Everyone have motorbike these days right... But not everyone taking care of it by knowingly or unknowingly. It is very important to maintain our bike periodically. I'm here to share some of the importance of maintaining our machine. First of all, why do we need motorcycle or car or anything..? To travel from one place to another.. right?? If it helps us, we should take care of it. Let's see why should we maintain our bike periodically..
Less breakdown frequency
With preventive and periodic service, the chance of getting breakdown and chances of the part getting failed will be reduced.
Less wear and tear
As we know, Inside the combustion chamber the piston will reciprocate. The engine oil creates a film of lubricant between piston and cylinder sleeve. It also lubricate the head, bearings and and does a major role of cooling and cleaning. So, the quality of oil decides the rate of wear of components. So it is suggested to change oil at correct intervals. It is based on kilometers done and by time. By average it is suggested to change engine oil at least once in 3 month or 4. Lubricating chain also reduces w/t between chain and sprocket.
Good fuel economy
In carburetted bikes, the float chamber should be cleaned. There's a chance of small dust particles getting stuck in jets. It should be cleaned. Air filter should be cleaned. If fuel injected bikes, the nozzle and throttle body should be cleaned. If dust and carbon particles covers various sensors in throttle body unit, we cannot expect good mileage. Tyre pressure and brake adjustment also plays an important role. If we are aware of these parameters, we can expect good mileage.
To avoid accidents
Till now we can see many accidents because of brake failures. Regularly we have to check the brake linings and clean it with emery sheet to keep the performance sharp. If disc brake, we have maintain the correct brake fluid level and check for any leaks in the fluid line. If we didn't change the brake fluid for long time, the effectiveness of the brake will be sponjy. So we have to change the fluid and bleed it regularly to remove any air present in the fluid line.
Smooth operation
A well maintained bike gives rider a good feel and feedback. Irregular engine noises such as clutch noise, tappet noises, chain noise etc... can be ridden off when we take a look at that also. Engine can run smooth if we service it at correct time.
Good life of parts
The most important thing in maintaining our bike is cleaning it. If we clean it by ourselves we can get dragged by many parts and it creates a eagerness to know about it. If we clean, we may notice many parts which are not good and we get a chance where we can repair it or replace it before something horrible happens. Changing engine oil regularly increases the life of parts such as bearings, cylinder sleeve, connecting rod etc... Using flush oil also removes all of the unwanted dusts and sediment present in the crankcase.
Good selling value
If we plan to sell our bike, the condition plays an important role. So of we take care of our machine regularly the selling value will be good based on the condition.
To sustain long life
Many of us use bikes for our purpose and going for a new one after four or five years. But till now, many enthusiasts maintain and restore the old motorcycles to maintain its value. We should make sure that we maintain our machine regularly to run for more years.
If we give our bike to service center, the complaints will be arrested and general services will be carried out. General service includes change of engine oil, brake linings, air filter, oil filter, cleaning carburettor or throttle body, arresting abnormal noise, chain maintenance, regular scanning if fuel injection bike, electrical maintenance.... So if we go for service at service station or in authorized workshops, these preventive maintenance will be carried out and the performance of the bike remains the same and accidents will be prevented. So peoples should get awareness about the importance of servicing a machine.