Originally Posted by
Biker395
Nice!
I do most of my own bike maintenance myself too. I'm frankly surprised at how many people don't. For me, it's because it's often more convenient to just do it myself, and because I want to be experienced enough to make field repairs if necessary.
Oh, I've had my snafus ... the latest was routing the brake cables backwards (e.g. routing the brake cable from the rider's right to the front brake and the brake cable from the rider's left to the rear brake), but what do you expect when a Bass Ale is mandatory part of the job?
Actually routing the brakes "backwards" makes sense. Your right hand is usually your dominate hand and therefore stronger. Front wheel braking allows for better control when stopping otherwise why would motorcycles use that arrangement. I believe Sheldon was an avocate(sp) for "backwards" braking. The belief that it increases the chances of going over the handlebars has not been proven.