Haynes Manual for my lexmoto

[Muttly]

Looking to get myself the Haynes manual or equivalent for my Lexmoto Falcon XGJ125 27B

the ones that are coming up for 'Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean' motorbikes are for carburettor versions, mine is EFI. Can anyone help me know what to buy. I have decided to do all the Maintainance I can for myself and use garage to back my up for proper breakdowns. The owners manual is notary helpful. I want to start by changing the oil and oil filter within the next couple of hundred miles. but have no idea how. I'm an idiot when it comes to practical stuff like this but learn well and want to give it a go.

[Via]

Tbh you will probably be lucky to get one and Haynes manuals are not what they used to be anyway.

That said the genetic Chinese one would still be useful, unless you plan on doing any work on the fuel injection system.

Genetic stuff is pretty much the same for any bike, for oil change the sump nut will be on bottom of engine (sump) undo it and oil pours out (preferably have something underneath ready to catch it) leave to drain out for a while, put sump nut back in, oil filter should be obvious (and location should definitely be in owner manual) unscrew it using a choice of specialist tools ranging from a oil filter set (lots of different big socket like things that go over filter and then on ratchet), chain filter remover (again goes on ratchet but has chain to wrap around filter), some pipe grips or shove a screwdriver through middle of it (if a tin can one that is, don't try that on plastic housing of paper filter type). Some even just have a nut on the end which you can just put a socket set to. Smear a little oil on rubber seal around new one (makes getting it off next time easier) and screw on hand tight. Pour new oil in filler cap until it is between max and min lines on window, recheck after a few minutes once it's settled and add more if needed, repeat until oil level is where it needs to be. Sit back and have a hot beverage of your preferred choice.

[Muttly]

I have looked into maintenance courses and they all seem to be for people looking to create a career in mechanicarry which I don't want. I'd love a day course where you take your bike, the parts (which you have been told what to get before you go) and get taught how to do things like oil change, changing break pads, changing chains and so on. Alas I shall have to teach myself but could with a bit of a clue.

[Muttly]

Thank you @Via

how is the leg by the way? I followed your progress on a thread when I first joined the forum. Did you get the second opinion?

Thanks @Hoggs also.

[Muttly]

https://www.chinesemotorcyclepartsonline.co.uk/partno_OF021

This describes itself as an oil strainer/filter thimble. is that the oil filter?

Thank you by the way for looking/advising.

[Via]

Teach yourself, lots on here happy to help if you get stuck, don't be afraid to try and if undertaking anything big for first time take lots of pictures before removing things so you have an idea how they go back.

Cheers, leg recovery getting there slowly, see GP but they seem to think things ok for extent of injury. Few bad side effects of.meds atm so got to go for blood tests etc next week but otherwise I'm ok

[Via]

https://www.chinesemotorcyclepartsonline.co.uk/partno_OF021

This describes itself as an oil strainer/filter thimble. is that the oil filter?

Thank you by the way for looking/advising.

 

Looks like it (so definitely ignore bit about putting a screwdriver through it)... https://www.lexmoto.co.uk/XGJ125-27B/parts/30817_oil-filters.php

On that link you see the cap on right, find that (check owners manual for location if stuck) take that off with a socket/spanner and you will see thimble underneath, discard old one and pop in new one in. When putting cap back on don't over tighten, basically when it seats give it a touch more of a turn, the seals are designed to stop any leaks, over tightening it runs risk of cracking plastic or pushing seal past the seat.

[Gin]

Teach yourself, lots on here happy to help if you get stuck, don't be afraid to try and if undertaking anything big for first time take lots of pictures before removing things so you have an idea how they go back.

 

Agree with Via, great community on here for help if you want.

Have you tried Ebay / FB market place for the manual?

Also, for the love of god take pictures as you go and if you can keep a roll of masking tape around to label the little stuff (bolts, washers etc) cos once the bikes in pieces, you suddenly forget where everything was meant to go!

[Guest]

https://www.chinesemotorcyclepartsonline.co.uk/partno_OF021

This describes itself as an oil strainer/filter thimble. is that the oil filter?

Thank you by the way for looking/advising.

 

Looks like it (so definitely ignore bit about putting a screwdriver through it)... https://www.lexmoto.co.uk/XGJ125-27B/parts/30817_oil-filters.php

On that link you see the cap on right, find that (check owners manual for location if stuck) take that off with a socket/spanner and you will see thimble underneath, discard old one and pop in new one in. When putting cap back on don't over tighten, basically when it seats give it a touch more of a turn, the seals are designed to stop any leaks, over tightening it runs risk of cracking plastic or pushing seal past the seat.

... If that's what you've got you can even just wash it out with paraffin or something similar and just put it back.....

[Via]

Also, for the love of god take pictures as you go and if you can keep a roll of masking tape around to label the little stuff (bolts, washers etc) cos once the bikes in pieces, you suddenly forget where everything was meant to go!

 

Ah yes forgot to mention, keep bolts etc... grouped together, I've got a few of the washing pod containers (the plastic ones with a flip lid) that I keep in garage to use for grouping stuff together, if you've got to take 5 parts off to get to bit you need you can quickly forget what bolts go where.

Also another trick is put stuff back together where you can, when I've taken wheels off I put all the washers, spacers, etc... straight back on axle in order with nut back on the end so when it comes to putting it back together I know exactly which order they were in and which spacer went on which side.

[Muttly]

Thank you all, I have a week off this week going to have a go at an oil change and inspection of stuff like chain and so on.