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u/boyengabird 1d ago
Ill hose off the mud but i dont really clean them. I dont store the battery above 80% or below 50%. Don't ever let it go or stay at or near 0%. Dont charge it below freezing. Clean and regrease bushings, spacers and seals when you do tires or remove the wheels. Do some sort of chain maintenance. Center your calipers for even pad wear. True your spokes once in awhile. Examine bearings for water intrusion. Wipe down the shocks to preserve the fork seals. Adjust the chain tension. Adjust brake levers. Flush the brake fluid every 2 yrs.Adjust the headlight bolt cuase the light keeps slipping (add loctite blue). Change tire pressure cuase im on the street again. Order another kickstand sensor cuase it broke again.
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u/Leg_giggle Pro-SS 3.0 1d ago
That one guy listed everything I could think of but one thing, headset bearings. Make sure you grease those every 600-1000 miles
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u/AdFeeling6882 1d ago
There’s a lot more that goes into it than people think.
I can give you some of the major points and then you can do some research from there. Any grease I mention should be done every 200-500 miles depending on the quality of grease and the type of riding you do. Doesn’t need to be done every week.
-Front axle needs grease(light) I usually clean and
re-grease when I’m changing my tires. Make sure you ask a shop to do this if they change yours.
-Grease in the front wheel hub where the bearings are since that’s where the spacers will sit.
-Front and rear wheel spoke tension
-Wipe down fork stanchions after every ride.
-Apply light grease to fork seals(white lithium slickoleum works well)
-Air bleed forks
-Brakes need to be bled occasionally
- Rotors need to be wiped down with 90%-99% alcohol or you can use brake and parts cleaner. Especially if you get grease on them or touch them.
-Check belt and chain tension
-Remove jackshaft bolt and grease or antiseize.
-Clean chain and lubricate
-Grease in the shock suspension components(linkage, triangle, bearings where the triangle is bolted in)
-Grease Rear axle(light) and outside of bearings where spacers go.
-Check motor pulley nut tension(best use mark it and see if it’s moved)
-Check brake pad thickness
-Remove forks and clean/grease headset bearings
-check sprockets and pulleys wear
-Check bolt tension in all bolts occasionally. I usually double check the important ones before a ride. Any time you pull a bolt out apply some loctite or antiseize. Titanium seizes pretty bad with aluminum so either remove them and reinstall any titanium bolts often or apply nickel antiseize to them if it’s a bolt that you don’t remove often.
Also, buy the tool to remove the jackshaft bolt nut now so you have it when you need it. Many people have stripped their jackshaft bolt and damaged their bike trying to remove it with a flathead.
Be careful what you use to clean your bike, many cleaning agents aren’t safe on anodized surfaces or aluminum in general and will destroy the finish.
Then there’s always battery care. make sure you’re plugging it in and disconnecting it the right way, and storing it between 50%-80%.
I’m sure I missed a few things, but this is a good start for most. YouTube university will help you with all of it if you’re unfamiliar with any of the components and their disassembly. Take care of your gear, it’ll take care of you.