Scooter Maintenance is just as important as maintaining your car or home. If you want your stuff to last long and avoid the high cost of replacement, preventive maintenance is a must. Here is some ideas on maintaining your scooter.

Checking your oil levels and change it regularly is one of the most important steps in maintaining your scooter. Changing your oil is very easy, takes about 5 minutes, and cost less than $5. Your owners manual will suggest the proper procedure for your scooter. Also recommended is changing your transmission oil every 6 months or 2000 miles.

Having proper tire pressure is very important in preventing accidents and prolonging the use of your tires. Checking your tire pressure is easy to do and should be done regularly. It is also a good idea to check for cracks in the value stem and extensive wear in your tires. Do not risk driving your moped with bad tires, your safety is more important.

Ensuring the scooter is properly assembled is often ignored when doing maintenance checks. Joints and hinges could become loose during operation, so it is a good idea to check and correct looseness prior to riding your scooter. It could be a good habit to check bolt tightness more regularly than the suggest 1000 miles or 6 months standard maintenance schedule.

Not all scooters are exactly the same, therefore checking your owners manual for your scooter in necessary. It will give the specifics on changing your oils, air filters, spark plugs, tire pressure and other maintenance tips. Regular scooter maintenance will prolong the life of your scooter thus preventing you from expensive replacement or repair cost.

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