Motorcycle Service

Service

AIR FILTER

What goes in your motorcycle doesn't always come out. And a lot of what goes in passes through your air filter.

That means if your air filter isn't clean, or, in some cases, properly oiled, you could be cutting off airflow to the cylinders and even allowing in foreign abrasives (dirt, dust or worse), where they can grind away at your valves, internal bearings and cylinders.

So do yourself a favor. When it comes to air-filter maintenance, follow the recommended schedule as a minimum. And if you ride in particularly dusty or dirty environments, clean or replace the filter more often. often.

Oil CHANGES

You hear it all the time: Scheduled oil changes—of the right oil—are the best way to make your engine last.

That's because it's true.

Every motorcycle engine has lots of hard parts that whirl around at frenetic speeds. And the only thing that keeps them from grinding themselves into metal filings is a thin layer of quality oil. When oil breaks down, it can't do a quality job.

So change it often, according to the manufacturer's recommended schedule—or even more often if you ride in dirty or dusty environments.

DRIVETRAIN

Fresh oil and a clean air filter generally will keep your engine and transmission running right, but that's only two-thirds of your bike's mechanical make-up.

The rest is the drivetrain—the chain, belt or shaft that transfers power from your transmission to your rear wheel.

Depending on what type of final drivetrain you're running, you'll want to keep an eye on chain stretch, sprocket wear, belt cracking, or the condition and amount of oil in the shaft housing.

Chain drive systems generally are the most maintenance-intensive, although if you run a sealed chain (O-ring or some variation) and don't run aluminum sprockets (which are light, but wear relatively fast), you'll probably find a periodic minor adjustment is all you need.

CALL TO BOOK

Minor Service Included; Motorcycle, ATV, UTV:

Change Oil
Clean or Replace Air Filter
Adjust Chain or Belt
Check All Nuts & Bolts
Check All Fluids (Radiator, Brake Fluid, Front and Rear End Oils, etc...)
Adjust Cables
Check All Hoses
Check Brakes
Check Tire Pressure
Check Charging System
Load Test Battery
Full Service minus Valves

Motorcycle, ATV, UTV (+Filter+Plugs+Oil).................................................................................... $120.00

Street Bike's Additional Charge if Air Filter is Under Gas Tank................................................. 1 Hour Labor

Minor Service Included; Snowmobile:

Adjust Track
Ski Alignment
Change Case Oil
Start Machine (making sure it runs)
Change Spark Plugs
Check Heated Grips and Lights
Full Service minus Valves
Check Hyfax's
Check Skags

Snowmobile (+Filter+Plugs+Oil).................................................................................................. $120.00

Go out on your own terms. That's how you want to decide it's time to trade in your old bike for a new one—not while you're suddenly stranded on the side of I-Something with (pick one):

A munched valve train

A locked tranny

A blown wheel bearing

A dead charging system, or

Any combination of the above

Of course, bad stuff like that can happen, but it doesn't have to. In fact, if you treat your bike right, you can considerably reduce the wear and tear that makes new bikes into old bikes—or opens the door for catastrophic failure.

The secret? A sensible, maintenance program.

Here's how to make sure you get tired of your bike before it tires of you.