I've been into motorcycles ever since I was a kid. My parents didn't let me buy a bike as soon as I got my license, but when I turned 18 and moved out of the house, that was my first major purchase. I've been riding for more than a decade now, and will never willingly give up my hobby. In fact, I'm more involved now than when I first started because these days I do all my own maintenance work on my machine. All it took to get me tinkering was a box full of Kawasaki motorcycle parts and the owner's manual.
There are many advantages to being able to do my own mechanical work. The most obvious one is that it saves money. I can buy discount Kawasaki motorcycle parts online and have the items shipped right to my door, thereby saving me the time and trouble required to ride out to the dealer and hope they have exactly what I need. Also, I would rather spend a Saturday afternoon working on my bike for free than pay some mechanic to perform slight tweaks for me. After all these years, I like my Ninja to be set up just so and hate the way it feels after someone else has been messing with it.
Another advantage to being able to wrench on my own machine is that I can modify it anytime I want. If you love motorcycles as much as I do, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. Very few serious riders are satisfied with these machines right off the assembly line. Instead, we want to purchase aftermarket OEM Kawasaki motorcycle parts such as mufflers, pipes, gas caps, grips, tank pads, billet case covers and more. These products are usually pretty expensive, so being able to install them myself helps keep things a lot more affordable. I think if I had to pay someone else to modify my bike, I wouldn't be able to afford half of the aftermarket Kawasaki motorcycle parts that I currently have on my machine.
And finally, all riders should know how to work on their motorcycles just in case of emergency situations. There's nothing I would rather do on a beautiful summer weekend than take my Ninja out for a long ride on isolated roads with practically no other traffic around. That's when I can really open up my bike and see what she's got. But if something goes wrong, that same isolation I craved for riding could work against me. There's usually no cell signal available, and no motorists passing by. By carrying a few spare Kawasaki motorcycle parts and small tools in a saddlebag, I'll be ready for basic fixes on these rides.
If you're thinking about getting a bike of your own, I say go for it! Just be sure to take the time to learn how to keep your machine in tip-top shape so you don't have to rely on others to get the job done for you.
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