It's time for some basic maintenance on our 1998 Triumph Tiger hack bike, so we thought it might be a good idea to record some of the work for the benefit of others.  We're also trying a slightly revised page format for a planned series of articles covering some basic motorcycle maintenance and repair projects.

webBikeWorld is known for its product reviews -- over 400 and counting as of this writing -- but perhaps not as well for its many maintenance and repair articles (this is number 87).  That's why we included two columns on either side of this page with links to other webBikeWorld articles that may be of interest.




We've always been surprised at the number of motorcycle owners who don't perform their own maintenance.  Everyone's very busy nowadays and may just not have the time, and that's fine.  But for those of you who would like to try your hand at some basic maintenance but need a bit of encouragement, we hope this information is useful.  In general, it really doesn't matter if your bike is different than the one shown here.  Most of the information can be applied to any similar motorcycle.

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