May 25th, 2012, 01:51 PM | #1 |
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N00b ? - I got rained on!
So this is kinda dumb, but I'm still a relatively new rider, and don't know much about maintenance...
I got caught in a very unexpected downpour this morning on my way to work Since when does it rain in SoCal?! So Max got wet, and my sister has me freaked out that I need to wash Max, clean his chain, and re-lube it IMMEDIATELY or I/Max will die. I don't have a stand, I don't have lube, I don't know how to do anything other than wash him. How urgent is this truly, what products do I need, how do I do it, and is it possible to do this without a stand? Thanks, sorry for n00b-ness. |
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May 25th, 2012, 01:56 PM | #2 |
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It's not urgent in anyway as motorcycles are meant to be out in the elements.
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May 25th, 2012, 01:58 PM | #3 |
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You should lube the chain regularly, but it's not absolutely needed immediately just because it rained.
I put 15,000 miles on a chain commuting in Ireland (rains every 3rd day or so) lubing it once a week. You need a can of chain lube & a stand, or somewhere you can roll the bike about 50ft |
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May 25th, 2012, 01:59 PM | #4 |
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Not urgent. When chains get wet (or dusty), they need to be lubed a little more often than they would have been otherwise. They should be lubed every 500 miles or so anyway, so the next time you're on the bike take care of it.
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May 25th, 2012, 01:59 PM | #5 |
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I also have a question, as I have never ridden in the rain or elements, but I had read that after doing so, it is recommended to clean the air filter: any input?
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May 25th, 2012, 02:03 PM | #6 |
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I've never heard that and don't even clean my filters on my dirt bike after a full days dusty ride...
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May 25th, 2012, 02:04 PM | #7 | |
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no do it a bit more often, maybe every 1500 miles rather than 3000 (even still that's pushing it) ... Don't know where I got 3000 from, I usually do it with the oil change & use the excess oil to wet the air filter... thinking out loud here... RTFM, both are in there, as is the reccomendation not to go over 4k rpm in the first 1000 miles... RTFM & filter out the bullshit Last futzed with by Whiskey; May 25th, 2012 at 05:15 PM. |
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May 25th, 2012, 02:06 PM | #8 |
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May 25th, 2012, 02:11 PM | #9 | |
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Slight exaggeration saying after every ride but still... nothing a good dose of common sense can't fix |
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May 25th, 2012, 02:27 PM | #10 |
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Well, it was just a question, as the ninja 250 faq website mentioned it and I have only owned and been riding a motorcycle for about 2 months. Condescending answers are unnecessary.
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May 25th, 2012, 02:37 PM | #11 |
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Thanks all for assuaging my fears - my sister's got some crazy notions about how to care for a bike (she put 4 qts of oil in mine because it was starting rough a long time ago...that ended badly, thank G-d my mechanic was able to fix!)
So what do I use to clean and lube the chain? |
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May 25th, 2012, 02:48 PM | #12 |
So, where's the reverse?
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May 25th, 2012, 02:59 PM | #13 |
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Perfect!!
Thank you!! |
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May 26th, 2012, 06:50 PM | #14 | |
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May 29th, 2012, 12:41 PM | #15 |
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She rides an R1 (that her boyfriend does almost all the work on) but because she's older, and has been riding longer, she *thinks* she knows everything about motorcycles, and while I wasn't riding, she was 'maintaining' Max...so well that I had to drop almost a grand to get him working afterwards... (I'm guilty too, but damn did she mess up...)
So now that I'm riding, she's no longer allowed to touch Max |
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June 10th, 2012, 03:49 PM | #16 |
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According to the manual, you are supposed to use a Wizard of Oz-style oil can with 90W oil to lube your chain and you aren't supposed to use a nozzle or cover the tip of the hose when washing it and you can't use anything but soap and water (which does nothing to brake dust and lube on the rims).
I knew the air filter element cleaning "requirement" after each rain or dust ride was BS as soon as I read that the procedure required me to soak in a high-flashpoint solvent. Just what am I supposed to do with all this dirty solvent than I can't pour down a drain?! |
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June 10th, 2012, 03:59 PM | #17 |
So, where's the reverse?
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