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<blockquote data-quote="2smoke" data-source="post: 150843" data-attributes="member: 563">In regards to your mechanical abilities or the proclaimed lack there of.&nbsp; Depending on your manual, be it a Haynes, Chilton, or a Factory OEM manual (which I highly recommend even though it cost more).&nbsp; They are super easy to read. There isnt a whole lot of super technical words.&nbsp; That manual was written for the end user (You and Me) to read and understand how to maintain and repair our bikes. Im not the smartest guy in the world and I use my manual for almost everything I do to my bike. No matter how simple. Mostly for the torque values on the nuts and bolts. &nbsp;However because this is your first bike in a long time and you may or may not know exactly what your looking for when inspecting stuff. Especially your cylinder. It might be best if you take it to get done. One thing that I have done in the passed was asked the mechanic if I could come watch.&nbsp; Especially if I was unsure or just didnt know what to look for.&nbsp; Im not saying your cylinder is bad. But to the untrained eye a cylinder could look just fine. But it really needs to be line honed or even replated.&nbsp; So be sure to ask if you can observe what they are doing just for your own general knowledge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2smoke, post: 150843, member: 563"] In regards to your mechanical abilities or the proclaimed lack there of. Depending on your manual, be it a Haynes, Chilton, or a Factory OEM manual (which I highly recommend even though it cost more). They are super easy to read. There isnt a whole lot of super technical words. That manual was written for the end user (You and Me) to read and understand how to maintain and repair our bikes. Im not the smartest guy in the world and I use my manual for almost everything I do to my bike. No matter how simple. Mostly for the torque values on the nuts and bolts. However because this is your first bike in a long time and you may or may not know exactly what your looking for when inspecting stuff. Especially your cylinder. It might be best if you take it to get done. One thing that I have done in the passed was asked the mechanic if I could come watch. Especially if I was unsure or just didnt know what to look for. Im not saying your cylinder is bad. But to the untrained eye a cylinder could look just fine. But it really needs to be line honed or even replated. So be sure to ask if you can observe what they are doing just for your own general knowledge. [/QUOTE]

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