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Old 03-11-2009, 12:18 AM   #81
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why at the end, if you are going to change it right away when you start riding again anyway?
I swap out the fluid I used over the summer so water can't sit in the lines... then, because it sits over the winter, I swap out the fluid to remove any crap that may have collected from sitting. I also change the oil before I put it away for the winter and again before I take it out in the spring...
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Old 03-11-2009, 12:23 AM   #82
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I swap out the fluid I used over the summer so water can't sit in the lines... then, because it sits over the winter, I swap out the fluid to remove any crap that may have collected from sitting. I also change the oil before I put it away for the winter and again before I take it out in the spring...
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I just change stuff in the spring before I start riding again.
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Old 03-11-2009, 12:41 AM   #83
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I just change stuff in the spring before I start riding again.
I tend to be super careful with things like brakes, tires, etc... anything that I rely on for my safety.
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Old 03-11-2009, 12:48 AM   #84
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Hmmmmm.... i've yet to do my fluid. I will do it before i start "riding". The current fluid seems rather dark tho.

To be honest, i really dont know what im doing. I have an idea but.......
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Old 03-11-2009, 12:52 AM   #85
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I tend to be super careful with things like brakes, tires, etc... anything that I rely on for my safety.
IMO anything that will come out in the fall will come out in the spring too, along with anything else that appeared.

But I do check out the brakes/tires etc before riding. And very carefully in the spring before/on the first ride.
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Hmmmmm.... i've yet to do my fluid. I will do it before i start "riding". The current fluid seems rather dark tho.

To be honest, i really dont know what im doing. I have an idea but.......
Get a shop manual. It'll walk you through it step by step. And try not to keep putting it off. Pretty soon it'll be warm and you'll just wanna be out riding, not wrenching.
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Get a shop manual. It'll walk you through it step by step. And try not to keep putting it off. Pretty soon it'll be warm and you'll just wanna be out riding, not wrenching.
I have spring break starting next wednesday.... plenty of time to do it!
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.... the frame.....
that's the "etc" part.
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Old 03-11-2009, 08:17 PM   #90
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I have spring break starting next wednesday.... plenty of time to do it!
since when does spring break start in the middle of the week?
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