DIY motorcycle repair

In this article, you will learn how the IZ Jupiter wiring diagram looks like, how to improve it, and other useful information on the topic. More details.

In this article, we will tell you how you can improve the standard wiring, what the Izh Jupiter 4 wiring diagram looks like, and how to independently connect the entire electronic circuit of the motorcycle from scratch. More details.

A detailed description of how to repair the engine, gearbox of the Alpha moped. Service recommendations. More details.

The main reasons why the clutch “leads” or “slips” on the motorcycle IZH Jupiter 5. Troubleshooting and subsequent adjustment and adjustment of the clutch. More details.

A detailed diagram of the electrical equipment of motorcycles IZH Jupiter 3. Do-it-yourself instructions with video and photos More.

IZH Planet 5 motorcycle clutch device, disassembly and assembly procedure, adjustment. Helpful hints and tips for correct adjustment. More details.

How to carry out troubleshooting, disassemble and replace the main elements of the engine, for the Ural M-62, M-63, M-66, M-67 and others. More details.

How to choose a motorcycle helmet? After all, there are a great many of them, and which one is right for him. What to consider when choosing a helmet, and what you need to pay attention to first. More details.

Step by step instructions on how to adjust the valves on a scooter with 139qmb and 157qmj motors. More details.

We will describe how the starter is installed on a Ural motorcycle with our own hands, we will select a ring gear and a starter, we will determine the place for fastening. Let's talk about possible problems and their solutions. More details.

To paint a motorcycle with your own hands: choose the type of paint and soil, select the right tool, prepare and paint it in stages. And at the end, some useful tips. More details.

Pros and cons of installing a scooter ignition on a Java motorcycle. We will tell you what you need to install such an ignition. And let's look at the replacement procedure step by step. More details.

We will tell and show several available options on how to restore plastic on a motorcycle with your own hands. More details.

This procedure prolongs the life of the entire mechanism and, more importantly, maintains the ride quality of the motorcycles. Below, we will describe how the oil is changed in the fork of a motorcycle of straight and inverted telescopic structures, what viscosity the oil should be. More details.

We describe stylish Cafe Racers, unusual Bobbers, nimble Sports, and of course the most interesting and challenging Choppers. More details.

We will tell you in what styles and directions you can upgrade Izh Planet 5. We will discuss the tuning of the engine with our own hands, and see possible improvements in the driving performance of this model. More details.

In this article, we decided to consider in detail how one carburetor is installed on a Ural motorcycle. More details.

Consider what the Izh Planet gearbox is. We will learn not only to collect it, but also to identify malfunctions and eliminate them. More details.

We will tell you how to set up contact and contactless ignition on a motorcycle IZH Jupiter 5. More.

Description of the wiring diagram of the IZH Planet 5 motorcycle, the principle of operation and its main problems. More details.

How to independently remove, disassemble and assemble the gearbox of a Ural motorcycle. More details.

Step-by-step instructions on how to disassemble and assemble the IZH Planet 5 engine. More.

In this article, we will learn how to make a do-it-yourself ATV! We will tell you about all the nuances of design, and show photos and video examples of finished works. More details.

Advice on how the tuning of the Ural motorcycle engine is carried out, what little things you should pay attention to and what is used in the work More.

A detailed description of how to tune a motorcycle with your own hands. We increase the engine power. We give the motorcycle a more aggressive look. More details.

How to adjust the carburetor on a Ural motorcycle, how to achieve proper engine operation, reduce fuel consumption and synchronize their operation More.

Improving engine performance, replacing carburetors and ignition systems with more advanced ones. We change the appearance for a sport or a chopper. More details.

We carry out competent tuning of the Minsk motorcycle with our own hands. We increase engine power, improve grip, polish the engine crankcase More details.

We increase engine power, improve driving performance, and make the scooter more attractive on the road. And we do it all with our own hands. More details.

Setting up and correct adjustment of the ignition system on the Izh Planet 5 motorcycle model. A detailed description of the electronic type setting. More details.

Lubricating your motorcycle chain is an important part of looking after your bike. You will learn how to properly clean and lubricate a motorcycle chain with your own hands without having to go to service. More details.

Java motorcycle tuning with your own hands. What can be improved in the Java model. Increasing the power and other performance of the motorcycle. More details.

Do-it-yourself Alfa moped tuning: we increase the engine power and improve its quality. Features of styling of a moped and improvement of external indicators. More details.

The article describes how to set up the ignition of a Minsk motorcycle with your own hands, as well as the basic principles of self-regulation of sparking. More details.

The article describes various types of tuning for the Delta moped. Internal and external changes are discussed in detail. More details.

List of documents required for the owner of the scooter. The procedure for obtaining rights to drive a scooter. What duties need to be paid and their cost. How to register a scooter. More details.

Detailed description of setting and adjusting valves on motorcycles Ural and Dnepr More.

The article discusses various ways to replace the timing chain on a scooter. Compiled step-by-step instructions with photos and videos. The necessary repair tools are described. More details.

An article about the original transformation of the "Ant" scooter - a description of the model, self-tinting, how to improve the carrying capacity or modify the model into a dump truck. More details.

Those who bought the first moped rarely think about the rules for its operation, maintenance and possible repairs. As a result, the parts wear out faster, the moped constantly breaks down and works "intermittently". More details.

How to properly approach the question of tuning a motorcycle Honda CB 400? A list of the best improvements for this model. More details.

The article contains tips and detailed information on how to make tuning a Honda Dio scooter with your own hands, using materials at hand. More details.

The engine is the most complex system of any motorcycle, which is most susceptible to negative environmental influences. If your Minsk motorcycle does not start after a major overhaul, winter downtime, or for no apparent reason after an hour's stop somewhere near the road, then this article is for you. More details.

Tuning the engine, external tuning and improving the driving characteristics of the Soviet motorcycle Voskhod 3m. Where should you start if you decide to improve your Owlet? More details.

Detailed instructions on what to do if the scooter won't start. Useful information for scooter owners who cannot start it. More details.

In order to increase the engine power, the manufacturers of Java had to increase the diameter of the body kit, which lowers the lifting part of the transport, from 26 to 28 millimeters.In addition, the carburetor was supplemented with systems and complicated. More details.

Every scooter owner may face such a problem: a preheated engine will run normally, but the scooter will not start in cold weather. It becomes extremely time consuming or impossible to make a launch. More details.

The first batch of the URAL motorcycle was produced even before the Second World War, but for many decades it became one of the three most popular heavy motorcycles in the Soviet Union. More details.

Many have one dream - to install contactless ignition on Izh Jupiter 5. Electronic ignition for Izh Jupiter 5 with a Hall sensor allows you to completely get rid of the shortcomings. More details.

Ural motorcycles produced after the 90s have a contactless ignition system. But the vastness of Russia is also roaming the predecessors of the happy owners of new iron horses. More details.

In this article I will try to give a small selection of road bikes that I think are good for girls as their first two-wheeled friend. More details.

I'm sure you've watched some motorcyclists take turns beautifully while on the verge of falling. So we decided to come up with the perfect formula by which you can fit into any turn. More details.

Not everyone is unambiguous about girls who ride motorcycles. Someone likes them, someone thinks that a bike is not a female vehicle at all, someone is simply jealous. More details.

The new Yamaha MT-07 represents the company's new approach to several aspects at once. The first - to the technical innovations offered by the new models, which, among other things, refers to the two-cylinder 689cc, the second - to design issues and equipment. More details.

The 2015 model list clearly shows that things at Yamaha aren't just going well, they're doing very well. The company is moving noticeably rapidly forward, conquering fans not only with new and updated models, but capturing certain new market segments. The company has prepared eighteen completely new models, including radically updated ones, updated about fifty, and all together they cover five separate classes of motorcycles. More details.

What are motorcycle helmets, how they all differ, what international safety standards dictate, and most importantly - how to choose your unique motorcycle helmet - this is our new article ... More.

When I was asked to write an article about biker etiquette, signs and superstitions in the biker environment, these concepts had to be very seriously distinguished, otherwise it turned out to be a whole philosophy. More details.

There is not a single motorcycle portal that has not touched on the topic of biker culture. Its originality is close and understandable to initiates, that is, those who live in it, but absolutely everyone is interested in it. Stories about biker tattoos, their symbolism and meaning become a particularly bright topic, which we will also dwell on. More details.

Recently, people often ask us questions like "how to assemble some motorcycle unit yourself?", "How to make wiring in Java?" In general, give advice, share your experience. Usually we do not answer just because we are busy assembling these very motorcycles and there is no time to talk.

Basically, we are asked about how we can save money, because in our motorcycle workshop it is very expensive to give a Retrocycle, we take crazy money for work. Now we will put everything on the shelves: how to try to make Java or Izh cheaper, and whether you can do it, and how long it will take.

Everything, of course, starts with the garage. Let's say you got it from some grandfather or great-grandfather, or you bought a garage, and an old motorcycle came with it. Some kind of rusty IL or Java old woman. And you decide to restore it. And the garage is all littered with some kind of garbage: pieces of iron, barrels, paint cans.The floors are all rotten, there is no normal light - usually in garage cooperatives, the voltage is 110 volts. Not a grinder, nothing to connect. When I started, my grinder started up with a pusher.

Let's say you somehow figured out the garage, proceed to disassembly. In any case, you will need some kind of lift or stool so that the motorcycle is high and you do not lie under it with cancer. Disassembled - excellent. You have this motorcycle lying all rusty, rotten.

There is a question about sandblasting. Where to do it? Come to the men and ask: "Guys, I need to sandblast Java." They say: "No question, man, now we will do everything for you." And there is such a fraction that after such processing you get foil. Of course, you can clean up everything you need with a sandpaper, a brush. It will take a lot of time, and all the same, you will not completely remove the rust, anyway it will climb sometime.

Here you managed to clean up, sandblast the details of your Java, and now, when you see what they had under the paint and putty, you will most likely be stunned. As a rule, everything is crooked, oblique and looks like complete horror.

You will immediately understand that you need to either look for a repairer, or knock all this with a hammer yourself.

I must say right away that knocking yourself is not an option, because it is a separate profession that deserves special attention and a person.

Let's say you've found a repairer.
Most often they are all specialists in cars, fenders, thresholds. It takes a lot of time to learn how to make motorcycle hardware.

According to the mind, all supporting brackets, as well as frames, need to be painted with powder. Powder coating of Java, IZH and other rarities is not available in every city and region.
You can only avoid it by painting it with a balloon. But the result, as a rule, does not last long.

You will be faced with the fact that you will need to draw tsirovka in Java 350 or 49 IZH. Few people know how to do this. We taught our painters for a very long time how to remove them correctly.
But you may be lucky, and in your area there will be a good, high-quality paint brushes, where an experienced painter will paint everything for you.

And all the same, it will look far from what it should, that is, in any case, there will be curves, bad joints, incorrect proportions, bold or, on the contrary, thin stripes, protruding varnish.
And when you put all this on, the putty will start to crawl out, and the paint will burst. In short, the right painter and high-quality painting are worth a lot!

In this section, I will lay out my personal experience of tuning and repairing a motorcycle, as well as various motorcycle improvements that can help in a critical situation.

Everyone who loves their motorcycle will tune it in their own way depending on what they want to achieve. For example, city bikes are equipped with forward flow to roar cars in traffic jams, stunt riders hang motorcycles with arcs and sliders, transfer the rear brake lever to the steering wheel, etc.

My motorcycle must, firstly, take me to work every day, and secondly, be able to travel far. Based on this, various improvements are carried out.

Honda cb 400 and Honda cb 600 Hornet and other road builders.
I will publish articles on the repair and maintenance of these two models of Honda motorcycles in one section, since these motorcycles are structurally very similar, and repair and maintenance can be carried out by analogy. Accordingly, if you see that there is an article on adjusting Hornet carburetors, but not on CB400SF, just adjust by analogy, everything is almost the same.

BMW F 650 GS and all sorts of other enduras.

Motorcycles are different, but enduro is enduro: spoked chamber wheels, technically not complicated engines. I will combine articles on the repair of enduro motorcycles into one section, although they are very different in terms of purpose and maintenance, certain analogies can also be drawn.

Any motorcyclist, whether he is a beginner or already with sufficient experience, knows that motorcycles, despite their reliability, require periodic inspection and repair. In order to eliminate minor malfunctions in advance, it is best to inspect your iron friend every six to seven months. And then you will be insured against serious problems.

To do this, many use the services of motorcycle services using diagnostic equipment. It is the special equipment that will give the necessary guarantee of a high-quality examination. But there are bikers who know absolutely everything about their motorcycle, and they do all the necessary work themselves.

Domestic heavy motorcycles are well known among bikers. They are reliable, passable, have a high engine power. But the repair of heavy motorcycles will still have to be done, since various types of malfunctions also occur during their operation.

Repair of motorcycles is necessary in case of malfunctions in the chassis, when the wheel spokes break off, the rear suspension bushings wear out. It is best to replace them with new ones. Defective brakes on heavy motorcycles can have seized brake drums or oily brake pads.

If the engine malfunctions, you need to check the gaskets in the cylinder head, as they most often burn out. Do not reduce the gap that forms between the tappet and the valve, this can cause the engine to overheat.

In case of malfunctions in electrical equipment, it is best to contact a specialist, since these works require certain knowledge and skills. For more detailed information on the repair of heavy motorcycles, you can refer to the specialized literature, which provides detailed instructions on how to fix a particular problem.

The repair of motor vehicles that are used in motorcycle racing also requires special knowledge. Repair of motocross motorcycles is not difficult for those who know this business. Moreover, such bikes rarely break. Their main parts are made of very strong and very light alloys. The essence of this technique focuses on engine speed and power. To repair them, you just need completely different parts. And the tools are the same as for repairing other motorcycles. But motocross bikes require frequent maintenance to avoid major breakdowns and the risk of an accident.

And if you have purchased a Japanese motorcycle, you need to know that it will serve you reliably and for a long time only if you take care of it constantly and carefully. A new motorcycle will require you to run it in so that all parts are lapped in. Do not drive the first thousand kilometers, change the operating mode of your engine more often. And if you allow your engine to rest every thirty to forty minutes, repairing Japanese motorcycles will become less frequent.

For DIY repair work, be sure to purchase a set of heads. You will also need a candle wrench. But if you have no time to do this, or you do not feel like a mechanic and are not ready for such work, then it is better to choose a specialized service center so that real specialists can carry out all the necessary work with high quality and professionalism.

Motorcycles are loved by many and are a convenient means of transport. So that your iron friend does not let you down, you need to regularly check its performance. Breakdowns can happen at the most inopportune moment and are very different. Let's talk about some of the possible malfunctions and how to fix them.

If this part is out of order, then the damage is considered quite serious. You can fix it yourself if you are repairing your motorcycle yourself. Otherwise, qualified specialists will help you in specialized services. The parts from which the crankshaft is assembled are pressed together. Therefore, you have the opportunity not to change the entire part completely, but only part of it that is out of order. Only for this you need to unpress it.

Repairing a motorcycle crankshaft will require some skill from you. Here knowledge of theory alone will not help you. With the help of special devices, you need to measure the gaps in order to reduce or increase them if necessary. Plasma spraying can be used to restore the dimensions of the crankshaft. After that, the crankshaft is ground and brought to the desired size. Worn parts can be replaced on collapsible crankshafts. The last stage of work with collapsible and non-collapsible crankshafts is its centering. But it is better for an inexperienced driver not to take on this type of work himself.

When falling on a motorcycle, motoplastics are the first to suffer. And it is not always possible to throw away the damaged part and replace it with a new one. Parts made of plastic can be easily fixed and repaired.

Do-it-yourself motorcycle plastic repair. It takes patience, willingness, and the right tools to remove cracks and make chipped pieces of plastic. The most difficult, and at the same time, the most reliable way is the method using a construction hair dryer. Your part, subject to the rules of such work, will not give way to a new one.

You can also use a soldering iron. Only with this method will the plastic seam be more fragile. It is not used in car repairs, but for repairing motorcycle parts, this method is quite suitable.

Repair of motoplastics allows you to use a special glue for gluing the seam. This work will take a lot of time, and the strength is not very strong. Even the missing piece of plastic, if desired, can be made by yourself.

But if you do not have the skills of repair work, or there is a sorely lack of time, contact the specialists. In their work, they adhere to the necessary technologies and rules. And all the seams made have 85% strength. Parts remanufactured in service centers will serve you for a long time.