Motorcycle pre ride check list

[CourierDriver]

airpressure, clean wind screen, clean visor on helmet, check blinkers, and check your oil for sure,,,and when was the last time u changed youroil and if u havee chain drive most chains are clogged with dirt and your sprockets may need changing,,,aint life great,,,,

 

[FowVay]

If it starts... I ride.

 

[mrsilv04]

180.000 miles of shaft drive on 3 different Goldwings. Chains or belts? No thanks.

 

[RoadDukie]

airpressure, clean wind screen, clean visor on helmet, check blinkers, and check your oil for sure,,,and when was the last time u changed youroil and if u havee chain drive most chains are clogged with dirt and your sprockets may need changing,,,aint life great,,,,

Hey man... it's summertime. Just get out and ride!

The Taiwanese have a saying: "You don't quit riding because you get old, you get old because you quit riding"!

Whatever your pre-ride checklist is, keep doing it if it works for you. It's has to be miles ahead of those that leave the bar and ride.

 

[riff1006]

Tire pressure is very important.

 

[vwmaniaman]

Rode for 27 years without wrecks. Done something right. Three of the bikes had shaft drive. Second bike was a Honda Dream with enclosed chain.

 

[vwmaniaman]

I fell on the ice and broke my hip and that ended my riding. Hip only rated for 250lbs.

 

[barryh]

airpressure, clean wind screen, clean visor on helmet, check blinkers, and check your oil for sure,,,and when was the last time u changed youroil and if u havee chain drive most chains are clogged with dirt and your sprockets may need changing,,,aint life great,,,,

I don't check the oil because after 18 years of ownership I know it doesn't use enough to need checking. I do check the tyre pressures because I know that the tubes lose air slowly. I know that front loses more than the rear so the front gets checked more often. Thankfully I have shaft drive so no chains to check.

Basically it's know your bike.

 

[BigCahuna]

Before I go on any ride, I check the oil. Then the tire pressure, then all the lights, then I get a set of wrench's out and go over every nut, bolt, screw and washer. Then I break out the torque wrench, and check the torque on every fastener on the bike. Then I check the tire depth on the tires. spin the wheels looking for nails or screws that might be stuck in the tires. If none are found, I check to be sure the drive belt is in good shape. Then on to the air shocks, making sure the shocks and seat are set at the optimum pressure. About this time, I feel compelled to wash and detail the bike so it looks it's best when I'm out stylin and profilin. Then I get dressed up in my all the gear all the time, outfit. After I start the bike and allow it to warm up to full operating temperature, I slowly exit the garage. If it's been more than a few days since my last ride, I head over to the nearest large parking lot, for a hour or two of "traffic cone slow speed practice". You just can't get enough slow speed u-turns or figure 8 practice. After dropping the bike a half dozen times, knowing that I'm not doing it right unless I drop it, I put the cones away and head to the nearest bar for 3-4 hours of rest and beer consumption. Then it's back to the garage where I wipe the days dust off the bike, and put the cover back on it, waiting for the next riding adventure.,,

 

[2005jettatdi]

1. Helmet on? Check.
2. Engine starts? Check.

Ride.

 

[02SE]

Start engine, pin it to win it.

 

[GMBoy]

Rode for 27 years without wrecks. Done something right. Three of the bikes had shaft drive. Second bike was a Honda Dream with enclosed chain.

You mean you've been lucky. I been riding for 45yrs and while I like to think my skills and experience kept me safe and alive---it's really just luck because in M/C riding it's more the OTHER person in a car that causes the wrecks.

 

[vwmaniaman]

I always rode like I was invisible.

 

[AZjeff]

Health and life insurance paid up, check. Safety vest, check. Couldn't do it now, it has to be more dangerous.

 

[The_Sheriff]

Before I go on any ride, I check the oil. Then the tire pressure, then all the lights, then I get a set of wrench's out and go over every nut, bolt, screw and washer. Then I break out the torque wrench, and check the torque on every fastener on the bike. Then I check the tire depth on the tires. spin the wheels looking for nails or screws that might be stuck in the tires. If none are found, I check to be sure the drive belt is in good shape. Then on to the air shocks, making sure the shocks and seat are set at the optimum pressure. About this time, I feel compelled to wash and detail the bike so it looks it's best when I'm out stylin and profilin. Then I get dressed up in my all the gear all the time, outfit. After I start the bike and allow it to warm up to full operating temperature, I slowly exit the garage. If it's been more than a few days since my last ride, I head over to the nearest large parking lot, for a hour or two of "traffic cone slow speed practice". You just can't get enough slow speed u-turns or figure 8 practice. After dropping the bike a half dozen times, knowing that I'm not doing it right unless I drop it, I put the cones away and head to the nearest bar for 3-4 hours of rest and beer consumption. Then it's back to the garage where I wipe the days dust off the bike, and put the cover back on it, waiting for the next riding adventure.,,

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Me too.
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[BusyLittleShop]

Before I go on any ride, I check the oil. Then the tire pressure, then all the lights, then I get a set of wrench's out and go over every nut, bolt, screw and washer. Then I break out the torque wrench, and check the torque on every fastener on the bike. Then I check the tire depth on the tires. spin the wheels looking for nails or screws that might be stuck in the tires. If none are found, I check to be sure the drive belt is in good shape. Then on to the air shocks, making sure the shocks and seat are set at the optimum pressure. About this time, I feel compelled to wash and detail the bike so it looks it's best when I'm out stylin and profilin. Then I get dressed up in my all the gear all the time, outfit. After I start the bike and allow it to warm up to full operating temperature, I slowly exit the garage. If it's been more than a few days since my last ride, I head over to the nearest large parking lot, for a hour or two of "traffic cone slow speed practice". You just can't get enough slow speed u-turns or figure 8 practice. After dropping the bike a half dozen times, knowing that I'm not doing it right unless I drop it, I put the cones away and head to the nearest bar for 3-4 hours of rest and beer consumption. Then it's back to the garage where I wipe the days dust off the bike, and put the cover back on it, waiting for the next riding adventure.,,

Me three... I also squeeze the front lever of my Brembo radial master to make sure it is nice and firm...

 

[1foxracing]

Kick the tires light the fire.

 

[Jay Freddy]

Seriously? I give my bikes a visual inspection.

Tires low? Any fluids in inappropriate places?

Once I start it, I have a quarter mile road inside my apartment complex to the main road where I can use the signals, headlight, and tap the brakes. Sometimes I'll shift in 2nd gear but not always.

A few nights ago my turn signals were sticking, so I rode back to my place and sprayed some WD40 into the turn signal control housing.

Only one of my bikes has a chain, but I clean it regularly so it still looks good... The other two are shafties.

That reminds me... Time to clean the chain again! Lol

 

[RH_VN900]

Glance at tires, put on jacket and helmet, start it and go. 2013 Vulcan 900

 

[repairman54]

Tire check, clean windshield, check lights operation and go. I see a lot of bikes with lights not working, front or rear and those ones are not the pre auto on classics.