Supporting Your Bike While Servicing: Difference between revisions
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* Flipping the bike sideways while using a wrench/breaker bar. | * Flipping the bike sideways while using a wrench/breaker bar. | ||
''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. | |||
* 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. | * 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. | ||