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ZX-2R · 03-11-2004

I know that this is the minimum that you should check for each day before you ride an dyou should not let anything get past you! The only thing that I would add is that it is great to keep a small spiral notebook for things to check on and to put in in a record book later, so that you may keep really great notes about your bike. Should you ever want to know how many miles your bike went on a set of tires, or say how long the new plugs lasted compared to the factory plugs, as you seee the fuel mileage degreasing...look for things such as the airfilter, plugs, loose or cracked fuel line...lots of things...but RECORD EVERYTHING! Should you one day decide that you just HAVE to get another bike, your records are like absolute proof to someone that you have taken awesome care of your bike. Sure it takes time, but safety is worth it...and things will show up on paper sometimes long before it failes on the road!

03-11-2004	#3 (permalink)
ZX-2R Banned BTK Expert Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 2,159	RECORDS I know that this is the minimum that you should check for each day before you ride an dyou should not let anything get past you! The only thing that I would add is that it is great to keep a small spiral notebook for things to check on and to put in in a record book later, so that you may keep really great notes about your bike. Should you ever want to know how many miles your bike went on a set of tires, or say how long the new plugs lasted compared to the factory plugs, as you seee the fuel mileage degreasing...look for things such as the airfilter, plugs, loose or cracked fuel line...lots of things...but RECORD EVERYTHING! Should you one day decide that you just HAVE to get another bike, your records are like absolute proof to someone that you have taken awesome care of your bike. Sure it takes time, but safety is worth it...and things will show up on paper sometimes long before it failes on the road!