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I was wondering how many guys send thier bikes to the dealer? (With all the Info on this site I can't see why but my life revolves around two things: riding and wrenching )

I can almost guarantee everyone on this site works on their own machine.
Hell, even our female member works on her own stuff.

Working on your own bike is probably 25% of the fun, the other 75% is riding

I work on my Kdx: tires, topend, forks seals, replace bearings and I play with the ''brass'' too. But never tried to work on the rear shock and remove dents on the pipe.This site helped me and will help me again. But in fact we are people behind the screen.

I even tried to split the crankcase once (in 2002) because approx 1/2oz of 2stroke engine oil was always inside the magnetto cover after a couples of rides.

Being a mechanic by day, I cant justify not doing the work myself. Besides I'd have to sell the bike to pay for repair costs.

I do all my own work except for the rear shock. I have found it cheaper to let a pro do that. No more often than the shock gets worked on, I can't justify buying the eqipment to do it myself. I thimk riding versus working/tuning is about a 50/50 on the enjoyment factor. I love to mess with the bikes, I dream about them. Plus I have only found a couple of mechanics in my area that I consider worthy of the title mechanic. Most of them seem to know even less than the people behind the parts counter. And that ain't much. Thank the Lord for online OEM parts.

I do all my own work...on two bikes. I did the top end on the KDX by myself and even replaced the valvetain in the fo'fiddy, with a mechanic looking over my shouder though.

I work at a shop thought so I can get all the help I want if I need it. I do my own work though and they show me what to do, it works out pretty well!

2001kdx wrote: . . . even our female member works on her own stuff.

And your point is . . . ?

Jeb wrote:

2001kdx wrote: . . . even our female member works on her own stuff.

And your point is . . . ?

That it is uncommon for a woman to be riding a dirtbike, much less turning wrenches....

I like!

I have to work on my own,because my wife,kids and I own six of them and I couldnt afford to send them out for repair.

If it is small repairs, Im on it.

Shocks go out, rebuilds go out, I dont have the time to rapair 3 bikes on a constant basis.

Drew

Do pretty much everything myself,have moto-pro do rear shock once a year, dont trust the bike shops and really enjoy working on my bike the only way to really know what you got

I work on and modify all of my bikes (except suspension valving). I just don't trust anyone else to touch my stuff. Ten years of being an automotive technician, you tend to see a lot of hacks in the business.

trusting some clown at a (ST)ealership is like russian roulette.


Nobody cares about your bike more than YOU. I dont even have them put my street tires on any more. Last time, they mounted the front backwards, with no regards for the balance point (stem location)...

freaking retards.

I do all the work on mine, and most of my friends bikes too.

I do everything but cracking the cases..........dont have the tools,time or patience to go there yet.

I do all my own work. I used to work as a mechanic about 10 years ago and hated it. But I love working on my own bikes.

yes........if i run into something i cant fix......that where you guys come in!

I work on my bike all the time, except for changing tires and splitting the cases only because I don't have the tools for it. I'd also send my shock in for overhaul or just replace it. Fixing the bike yourself just gives you knowledge and let's you know what you've got. The service manual and this site are my best friends when it comes to figuring out something I don't know

2001kdx wrote:I can almost guarantee everyone on this site works on their own machine.
Hell, even our female member works on her own stuff.

With a little help from my friends ... i would not be happy lettin' someone i didn't know play in my grease. i prefer to keep it to myself if i can.

Thanks 2001kdx.