Supporting Your Bike While Servicing: Difference between revisions
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* Forgetting to disconnect the battery or not doing it right and frying something; | * Forgetting to disconnect the battery or not doing it right and frying something; | ||
* Rocking the bike off the centerstand by accident; | * Rocking the bike off the centerstand by accident - front wheel was not blocked; | ||
* Flipping the bike sideways while using a wrench/breaker bar. | * Flipping the bike sideways while using a wrench/breaker bar. | ||
<i>Make sure you can stabilize the bike somehow while applying brute force. For example, you can sit backwards on the bike while tackling the rear axle nut. Another example is to start loosening the oil drain bolt on the sidestand and then switch to the centerstand.</i> | <i>Make sure you can stabilize the bike somehow while applying brute force. For example, you can sit backwards on the bike while tackling the rear axle nut. Another example is to start loosening the oil drain bolt on the sidestand and then switch to the centerstand.</i> | ||