View Full Version : Can we have tutorials pls?
badsaboy
05-08-10, 08:34 AM
Im a new rider and would like to do my own maintanence or repairs. Ive seen tutorials with pictures on other forums for cars and think alot of us on here would benefit from these.
I would think a good start would be to get these in place
Throttle sensor(i know there is one)
Brake caliper overhaul
Spring change
Handle Bar conversion
Chain Adjustment
Maybe accsesories fitting ect.
The Mods could make a new section to the forum and put all these in there easy to find and maintain.
Thoughts, suggestions, volunteers ect!!
J
yorkie_chris
05-08-10, 08:36 AM
Kits come with instructions, except for brake caliper refurb (I might do a how-to on that). For rest of it RTFM.
independentphoto
05-08-10, 08:41 AM
I've already posted how-to's for heated grips and Nautilus airhorns....... search is your friend.
badsaboy
05-08-10, 08:56 AM
Ive just read about a fellow org member fitting rethal bars and it came with no instructions. I agree that most kits come with some form of instructions but some maintancence or repair work doesnt.
In addition there may already be how to's as independent has mention but i think we could improve the site by having these as a menu on the homepage.
sam anon
05-08-10, 08:56 AM
Kits come with instructions, except for brake caliper refurb (I might do a how-to on that). For rest of it RTFM.
RTFM?
Badsaboy there is a "How to" and FAQ section on the home page, it's one of those blue buttons down the left hand side under the three flags.
You'll also find a lot of "how to" tutorials by Googling them. They may not be SV specific but will still help.
Other than that, I'm sure many of those topics have been covered, doing a quick search should lead you in the right direction.
badsaboy
05-08-10, 09:02 AM
sam ive just gone to see what you have mentioned. spot on.
I think we could improve it a bit if we move them onto the forum and maybe add pictures.
danf1234
05-08-10, 09:05 AM
Ive just read about a fellow org member fitting rethal bars and it came with no instructions. I agree that most kits come with some form of instructions but some maintancence or repair work doesnt.
In addition there may already be how to's as independent has mention but i think we could improve the site by having these as a menu on the homepage.
Yeah that will be me. Yes the kit doesn't come with any instructions. To be honest I set out with the intention of doing a step by step of the conversion, but I became to engrossed in actually doing it. I guess it's a case of why make a difficult job more difficult.
independentphoto
05-08-10, 09:42 AM
Yeah that will be me. Yes the kit doesn't come with any instructions. To be honest I set out with the intention of doing a step by step of the conversion, but I became to engrossed in actually doing it. I guess it's a case of why make a difficult job more difficult.
That is indeed an issue. I have found myself setting out with good intentions on numerous occassions and once the first couple of pics have been taken and the hands are all oily, the camera never gets picked up again. In all honesty, Mr Haynes now does a pretty adequate manual for maintenance purposes - it were different back int' old days.
Garry
:cool:
amnesia
05-08-10, 10:02 AM
RTFM?
Read The Manual
Jayneflakes
05-08-10, 11:10 AM
read the f***ing manual
You can get a manual for that now too? :smt110
Anyway, back on track. I do a lot of my maintenance with the Haynes manual for my bike and find it pretty good. This place is great though for when the Haynes does not explain too well and I can get another interpretation. If things get really difficult, I can also ask the other half who trained as a bike mechanic in the early 90 while still a young un.
My next big fear is the valve clearance check, which is in another 5000 miles, or if I carry on like I am doing, three months! If I am working then, I guess I could cheat and get the garage to do it! Although I think the wife would be unhappy. :rant:
phi-dan
05-08-10, 11:58 AM
You can get a manual for that now too? :smt110
http://www.haynes.co.uk/wcsstore/HaynesPublishing/images/Bookjackets/150scans/4086.jpg
and no, it's not a photoshopped!
/derail
Owenski
05-08-10, 12:10 PM
Combat Fred TPS adjustment thread is a minter:
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=55459&highlight=throttle+position+sensor
andrewsmith
05-08-10, 05:36 PM
http://www.haynes.co.uk/wcsstore/HaynesPublishing/images/Bookjackets/150scans/4086.jpg
and no, it's not a photoshopped!
/derail
haha
I know few people who could do with this one
http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/HaynesJackets/RGBhr_H4869.jpg
badsaboy
05-08-10, 06:22 PM
i getting a manual
xXBADGERXx
05-08-10, 06:26 PM
The problem with some of this stuff is the legal issues when somebody messes up and somebody else gets killed from bad advice or reading something wrong .
badsaboy
05-08-10, 06:27 PM
i hold my head down in shame. I might have to change my ID.
xXBADGERXx
05-08-10, 06:31 PM
Don`t worry about it feller , search function on this site turns up all sorts and we are always around to give advice on stuff .
sam anon
05-08-10, 09:11 PM
My next big fear is the valve clearance check, which is in another 5000 miles, or if I carry on like I am doing, three months! If I am working then, I guess I could cheat and get the garage to do it! Although I think the wife would be unhappy. :rant:
They are easy-peasy! Give it a go yourself!
PS. I take no responsibility if you mess it up. My tip, don't strip the thread while tightening the cylinder head covers!
The problem with some of this stuff is the legal issues when somebody messes up and somebody else gets killed from bad advice or reading something wrong .
Let your tyres down. It improves the handling no end. Just try and sue me :p
only on a hardtail, the rear tyre becomes your suspension
independentphoto
06-08-10, 12:22 AM
My tail has never been in danger of being hard, that's why I like a bit of air in my tyres.............
lukemillar
06-08-10, 05:35 AM
The problem with some of this stuff is the legal issues when somebody messes up and somebody else gets killed from bad advice or reading something wrong .
That's b****cks!
Maybe if you lived in the ol US, people would try and sue, but if that was the case, no-one would ever post anything on an open forum for fear of someone mis-reading it!
I thought it was a sensible suggestion.
yorkie_chris
06-08-10, 08:00 AM
2 ways to sort that; Either a disclaimer or reference the service manual to make it bulletproof in its accuracy.
Or alternatively, try and sue me, I'm skint :)
IIRC in the distant mists of time, there was once a young impressionable org member who took the tongue-in-cheek suggestion to clean his brake discs with WD40 seriously.
He hasn't posted for a very long time!
(but he definitely posted after his brake disc experience so is alive and well afaik)
independentphoto
06-08-10, 11:55 AM
IIRC in the distant mists of time, there was once a young impressionable org member who took the tongue-in-cheek suggestion to clean his brake discs with WD40 seriously.
He hasn't posted for a very long time!
(but he definitely posted after his brake disc experience so is alive and well afaik)
And that's the problem. I got pretty well flamed not so long ago for trying to convey some facts that could quite easily have been missed by many individuals. I might as well have pushed the NUKE button from the (personal) response that I got. I have always tried to help folk and take some pleasure from it, but at the same time - I am an enthusiast not an undisputed expert.
All the best,
Garry
:crutches:
Matts-Yokes
06-08-10, 12:25 PM
Too be honest if you are going to do something that you arent sure you can do properly and it involves brakes, handlebars, wheels etc then DONT DO IT - Ask someone to help you!
We can send guidelines out to anyone who asks for them on our kits, but these kits are basically direct replacement parts so what you do to remove the item you reverse when fitting the item, Suzuki specify all the torque settings and we clearly state that only a qualified mechanic or a competant home mechanic should fit our kits.
We will give you as much advice over email or the phone as you need but if (like one customer) they phoned to ask which way up the top yoke should be fitted we would then have to advise you not to attempt the job and ask a friend or mechanic to do the job for you.
There are thousands of competant home mechanics and good on them for doing the job and getting there hands dirty but there are also thousands of people who need to ask for help when they need it.
By the way the sticker faces upwards on our topyokes, ha ha!
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