Supporting Your Bike While Servicing: Difference between revisions
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==== Common Mistakes ==== | ==== Common Mistakes ==== | ||
* Forgetting to disconnect the battery, or not doing it right and frying something. | * Forgetting to disconnect the battery, or not doing it right and frying something. Remember: red cap goes on the '+' terminal. | ||
* Rocking the bike off the centerstand by accident when the front wheel was not blocked. | * Rocking the bike off the centerstand by accident when the front wheel was not blocked. | ||
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<i>Make sure you can stabilize the bike somehow while applying brute force. For example, you can sit backwards on the bike while tackling the rear axle nut. Another example is to start loosening the oil drain bolt on the sidestand and then switch to the centerstand.</i> | <i>Make sure you can stabilize the bike somehow while applying brute force. For example, you can sit backwards on the bike while tackling the rear axle nut. Another example is to start loosening the oil drain bolt on the sidestand and then switch to the centerstand.</i> | ||
* Some services require draining the oil. Don't forget to fill it back up after you are done! It does happen sometimes and makes people go crazy. | |||