mahnoy
Well-known member
I want to get my bike checked. Last weekend I went home, it had problems starting. My buddy said it could be bad gas, I think maybe the carb needs cleaning since it's been in the garage for a few weeks. When I finally got it working and brought it to my friend's, I dropped it trying to back up to a uneven, gravel parking lot at my buddy's house (i tried to keep it up and once it hit a certain angle, there was no way I could have saved it 
My foot got stuck under the bike and good thing I was wearing boots to protect my ankle!) Yeah not my day... At first, the bike didn't start. I waited an hour, came back out, and finally started. But the shifter was bent towards to engine, so there was no way to kick it to first, so with a hammer, i pried it back out. And then, it wouldn't stay in first gear. An hour later, the shifter was able to shift down to first, but every time I let go of the clutch to let it roll, it'd stall. Even on neutral it'd stall. So again, I waited, considering cancelling my insurance and selling it, and when I went back out it worked fine... It seems to be working fine now (minus the broken mirror which I need to get replaced) but I want to make sure everything else with the bike is good...
kinda...
Not sure what that thing is called, but beneath the tachometer, there's a meter (not the one that counts how many kms you have your bike.... the other one) and that one is completely off and doesn't work anymore. Not sure the importance of that.
Anyway, I want to get my bike looked at by a reliable mechanic that won't rip me off... I want to bring it up here to ride it to work, and I don't want my bike to die on me in the middle of the road, or not start at all.
Any recommendations?
My foot got stuck under the bike and good thing I was wearing boots to protect my ankle!) Yeah not my day... At first, the bike didn't start. I waited an hour, came back out, and finally started. But the shifter was bent towards to engine, so there was no way to kick it to first, so with a hammer, i pried it back out. And then, it wouldn't stay in first gear. An hour later, the shifter was able to shift down to first, but every time I let go of the clutch to let it roll, it'd stall. Even on neutral it'd stall. So again, I waited, considering cancelling my insurance and selling it, and when I went back out it worked fine... It seems to be working fine now (minus the broken mirror which I need to get replaced) but I want to make sure everything else with the bike is good... kinda...
Not sure what that thing is called, but beneath the tachometer, there's a meter (not the one that counts how many kms you have your bike.... the other one) and that one is completely off and doesn't work anymore. Not sure the importance of that.
Anyway, I want to get my bike looked at by a reliable mechanic that won't rip me off... I want to bring it up here to ride it to work, and I don't want my bike to die on me in the middle of the road, or not start at all.
Any recommendations?
