Maintenance of Bike

j007 SG

How to really go abt with it??
Besides normal maintenance as well as cleaning,(autosol for chromed surfaces), what else can we used to polish other parts of the bike?

Pls share?

skeujin SG

Painted parts - wax & glaze
plastic parts - armour all
all joints - lubricate
tyres - check wear n pressure
Brake Pads - check wear

j007 SG

all joints- lubricate with wd40??

brake pads, how to check?

j007 SG

is it true tt when a new bike, has yet to ‘run in’ we shld not drag the gear too much is it?

PuRe-EviL SG

Yes shouldn't drag it too much .... different bikes got differents limits but normally u should just go till 4-5 rpm then change gear. During running-in, it is also good that u change ur gears all the time ... i.e. from first to 6 ... then drop back to one, etc. Travelling on expressway would be a bad idea ....

j007 SG

why so travelling on the e-way is a bad idea?

daniuge SG

it is because if you run on expressway, the speed is one thing. normally whem running in, speed dun exceed 80km/h. Then also, you dun have the chance to change gear back and forth, it's like running on gear 5 all the way until the other end of expressway lor. very bad for bike when running in Smile

PuRe-EviL SG

Totally agree. Very Happy

PuRe-EviL SG

Can ask mechanic check for you. Normally I check by looking at the grooves. Something like checking the grooves of your tyre, no more groove, time to change brake pads.

j007 SG

roughly how long we change the brake pads??

does it cost much?

j007 SG

agree with ur explaination..
however i work in the west and residence in the north, and therefore the only and conveneint way is that i take the eway to work, however usually i try to maintain 70-80km....
will this leads to the damage of the bike? or more wear and tear for the gears?? Sad

j007 SG

also i would like to know the exhaust piping of the bike...

is it true tt after a period of time, discolouration and rust will eat in even if u keep the external well polished and cleaned??

anyway we can minimise this wear and tear? Question

RainXP SG

Run-in just stay to the speed of 80kmh, other things no need really care. They mention keep changing gear is so as to further improve the run-in that all. I oso dun think is possible to go below 50kmh at Eway, sure kanna horn lor...

RainXP SG

Weather, like moisture in air, heat and etc... Will lead to rusting. Doesn't really matter la...

j007 SG

i just realised there's a cut on my front tyre...across the tyre...
looks like those being done by a penknife or what...
what can i do abt it? is it prone to danger?

bikers collegue told me its not deep and shldn't be an issue...
pls advise... he also added tt i can seal it with a tyre glue... Question

ah tiang SG

if ur tyre always no air, maybe its cause by the cut loh, can go to any motodiam ask them to patch back fer u . .

j007 SG

i called them up, they told me 2 options.
1. no too deep, dun bother as no Rolling Eyes rmal wear and tear will happen..

2. otherwise if its deep, change a new tyre...original abt 50bucks

ah tiang SG

see how it goes loh . . . ur original tyre means IRC tyre? u riding phantom rite? NEVER use IRC, coz IRC = Ai Li Si!

if wanna change tyre, check arnd which tyre is best fer phantom . .