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It is intimidating if you think of car maintenance, but I cannot impress how easy these things are.
If its not a fully fared bike, step 1 of pulling the plugs:
Pull the plugs. They're right there. For the oil, you open the cap at the bottom of the clutch housing (get an oil pan first). If the oil isn't pretty black, you're changing it too soon. There's a hole at the top you put the new oil in. You can stick a screwdriver in to see the color of the oil to tell if you need a change.
I wouldn't say you shouldn't walk if you're afraid to cross the street, I would be confused that someone thinks they're unable to.
Hm, interesting.
We have quite a different perspective there!
For one, a car is identical to me. It's literally the same combustion engine and stuff around. Of course some different details but really doesn't make much difference. And I know how the engine works and other various stuff.
However, that does not make me a good mechanic. That's why I pay one. Aka if I am riding on a death machine with 2 wheels with high rpm it'd better be maintained by someone qualified.
Do you call a plumber every time your sink or toilet backs up?
Maintenance is one thing, major repairs are another.
I wouldn’t call a plumber first thing to unclog a toilet, and I wouldn’t go to a mechanic just for them to dump oil out and measure the right amount of oil back in.
Now if the engine is making weird noises, or it’s not shifting right or braking correctly, then yeah, go to a mechanic. Mechanics are way more familiar with internal workings and can diagnose strange issues.
We're in Europe, our sanitary installations work differently here and mostly doesn't clog up and if it does - yes, after a few attempts you will call a plumber.
Anyhow I feel massively gatekept if I am not maintaining my vehicle myself. Wow.
Thw amount of assumptions made is staggering.
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