I bought my T-Max, of an Italian fellow who dribbled on about how it was his baby and his love and how he lavished attention on it ... perhaps what he meant was he went out and talked to it and washed it.
He always took it a mechanic (another Italian) who was really good with everything from Vespa's through to Ducacti. But everything I've found when I pull down this bike shows that the guy was either ripping his mate off or both were in the "know".
Since I was just doing the belt I thought I'd do the oil in the chain swingarm. Here is how that looked:
FFS ... this is all a testimony as to how tough these bikes are that they can stand abuse like this.
That warm feeling you get talking to the seller ... its the piss he's doing in your pocket
So when you get your "new" bike, just act as if its never seen any service ... like ever.
He always took it a mechanic (another Italian) who was really good with everything from Vespa's through to Ducacti. But everything I've found when I pull down this bike shows that the guy was either ripping his mate off or both were in the "know".
Since I was just doing the belt I thought I'd do the oil in the chain swingarm. Here is how that looked:
FFS ... this is all a testimony as to how tough these bikes are that they can stand abuse like this.
That warm feeling you get talking to the seller ... its the piss he's doing in your pocket
So when you get your "new" bike, just act as if its never seen any service ... like ever.