The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance by Zimmerman, Mark -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Acknowledgments Table of Contents Introduction

Maintain Your Bike Motorcycle-Specific Tools A Place to Work Big Ticket Tools Hand Tools Safety Concerns

1 Engine Design & Basic Theory

Two-Stroke Basics Four-Stroke Basics The Bottom End The Top End Valves & Cams Engine Layout

2 Engine Cooling & Lubrication

Air & Oil Cooling Synthetic vs. Mineral Oil Liquid Cooling Detergent vs. Non-Detergent Oil Changing Coolant Engine Oil & Lubrication Oil Change Lubrication: Four-Stroke Engines

3 Ignition

Basic Battery & Coil Ignitions Adjusting Ignition Timing Installing Spark Plugs Maintaining Your Ignition System

4 Intake, Fuel, & Exhaust Systems

Carburetor Types Installing an Inline Fuel Filter Adjusting Idle Speed Synchronizing Carburetors How Carb Circuits Work Together Adjusting Idle Mixture Fuel-Injection System Maintaining Fuel Injection Air Boxes & Filters Adjusting Throttle Cables Maintaining the Fuel System Exhaust System Cleaning Petcock Strainers

5 Clutch

Automotive-Style Clutch Adjusting Clutch Cable Free-Play Adjusting the Clutch Replacing the Clutch Maintaining the Clutch Improving Your Clutch

6 Transmission & Primary Drive

Constant Mesh Transmission Basic Transmission Theory Shifting Gears Oil Additives Maintaining Transmission & Primary Drive Transmission Oil Change

7 Final Drive

Chain Drive Chain Cleaning & Lubrication Chain Adjustment Belt Drive Sprocket Replacement Rear-Drive Oil Change Shaft Drive

8 Suspension

How Springs Work Conventional Fork Oil Change Front Suspension Cartridge-Type Fork Oil Change Replacing Fork Seals Rear Suspension Suspension Tuning Improving Suspension Setting Ride Height Adjusting Rebound Damping Minimizing Stiction Aftermarket Spring Kits & Dampers

9 Wheels & Tires

Wheels Changing Tubes & Tires Checking & Adjusting Wheel Alignment Tires Changing Tubeless Tires Checking & Truing Spoked Wheels Maintaining Your Wheels & Tires Replacing Wheel Bearings & Seals Wheel Building & Truing Improving Wheels & Tires Balancing Tires

10 Brakes

Drum Brakes Replacing Brake Shoes Disc Brake Basics Changing Brake Fluid Bleeding Brakes Installing Braided-Steel Lines Changing Brake Pads Maintaining Brakes Rebuilding Calipers Improving Brakes

11 Frame & Steering

How the Frame Influences Handling Checking Steering-Head Bearings The Motorcycle Frame Adjusting Steering-Head Bearings Frame Types Replacing Steering-Head Bearings Rake & Trail Checking Linkages Checking & Adjusting Swingarm Bearings Wheelbase Maintaining the Chassis Bolt Checking Crash Damage

12 Charging System & Battery

Electrical Basics Battery Maintenance Installing a New Battery How Wet-Cell Batteries Work Quick Charge Test Battery Breather

13 Lights, Switches, & Instruments

Light Bulbs Checking Resistance Basic Wiring Technique Basic Circuit Facts Maintaining Electrics Electrical Dos & Don’ts Troubleshooting Electrical System Checking Sending Units

14 Cleaning, Setting-Up, & Storage

Washing, Waxing, & Polishing Saturday Morning Bath Spray Painting Paint Basics Setting-Up the Bike to Fit You Touching-Up Paint Winter Storage Storage Procedure

15 Troubleshooting

What to Do When Bike Won’t Start Go With the Flow Checking For Spark Checking Compression Running Problems Removing a Seized Bolt Basic How-To Removing a Stuck Screw Heli-Coil Installation Lubing a Control Cable Hand-Packing a Bearing Applying Gasket Sealer Removing & Replacing a Seal Changing Hydraulic Fluid

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