Tech Tips: Clutches
Many new or nontechnical riders end up riding around with clutches far out of adjustment. Not only can this make for a poor performing clutch, but it can accelerate the wear of the clutch components.
Storage Tech Tips to Save Time, Trouble and Money
Given the economic reality we are facing, vehicles may sit on the showroom floor a bit longer than in the past. Here are some tech tips to keep your showroom inventory in working order for the foreseeable future.
Tech Tips: Diagnostic Tools
With the widespread use of computer-controlled ignition systems, ABS and fuel injection, the modern powersport technician needs to be comfortable using diagnostic tools.
Tech Tips: Starter System Troubleshooting
Electric starting systems are now found on almost all powersports vehicles. All electric starting systems have two separate circuits: one for low current, and one for high current. Both circuits are connected to the battery.
Tech Tips: Transmission Shafts
Transmission shafts might not be something your shop sees every day but at some point, a vehicle will show up with problems related to the transmission. With a few basic principles and organization, they can be straightforward to service.
Tech Tips: Start With The Basics
Don’t just jump in and replace a cylinder head or ECU. Getting fixated on a singular solution and throwing parts at a machine is wasteful and amateur. Be a professional and understand the cause of a problem before a blind repair attempt. Start with the vitals.
Tech Tips: Muffler Packing
A four-stroke muffler will not get saturated with unburned oil as with a two-stoke, but the muffler material needs to be refreshed every so often all the same.
Tech Tips: CVT Transmissions
The continually variable transmission, or CVT, is a common component in the powersports industry. This is the transmission that has given scooters and snowmobiles the ability to be “gas and go” for decades.
PODCAST: Fork Service
Replacing fork seals is a common job that has been with us for as many decades. All damping rod forks are essentially serviced the same way.
Tech Tips: Fork Service
Replacing fork seals is a common job that has been with us for as many decades as the damping rod fork.
Tech Tips: Brake Check
Check out these brake tech tips to make sure your technicians are doing everything they can for the customer and providing opportunities to upsell important service extras.
Podcast: ADV Tech Tips
MPN and Cyclepedia explore ways that dealerships can help keep adventure riders on the road with helpful tech tips.
Tech Tips: Adventure Riders
With these vehicles, it’s important to keep a close eye on vehicle maintenance to prevent a breakdown far from resources and phone service.
Tech Tips: Front Wheel Toe-In
Toe-in specifically refers to the amount the front wheels are pigeon-toed. At axle level, the center of the front tires are closer in the front than in the back.
Tech Tips: Gasket and Seal Tips
Servicing and repairing powersport vehicles requires replacing gaskets and seals on a regular basis.
Tech Tips: Scooter Repair & Maintenance
With more and more scooters on the road racking up miles, there is a greater need for service work on these machines as they cruise most parts of the earth. From the super-simple two-stroke to fuel-injected ABS models, there is a lot of diversity in the scooter market these days. Here we will go over some tips
