Should you do your own bike maintenance? I believe you should do some — to the degree of your competence. Just like first-aid skills that are limited to your expertise and training, your bike maintenance skills have limits. You shouldn’t try to perform a tracheotomy with a Bic pen just because you saw it on M*A*S*H. YouTube how-to videos are amazing, but doing your own brakes for the first time could have dangerous and costly consequences if you don’t have the skill.
I was fortunate to have a passion for motorcycles from a very early age. With very little money I bought and bartered beat-up, well-used bikes, and wrenched as much as I rode in those early days. Luckily for me, my neighbour, Mr. Adams, worked as a small-engine mechanic.…
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Motorcycle Mojo (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2024