Requests for the "How To" section, please

[hybrid]

Hey guys, Some of the members and I are getting on the ball about providing serious and detailed information in the "How To" section.

If you havent looked, please go take a look.

I really want that area to be a great asset for alot of the members here, but I need YOUR help. I need to know the most common things people want to learn about.

No, unfortunately I doubt Ill be doing tutorials on transmission repairs or other heavy line stuff.

Id like to know what kind of stuff you guys want to learn that I can teach via the interweb.

Thanks guys and please do come visit that corner. The more educated you are the better.

[OFFICER737]

Fork spring upgrades...installation and repair? Power commander installs? Tire changes? Oil changes along with air filters? Need some more?

[hybrid]

Yeah I need all kinds..............and I can only do the ones that

A) I have the need to do on someone or something
B) have the parts for.

So who knows perhaps I can keep moving along..........the more ideas the better.

[TS80]

Chain replacement.

Tire change.

Rerouting cables.

Brake lines.

Fork Spring replacement.

Rear Shock replacement.

Brake Bleeding.

[OFFICER737]

Clip on swap. Rearset swap. Chain and or sprocket changes. Track conversions. Headlight changes (bulbs). Carb cleaning or rejet.

[hybrid]

keep the ideas coming..........Ill do what I can with what I have.

[AnKleBiTer]

Although BB covered it extremely well in the Ladies section how about how to prep your bike for the track?

[hybrid]

Originally Posted by TS80

Chain replacement.

Tire change.Not really feasible for the average guy. I dont change tires with ghetto tools.

Rerouting cables.Im not sure why you would "Re-route" cables

Brake lines. This one is going to happen soon!

Fork Spring replacement. Ill need to see if anyone needs it done

Rear Shock replacement.Same as above

Brake Bleeding.

Thats another one in the works.

[hybrid]

Originally Posted by AnKleBiTer

Although BB covered it extremely well in the Ladies section how about how to prep your bike for the track?

mmmmmmmmmmmm

considering that 98% of us dont do track days...........Im leaving that one out.

How I prep a track bike is far different from most people. It could end up hurting someone without alot of mechanical knowledge.

Im wanting to stay in the average guy stuff.

[TS80]

I mentioned the rerouting cables for the people that change their handlebars to clip-ons or vice versa.

Also, those of us in snowy areas get rust in the strangest places, replacing them every once in a while might not be a bad idea...pretty easy to figure it out though, just thought I'd throw it in there.

[badmonkey]

changing fork oil, fork travel tips (y'know with the zip ties) and methodology for suspension tuning, aligning the rear wheel (i.e. after adjusting chain slack)

[ZxHunteR]

Finding the G spot....using telepathy

[Tye]

and methodology for suspension tuning,

The proper way of setting sag. I spoke with a racer friend of mine the other day who rides the same bike I have and he mentioned that he has never set his sag. I know most bikes are produced with a certain weight rider in mind. Alot of people don't know how to set the bike up for THEM and the benefits from it. When I purchased my last 2 bikes(street bikes) I never changes the postion of the controls until an instructor pointed it out to me on my first track day(easy fix).

Like said before...Bleeding the brade lines without making a mess.

How to's on customizing a PC2 or 3 other than a downloaded map.

Valve adjustments on a Ducati...just kidding. I don't own one and it is probably very indepth???

[g34343greg]

how about valve adjustments?
syncing your carbs? (alot of us still have 'em)

[TS80]

Brake pad help would be nice also.