Which is better haynes or clymer

Should i be looking for a "it shop manual" now? Then hang up on you. Originally Posted by St0mP Last edited by bikerfish; at PM. Ride Safe, Ride Lots. Originally Posted by kantuckid. I ordered it along with a case of Castrol and was amazed with the "standard shipping". I'll check out the Clymer as well. I always like to have a variety of manuals on hand for reading and reference.

The dvd I'll copy and have available on my laptop while riding. I had really enjoyed Paul Glaves' tech seminars at the Sedalia rally, was able to sit in a nice cool assembly hall and listen to his seminars.

Last edited by rjzinc; at AM. All Three. I'd follow what that guy, Glaves, said. First and foremost, you, as the proud owner, have more skin in the game literally than does any mechanic.

Also, some tasks just require TIME and are otherwise not difficult -- meaning, mostly you unbolt a bunch of stuff to get to the 5-minute job buried deep in the innards. This TIME costs a lot of dough. Also, as these machines AGE gracefully , fewer and fewer "factory trained" mechanics know the quirks and tricks that make them happy, happy.

You WILL need a decent torque-wrench and a decent set of tools. The rewards attendant to working on your own machine and making it run like it should cannot be overstated, if you have such an inclination.

Oh, and don't worry about having a few extra parts left-over after you reassemble something. Those German engineers usually added some extra stuff that you don't really need. Walking Eagle. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page:. I like it when I can read good things about my old motorcycle. It sells it to me all over again and helps motivate me to keep her running.

Haynes also offered an exhaustive pre-ride checklist, again with color pictures. A Tools and Workshop section which also has color pictures is included at the end of the Haynes book. Both manuals had a table of contents, an index, color wiring diagrams and thumb tabs. Haynes also had a table of contents for the chapters at the beginning of each chapter, a feature I like, but their thumb tabs had no list from which to thumb, largely defeating their purpose. Clymer did have a thumb tab listing aligned with their respective tabs.

With that one minor exception, otherwise it seemed that in nearly every respect, Haynes went one step further to provide useful content and photographs. Looking at the section on carb synchronization for example, Haynes had eight photographs compared to Clymer's two.

And somehow, Haynes is able to make their pictures clearer and more sharply detailed, no small feat I can assure you from experience. But let's give them another try. With respect to the front forks and handlebar assemblies, Haynes had 68 photographs and drawings compared to Clymer's On the other hand, Haynes had absolutely nothing about the rear fender and grab rail assembly whereas Clymer had a good illustration and explanation.

When it came to removing the fuel tank, which is almost never necessary, there was a huge difference in the two manuals. They both agree on removing the rider seat, disconnecting the negative terminal and removing the rear wheel and mud guard but after that, their approach is quite different.

Clymer says remove the left side passenger foot rest bracket and left side down tube, an easy job. Haynes says remove the exhaust silencers, the left shock absorber and the swing arm! All Chilton Repair Manuals are based on a complete teardown and rebuild of the vehicle.

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