stuff i do each time i go for a joy ride

[the paper boy]

the reson im posting this is to help provent what happened to me.

so when i took my frist ride i had a feeling that something would happen to the bike and something did happen. the thing that happend was that the kill switch was not intalled to the motor right. the good thing that i knew how to stop the motor so i did what i needed to turn off the motor and then fixed it and now it works so my edvice to all the people that read this make sure your kill switch works even know its not that big of a deal thats what i think ok well that is all i have to say

[Vistaman73]

I know. When I first started my bike, I was more happy that the kill switch worked rather than the engine started without any problems. (except minor gas leak and loose chain.)

[the paper boy]

Originally Posted by Vistaman73

I know. When I first started my bike, I was more happy that the kill switch worked rather than the engine started without any problems. (except minor gas leak and loose chain.)

yeah I had those same problems too with a gas leak and I had to shorten the chain but i found out how to fix them so that I could get it running with out having to worry about them for a while even know it could happen it again.

[BarelyAWake]

Choke the engine to death

[chrisme]

I don't usually check my bike out every time I ride. But when I'm riding it a lot every day I'll generally go over it once a week. Check the engine mounts to make sure they're tight, torque the head nuts, make sure the intake and exhaust manifolds are on there good and tight. Check chain tension and make sure it is tight enough. Every now and again I'll check the plug to make sure it is running right, but more often than not I have chronic carb issues...

[the paper boy]

Originally Posted by chrisme

I don't usually check my bike out every time I ride. But when I'm riding it a lot every day I'll generally go over it once a week. Check the engine mounts to make sure they're tight, torque the head nuts, make sure the intake and exhaust manifolds are on there good and tight. Check chain tension and make sure it is tight enough. Every now and again I'll check the plug to make sure it is running right, but more often than not I have chronic carb issues...

thats good for you because not only are you being safe but it also could help you from getting injured in any way. i do lots of things like checking the exhaust pipe because it almost fell off the motor mount that attachés it to the motor itself while i was going kind of fast. which i think could have been really bad if i did not stop and shut the motor off and pedal it home to fix it so thats why i check things to make sure its safe to ride it right before i do

[chrisme]

The exhaust is pretty easy to tell when it is starting to come off. The bike goes from loud, to REALLY LOUD!

[the paper boy]

Originally Posted by chrisme

The exhaust is pretty easy to tell when it is starting to come off. The bike goes from loud, to REALLY LOUD!

yeah your not kidding

[Jnickum313]

When you notice the Exhaust is coming off. Turn it off FAST! It will burn and scorch your piston.

[WildAlaskan]

i dont really inspect my bike before a ride unless its a long ride usually i hop on start er up and cruise away but i pretty much have all the bugs worked out i do remember walikng my bike home that sure was embarrassing