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bulldog93

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1)Do a quick clean up of your bike get as much of the mud and **** off as possible.

2)Check you chain. Make sure that isn’t too loose or it can break off your stator sensor ( http://www.miniriders.com.au/motor-tutorials/25618-stator-replacement.html ). You’ll then be up for a new one. The oil your chain:
- Cleaning a Motorcycle Chain - webBikeWorld
- Motorcycle Chain Lube - webBikeWorld

3)Check your brakes give them a clean:
- http://www.miniriders.com.au/running-gear/14201-how-make-sure-your-getting-most-out-your-brakes.html
- http://www.miniriders.com.au/running-gear/14996-video-brake-bleeding-masterspoon.html

4)Check spokes. Tighten if needed or replace them if needed:
- http://www.miniriders.com.au/running-gear/18971-how-re-spoke-wheel.html
- DHZ Mini Moto - Wheels & Tyre

5)Give your carbie a clean:
- http://www.miniriders.com.au/carby-tuning/16270-carby-pull-down-rebuild-tutorial.html ( alrounder, Just do the same with your carbie).

6)Put some decent oil in it:
- Shell Advance 4T Motorbike Oil - 15W-40, 1 Litre - Supercheap Auto
- Castrol Activ 4T Motorbike Oil - 15W-50, 1 Litre - Supercheap Auto

7)Clean air filter and oil:
- Motorcycle Air filters – Bike maintenance – Castrol Motor Oil and Lubricants
- Dan's Motorcycle "Air Cleaners"
- http://www.miniriders.com.au/tech-talk/26743-how-clean-your-pod-filter.html

8)Check all bolts are tight, lock tight if needed.

9) Check valves:
- http://www.miniriders.com.au/motor-tutorials/24965-how-set-valve-clearances-horizontal-engines.html
- YouTube - How to check valve timin on Honda 50 70 cc motors
- QingQi (Qlink) 200GY Illustrated Valve Adjustment

If the is anything I’ve missed please tell me or add it to your post. Please contribute.
 
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shrimpy

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Bulldog ur a quality member should be a mod thanks for this post.
 

mikewayne

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Really a great research on this forum to find out all the threads associated to each and every checkup.... there are some outside links to which would help a lots... Good post!!!
 

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and i think everyone should change there Philips head screws to Allen heads i was sick of them stripping
 

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Cables are usually a forgotten part that needs maintaining, at work we use hhs2000 wurth lubricant and spray it in the cables, if you have never done your cables then i reccomend pulling them off then hanging them up and spraying lubricant in them while moving the inner cable back and forth and then letting them hang overnight to make the lubricant travel in the cable liner. Basically when i service i will also lube all pivot points, such as rear brake lever, footpegs, stand, swinger bearings, wheel bearings, pivot sections on my levers, the caliper rubbers, shock and fork adjustment parts, and removing the rear master cylinder dust cover on the rod and spraying in where the circlip is and there is some others but you catch my drift.
 

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You have done a really good post and seems to have done really through research for such a good write up, looks like its gonna be really helpful for all the newbies.
 

Pitpro Kenzo

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Hi there this is great but quite a few of the links don't work any more :( Can that get looked into please?
 

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