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I NEED SOME ADVICE ON BUYING MY FIRST BIKE
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<blockquote data-quote="SRAD97750" data-source="post: 227947" data-attributes="member: 425"><p>You'll need the service manual to start with.</p><p>They will recommend oil changes, and how often to check what.</p><p></p><p>I personally change oil every 10 hours, check valve clearance every 20 hours, and a leakdown every 20-25 hours.</p><p></p><p>Recording valve clearance every time gives a "change over time" which is relevant to predicting need for adjustment/replacement in the future. You'll be able to see/predict the remaining life.</p><p>Same with leakdown tests, recording them regularly can show the engines performance or health over time.</p><p></p><p>What I'm getting at, is there is no set hours for something, it depends on how you ride it and how the components are wearing together. The manual gives specific specs for each section of the engine. Head/valves, top end, and bottom end. If you aren't into mechanics, a shop can perform these tests and provide results for you to compare to your manual.</p><p></p><p>Tires will be obvious, worn out rounded knobs and the handling will be different.</p><p></p><p>For rides I check tire pressure, chain tension, air filter, and suspension/handlebars for obvious loose hardware.</p><p>After is the same. Washing it immediately is the only way to stay ontop of keeping a dirtbike clean. -BIG DAN<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRAD97750, post: 227947, member: 425"] You'll need the service manual to start with. They will recommend oil changes, and how often to check what. I personally change oil every 10 hours, check valve clearance every 20 hours, and a leakdown every 20-25 hours. Recording valve clearance every time gives a "change over time" which is relevant to predicting need for adjustment/replacement in the future. You'll be able to see/predict the remaining life. Same with leakdown tests, recording them regularly can show the engines performance or health over time. What I'm getting at, is there is no set hours for something, it depends on how you ride it and how the components are wearing together. The manual gives specific specs for each section of the engine. Head/valves, top end, and bottom end. If you aren't into mechanics, a shop can perform these tests and provide results for you to compare to your manual. Tires will be obvious, worn out rounded knobs and the handling will be different. For rides I check tire pressure, chain tension, air filter, and suspension/handlebars for obvious loose hardware. After is the same. Washing it immediately is the only way to stay ontop of keeping a dirtbike clean. -BIG DAN:thumb: [/QUOTE]
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