Rides and races, and hangouts with the best guys could be the cool side of owning an awesome racing bike. However, there are many who fail to understand that these cool things come in a package, with essential parts like maintenance and safety, and so end up neglecting this part of their responsibility as a rider.
Maintenance is always key when it comes to any motor vehicle or cycle. If you want your ride to stay in its best shape for a longer time, you certainly would give it the best care. While all types of bikes require general maintenance, your racing bike would need some extra pampering a little too often than usual. Whether it is an Aprillia or a Harley, or any other bike that you own, you need to make sure you do all that it takes to maintain its condition. A brand-new motorcycle becomes easier to maintain for the most obvious reasons. If it’s a second hand that you’d got, you may have a little more to do, and it may sometimes become likely that you get frequent check-ups done and get your motorcycle conditioned a bit more often.
The reason you would be more attentive and committed to your racing bike, obviously, would be because of all the intensity and pressure it gets subjected to after heavy sport. Racing bikes function more rapidly than an ordinary motorcycle, and so naturally, it would require more care and maintenance than a regular one.
Engines, oils and fuels are the first elements that you’d look at during a service. You would need to do some testing every once in a while, to see if all of these are functioning well. Even if you’ve done this a few times, you would make it a point to do another quick check right before a sporting event for extra safety. Along with these internal aspects, you would check the breaks, gears, and silencers for excellent functioning. Remember, each of these parts would need to function perfectly, and you wouldn’t want to risk an attempt to ‘manage’ with your motorcycle that is anything less than perfect in terms of functioning.
Apart from these essentials, you would also do the normal maintenance which is the washing and cleaning. This you wouldn’t want to schedule but do it whenever it becomes necessary. It would depend on the kind of use and how often. There may be times when you’d need to give it a full wash at least twice in a week, while at other times you wouldn’t need to do it for two. However, the moment you notice that the bad boy needs a wash, simply slide off to the nearest service station and get it done before you slip into one of your moods!
Maintenance is always a key part that comes with all the valuable things in life, even humans and relationships. Therefore, if you want to own any of these valuables, you need to be willing to commit and become a good owner.