Motorcycle Maintenance 101: RideApart's Complete Guide To Wrenching

Repairing and maintaining your own motorcycle can be extremely satisfying. Nothing compares to the feeling you get when your bike starts and runs smoothly after you've poked around to fix something or do some regular maintenance. 

While the RideApart team obviously likes motorcycles, most of us also like to wrench and get hands on with our bikes. We also love to share our knowledge with you so that everyone gets to enjoy the pleasure of getting their hands dirty. Seriously, if you've never had black hands from working on an engine or brakes, you're missing out. To help get you started or figure out the issue you're facing, we decided to build a maintenance guide with some of the most interesting and useful maintenance articles we've done. Hope it helps!

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Battery

• Dr. Moto Presents: Battery Maintenance
• Ask RideApart: I Killed My Motorcycle Battery. Now What?

Basic Maintenance

• Springtime And The Necessity Of Motorcycle Maintenance
• Basic Motorcycle Maintenance Steps Everybody Should Take
• How To Winterize Your Motorcycle In 5 Steps
• Motorcycle Repair And Some Tools You'll Need
• Your Motorcycle Walk-Around Safety Check Reminder

Brakes

• Everything You Want To Know About Brake Fluid But Are Afraid To Ask
• Braided Steel Brake Lines: Why Put Them On My Bike?
• What You Should Know About Motorcycle Brake Pads
• Dr. Moto Presents: Brake Service and Maintenance

Cables (Clutch and Throttle)

• Easy Bike Maintenance To Do With Tools From Home: The Cables
• The Ins And Outs Of Lubing Your Motorcycle

Chain

• Motorcycle Chain Maintenance: Which Chain Cleaner Is Best?
• How To Know When To Replace Your Motorcycle Chain
• Tech Tip: No Muss No Fuss Chain Lube
• Easy Bike Maintenance To Do With Tools From Home: The Chain
• How Do You Adjust A Chain With A Single Sided Swingarm?

Coolant

• How To: Coolant Flush
• Doctor Moto Presents: Motorcycle Cooling Systems

Old Motorcycle Maintenance

• How to Fix 5 Common Issues on Older Bikes

Oil

• The Great Debate: Synthetic or Conventional Oil?
• How to Change Your Motorcycle Oil

Tires

• Everything You Wanted to Know About Motorcycle Tires
• Motorcycle Tires: How Old Is Too Old?
• The Dos and Don'ts Of Motorcycle Tires
• Easy Bike Maintenance To Do With Tools From Home: The Tires
• How To Change Motorcycle Tires

Wash and Care

• How To Wash Your Motorcycle
• Spring Cleaning: How To Wash Your Bike In Time For Spring