What we're going to do here is remove and replace bits of Skorpion motorcycle ...... with pictures.
Before we start here, a few warnings. If you emulate these stripdowns, you're going to be tampering with the guts of your bike. If you forget to fit a part or fail to tighten it properly you run the risk of serious injury or worse. In order to safely work on the motorcycle, you need at least a modicum of mechanical savvy - for example you know which way a nut unscrews and you can tighten a bolt without either shearing it off or leaving it so loose as to be useless. You also know what washers are for and you always fit them. Likewise you know what a loose bearing feels like, and also a worn one - and you know enough not to re-use them. You are not silly and you still have all your fingers. Good!
When working on your bike, you should ensure it is properly supported. Don't rely on the centre stand alone, especially if you are going to be exerting any force in shifting tight bolts. It is only too easy to rock the bike off its stand with the resultant chance of damage and injury to it and to you. My preferred option is to place a large baulk of timber against the front wheel to stop the bike rolling forwards. I also loosely suspend the rear frame to the roof trusses of my workshop using a nylon strop. That way the bike can't fall over on me, get away when I open the toolbox or turn and bite me when I grab its exhaust pipe.
So, this information is intended to assist the competent
home mechanic to carry out his own repairs. If you have the mechanical
aptitude of a Orang-Utan, then do not proceed, and take your bike to a
professional workshop for its repairs and servicing. Orang-Utans don't
bounce well on tarmac.
Finally, once the job is finished, take the time to clean up afterwards
and to double-check all nuts and bolts for the correct tightness.
When road testing, proceed slowly at first, checking after a short
distance for any obvious defects or slackness in components. Do NOT
immediately subject the bike to high speeds until you are absolutely
certain that you, and the bike, are completely happy with the work carried
out. Just as important, bask in the feeling of a job well done and the
money saved by doing it yourself.
Happy Tinkering.
Bob Craske
Linegeist@hotmail.com