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Almost always forgotten: Change the fork oil

Change the fork oil

The front suspension is pretty much the most important handling component on a motorcycle. And what maintenance does that front suspension require? Usually 'none'. In the best case, the front fork seals are replaced if they start to leak. And even then people often talk about…

mayonnaise

As a classic owner, do you of course do the tinkering yourself? The valve cover must therefore be removed regularly to adjust the valves. And then you suddenly see that the inside of the valve cover is coated with a tasty (...) white gunk that you do...

A simple solution

Carter pans are subtle things. Especially when they get older. Because who doesn't recognize that eternal drop at the carterplug? The solution is simple as always. With a Brezan presentation we saw the Smart-O plug. A crankcase plug with an O-ring in the threaded part

Inhibit

Until the end of the last century, a car or motorcycle had to be 'run in'. This meant that the owner of the new vehicle had to handle it with care. No need for top performance from the machine, no high speeds,…

Mineral and synthetic engine oil?

Mineral and synthetic engine oil: The engine of your classic car must be filled with mineral oil. Especially when the machine has already had some adventure. Now it is possible that you are on the road and the van with the spare oil has already smoked, you arrive at a modern gas station and then they only sell there

White sludge oil

This is called 'Sludge' in technical language. No panic, that does not necessarily mean that the head gasket (from a water-cooled engine) has left, that a crack has occurred in the cylinder head or that 'water' is added to the oil in some other way.