lets learn something

lets talk . . .

as we are a bunch of people . . some of our knowledge runs deeper than others.

just a little questionaire type thing. . . to see if we all cant learn something.

just quote the following and put in the best tip you can think of

1. give me a good cleaning tip

2. give me a good riding tip

3. give me a good servicing tip


feel free to add more catogories.

1. give me a good cleaning tip
WD40 to shift fling from the chain - so easy

2. give me a good riding tip
adjust your mirrors to what kind of riding you do - makes life so much easier.
eg - motorways
around town
country lanes

3. give me a good servicing tip
when you take off bolts and nuts and stuff. leave em to soak in WD40 while your doing the work that needs doing. they come out all shiny and smell nice

Originally Posted by bikageboy

1. give me a good cleaning tip
Don't do it too often.

2. give me a good riding tip
Head up and look ahead.

3. give me a good servicing tip
Get a decent stand.

can't be arsed...

isn't this idle banter ?

Originally Posted by bikageboy

1. give me a good cleaning tip: When cleaning your chain soak it in Kero over night to get the best results (will need to remove the wheel but then you can do the bearings too).

2. give me a good riding tip: never overtake on a blind corner? Getting your knee down does not make you a great rider, clean lines and smooth control will.

3. give me a good servicing tip: Use Oil.

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by bikageboy

lets talk . . .

as we are a bunch of people . . some of our knowledge runs deeper than others.

just a little questionaire type thing. . . to see if we all cant learn something.

just quote the following and put in the best tip you can think of

1. give me a good cleaning tip

Remember to clean and lube the suspension linkages, both top and bottom!

2. give me a good riding tip

look where you want to go, not what you want to avoid, especially on tight corners

3. give me a good servicing tip

allows twice as much time as you think you'll need and grease your bolts!

feel free to add more catogories.

Good Riding Skills Practise tip

learn the maximum traction of brakes/tyres by practising on a quite road and braking, gradually increasing the prssure each run until you can hear a howl from the tyres. This helps you determine how much grip you have left when in a tight situation on the road or worried about locking up. Take it steady though!

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by bikageboy

lets talk . . .


1. give me a good cleaning tip - Mr Sheen really does shine everything clean, especially the plastic bits i.e fairing and screen

2. give me a good riding tip - Look where you want to go and not at what you are about to crash into

3. give me a good servicing tip - get somebody else who knows what they are diong to do it if you dont

Advice you want?

My biking tip is to enjoy.......

As for the rest.

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

LOL @ Mr Lurman

[northwind]

1. give me a good cleaning tip : The easiest way to clean your wheels is to put the bike on a stand, then spin them against your cloth/cleaning tool, rather than moving the cloth.tool against the wheel

2. give me a good riding tip : Do not ride into a gorse bush.

3. give me a good servicing tip: Always allow 50% more time for any job than you think it will take

But trust me on the gorse bush.