Mav,you know,as i do they all need maintainance,i was using the term loosly,as an example,to try and get it across to the people who don't,spend,and maintain,correctley !,whome may potentially cut corners,to there peril !
Where do we draw the line the Simon ? 3 years ago i couldn't change a fuel pump, these days i could do it in seconds.....
Same with a front wheel ? or an exhaust even a few weeks back..
What's right and wrong ? everything you do to a bike in a spanner sense has a modicum of danger.... But does that mean we all do nothing ?? No, of course not.
You asses what needs doing. And go from there.
I had the simple choice with mine. Find out the possible causes, then try a simple and safe fix (greasing pistons, without breaking seals) and then if not, you move on to someone else to show or do for you.
You do what you feel comfortable doing - my point was that there are a few people here who undertake safety critical tasks with a huge amount of ineptitude!!!
This morning Steve - the way you were describing your actions - made you sound totally inept!
There are things you "have a go at" and their are things that you dont touch - its simple.
As for changing bulbs - well - lets not go there!!!
Steve isn't inept. He didn't possess the knowledge. He asked for info, he got replies, he made an informed choice. There's nothing inept about - quite the contrary really. He knows his limitations.