Need a little help or direction:
Ok, being new to all this still....I started out more trying to learn to ride and didnt pay much attention to the Bike checks and maintenance stuff,etc.....mainly because I had just paid alot for someone to check my bike over beforehand,change the oil,etc.
Well,today,thinking that I should already have known how to check things!I decided to learn.
I was going to check the oil,which the manual says to start it,let it idle a few minutes beforehand and I probably drained my battery from repeatedly trying to start it when it wouldnt start....so I got my manual out and started looking over things....
(First of all I did do a search on this site and tried to find info and couldnt,but if anyone can direct me to these answers/previous posts on,I would appreciate it.)
But,I tried to check my battery window and saw nothing but a battery sticker!I dont know what kind of battery I have even,but I "thought" previous owner said he had just bought it...but...anyway,I wouldnt have expected to see only a sticker thru the window! All it says is something about battery acid or something.
Then I tried to check the oil in the meantime and with a 2x4 piece,that someone said to use,I put the kickstand on it to lift the bike and it was barely showing oil....maybe wasnt upright enough,maybe because I hadnt started it yet....dont know.
Also, I wondered about oil....should you always put the same kind/type of oil in it....to add to or can you use a different kind. I think the mechanic used synthetic oil when changing it.
Any direction would be much appreciated......and I am going to buy/order the Clymers Manual this week in hopes that I can find more stuff on my own
But until then......Thanks for any help!