{"id":28708,"date":"2022-04-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=28708"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:46:00","slug":"thoughts-bike-custom-effect-or-just-the-feeling-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20220403\/everyday-events\/thoughts-bike-custom-effect-or-just-the-feeling-of-change","title":{"rendered":"[Thoughts] Bike custom? More about the feeling of change than the effect. Wavering thoughts~"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When custom parts are available, you can’t help but want to choose them… that’s a hobby thing, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though there’s nothing wrong with it, I want to change it.
Maybe humans just want to be worrying about something all the time… <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When I buy a used bike, what should I do first…
First, I clean it up (though I don’t wash it), look it over, and if there are any junk parts attached, I remove them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hate to call them junk parts, but…
typical examples are…
\u2022 Earthing
\u2022 USB ports
\u2022 All battery mounting hardware
\u2022 Aftermarket electrical components <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re almost never actually useful, and the installation is nothing but a source of concern.
Rather than thinking “well, it works,” it’s better to just take them off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than swapping parts, I want basic maintenance to make the handling light and the engine wake up well.

\u2022 Caliper cleaning or OH
\u2022 Drive chain
\u2022 Brake discs and pads
\u2022 Wheel bearings
\u2022 Carburetor OH &Intake manifold replacement & air filter replacement
\u2022 Spark plug replacement <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do all that and the bike really comes back to life.
The lightness of handling that doesn’t make you feel the bike’s original weight is amazing.
No matter how lightweight a bike is, if the brakes are dragging, it’ll feel like 250 kilos to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the flip side, swapping to aftermarket parts without doing OH or maintenance is fine too.

Skip caliper and master OH, skip wheel bearing replacement, skip carburetor OH
and just swap everything to aftermarket.

In a way, that might be good value for money.
But you end up not knowing the original stock character…
and realize you didn’t need all that.
Then you get surprised by aftermarket service lead times and prices… and all sorts of other things happen.

This is different for everyone and case-by-case; you won’t know unless you actually experience it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can experience a troubled bike getting better, so in a way, I think it’s a bargain… though most people probably wouldn’t like that. What do you think?
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