Originally Posted by sideshow46 (Post 1296974)

Haynes! I just changed a front cylinder head and all the stuff that needs to be done with it. I'm pretty good with engines but it does go in to really good detail, and made the cam timing really straight forward.

Originally Posted by lylej (Post 1296980)

is it done by pictures? lol, that would be really handy,
(waiting for children books jokes)

Originally Posted by Spanner Man (Post 1297498)

Morning all.
There are many people out there in your position, who would like to learn at least the basics.
I have always worked on bikes in front of customers, & have on occasion turned a service into a training session. I have found that most people really learn from it, & it gives them the confidence to tackle some of the simpler jobs.
It's important to realise when something is going awry, I see many bikes which are literally deathtraps, & the customer is blissfully unaware that their steed could kill them!
Two months ago I had a girl bring a Zephyr in for fork seals. Not only were her brakes contaminated with fork oil, the headraces were shot, there was 18 psi in the front tyre, & the swinging arm bearings were incredibly worn (rear wheel steering or what!)....Her previous bike was a CBR400, & she just thought retros were meant to handle like that, & BOY did she notice a difference after everything was put right.

I did put a post up sometime ago regarding maintenance tuition, surprisingly I had few takers.

As Sideshow says, Haynes manuals are pretty good as they do things step by step with lots of photographs.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr (Post 1297600)

eBay is the place mate. if i get the 1000 back stick that lump in your 650 and play with your 650 motor:)