Tips On Maintaining Your Scooter
Posted by Steven M. Mihajlov on July 26, 2009
Just like you use preventive maintenance for your house or car, it is also beneficial for your scooter. By following the following scooter maintenance tips, you will have a reliable means of transportation that will last for years!
Checking your oil levels and change it regularly is one of the most important steps in maintaining your scooter. Changing your oil is very easy, takes about 5 minutes, and cost less than $5. Your owners manual will suggest the proper procedure for your scooter. Also recommended is changing your transmission oil every 6 months or 2000 miles.
Perhaps the easiest item of scooter maintenance is checking tire pressure regularly. It is very important maintain proper air pressure in the tires since a scooter only has two wheels and tire problems can lead more easily to a loss of control and possible injury. Look for wear in the tire and at the value stem for cracks or splits.
Ensuring the scooter is properly assembled is often ignored when doing maintenance checks. Joints and hinges could become loose during operation, so it is a good idea to check and correct looseness prior to riding your scooter. It could be a good habit to check bolt tightness more regularly than the suggest 1000 miles or 6 months standard maintenance schedule.
As far as changing your transmission or motor oils, spark plugs, air filters, etc., your owner manual will provide suggested maintenance schedule. Since some specific maintenance on scooters vary from scooter to scooter, check the owner manual for your scooter. By doing a little scooter maintenance regularly. you can avoid expensive repair or replacement cost and prolong your scooter experience.
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