are ok for this,

[Andrew_C]

Haynes are ok for this,

HA! My last bike (errr years ago) had the instructions :-

1) Remove nut

2) Slide brake pedal off splined shaft

 

They omitted the lines:-

3) Insert 2x1" timber through frame

4) Beat repeatedly with hammer until pedal slides off splined shaft

 

That aside, they are useful.

[ahuxham]

Haynes are pretty good to get the basics, or an idea how something is done.

 

Recently overhauled my car, had a new 0 mile head, all gaskets, seals, waterpump, cambelt, aux pump, injectors and plugs ordered and sitting at home.

 

Booked the Friday off and Monday morning it was all done.

 

Dismantled the whole top half of the engine, cleaned the manifolds, did this and that, most of it without a manual, it can be worked out logically.

 

(And all this with no real mechanical experience) Just take your time, be patient and you'll be fine doing anything