Caught by luck a caliper pin[front] headed for the spokes before I got out today-little clip/cotter pin gone. Wondered if anyone had put thought into a pre-ride checklist and curious if they might share it? I imagine the race teams must have a protocol .
Give it all a good go over during the clean after use then i know its ready for next time, check anything and everything you feel may need attention. I know its vauge but it takes no time to make sure everythings nipped up. Good spot on caliper pin rare they come out as theyre a hammer fit with spring collar an r clip pin holding them in.
Same here, up on the stand after every ride, lube the chain and a few other spots, wash if it's muddy, check from end to end and ready for the next ride
I take each size wrench I know my bike needs and check every bolt showing, lube chain, bleed air from forks, check controls, check spokes, general once over.... I do it post flight to make sure nothing needs ordering then again night before ride/race
Like 904 said, go over everything... I safety wire the very bottom of the little brake pin clips to keep them from being able to back out. Don't forget to position all your hose clamps so you can get to them. Also after a good going over I use a yellow marking paint pen on bolts and surrounding metal as a visual check point to see if anything is moving; brake caliper bolts, kick starter, engine mounting bolts... When taking something off and remounting, brake cleaner will cut and clean off the marking paint.
Like others have said, a visual check after riding while washing. I usually go over it front to back the next day especially after a race. I now safety wire the brake pin clips. I lost a pin in a race a couple years ago. Ruined my ride and I also managed to hurt myself.
I am anal, that said worked on my front brakes before my last ride and did not double check the caliper bolts got 2 miles out and caliper was flopping around but back to the topic, I basic lube chain, check controls, pull at everything, look at everything typically a 5 minute review, but missed a big one
Glad your ok, had a lower caliper bolt back out on my kmx the fromt locked up and threw me over the bars on tarmac at 25-30mph gravel rash in the palms and a very confused wtf moment.
In yer tennies? I'm usually very thorough, but...last spring took the XR250 out to do some trail work in the Nat Forest. Got held up by something and was going through my check list as I rolled down the driveway, last thought was "did I gas up?" Of course I did! Made it through the afternoon and was on my way out and pulled into a remote trailhead I'd been wanting to explore. Entrance was a slight down grade to where the loop split. I stopped, idling, pointed slightly down, had a couple sips of water and looked at the work to open the trail, then the bike died 5 miles back in the forest, alone and 15 rough miles from home with dusk approaching. Luckily it's almost all downhill getting out and of course I had reserve left, but lesson learned...again.
Thats ok if you didn't leave it on reserve since the last time! Lol Probably work boots as i rode kmx as only transport for a few years.
This is a good idea, after my cam chain job back in march, petrol (gasoline) got on my rear tyre as I leaned over when exiting a junction (intersection) and I had a big slidey slidey moment. That was because I was using the wrong sized fuel hose which I had just thrown on as a temporary measure. I still need to sort that!
