General maintenance.

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Daakuryu

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So I am back on the saddle now that my leg is healed up and no longer looks like it tried to swallow a second, larger leg. :lmao:

Now I figure it's probably time I start learning the general maintenance stuff for my bike; Chain, various fluids, that sort of stuff. Not looking to learn how to take it apart here because I'm not that mechanically inclined.

That being said, can anyone point me to some good bike maintenance vids or to someone who would be able to teach me this stuff. I know I could download and read the manual but for stuff like this I prefer to see it rather than read it.
 
Youtube search is your friend
 
At work right now so can't use the tubes of you right now. (well I could since I'm the sysadmin but my boss might take offence to me bending the rules for myself.)

I was planning on searching tonight but I also figured maybe some kind souls would link me to some good ones so I wouldn't have to trudge through all the horrible ones that I know are likely out there. I'm a computer guy and I've seen some youtube "experts" do some pretty scary things to their computers and still upload them even though you can see it was a horrible failure.

Like one guy posted a how to setup a custom watercooling loop to a processor and video cards and fried his pump in the process yet still dubbed it a success and put it up. :confused:

You could hear the pump grinding and dying over his explanation.
 
Ah, well it's good you mention that, the forum body doesn't like lazy members or "asked and answered" questions.

[video=youtube;-JSM3MTINTs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JSM3MTINTs[/video]

That seems to have pretty good info. Knowing what bike you have will narrow it significantly
 
Got a Kawasaki 250

Just got home now since boss told me to leave before thunderstorms kick in and I can work remotely, so I'll check that vid you linked and then go on a search

Thanks
 
jay-d said:
http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm

Everything you ever need to know. Enjoy ;)
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Pretty comprehensive thanks, though like I said when I don't know what I'm doing I prefer to see rather than read.

And I'd rather pay someone to do the non general stuff because knowing my mechanical ability I'd probably put the motor back on backward.


So far I found a vid on how to oil the chain properly and one guy that made a video about how to clean a bike :lmao:

Then I got distracted by an hour long video of bike crashes. :sad7:
 
I second the vote for: www.dansmc.com

One of the first and still best web intros to bike maintenance. Pretty primitive site, but tells you a lot.


 
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Daakuryu said:
You could hear the pump grinding and dying over his explanation.
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That has got to be some kind of major fail. All you do is connect the input and output water lines and plug it in and it should work. Water cooling barely more involved than air cooling. You just swap the air heat sinks with the water ones, put your reservoir and radiator somewhere, connect all the tubes, fill er up, power it up.
 
unL33T said:
That has got to be some kind of major fail. All you do is connect the input and output water lines and plug it in and it should work. Water cooling barely more involved than air cooling. You just swap the air heat sinks with the water ones, put your reservoir and radiator somewhere, connect all the tubes, fill er up, power it up.
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The big failiure point in custom water cooling is not filling the loop appropriately and correctly. This results in air pockets forming and the pump that allows the water to flow through the loop can wind up frying itself because it is pushing both water and air bubbles.

Similar as why doctors push some fluid through a syringe before injecting you so as to not inject you with air bubbles that will make your heart go pop.
 
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Daakuryu said:
The big failiure point in custom water cooling is not filling the loop appropriately and correctly. This results in air pockets forming and the pump that allows the water to flow through the loop can wind up frying itself because it is pushing both water and air bubbles.

Similar as why doctors push some fluid through a syringe before injecting you so as to not inject you with air bubbles that will make your heart go pop.
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Yep you are right. If he did not properly prime the pump before turning it on it will fry. It took a good 8 hours for the air to bleed from my loop last time I cleaned it (2 blocks 2 rads).

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