Motorcycle Maintenance Log
Track the consumables that move fast on a bike — chain, tyres and pads — between the services that happen once a year.
VE-03 2 pages
Vehicles · VE-18
Motorcycle Pre-Ride Check Log
A free printable motorcycle pre-ride check log: a month of dated checks on tyres, brakes, controls, lights, fluids, chain and stands, with defects found.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Leave a dated record that the bike was checked before every ride, and what was found. Useful to a courier firm with several bikes and riders.
Who it is for
Motorcycle and scooter riders, courier and delivery firms, and training schools running several bikes.
How to use it
- Write the bike and the month at the top; days 1 to 16 are on page one and the rest on page two.
- Before each ride, work down the day's column: tick, or X for anything not right.
- Initial the column, and leave it blank on days the bike is not ridden.
- Write every X in the defects table at the foot of page two, with the date it was put right.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: A month of dated pre-ride checks on one motorcycle, so a rider or a courier firm has a record that the bike was checked before it went out and what was found. Tick, or X and write it at the foot of page two.
Your handbook's figures. No tyre pressures, chain slack or fluid levels are printed: each comes from the handbook or the tyre maker for your bike, and pressures are checked with the tyres cold. A bike with a fault in its brakes, tyres or lights does not go out until it is put right.
Write-on lines: Rider · Make and model · Registration · Month
Days 1 to 16
Also printed: Check · TYRES AND WHEELS · Pressures checked · Tread, cuts, bulges, objects · Wheels and spokes undamaged · BRAKES · Front and rear brakes work · Fluid level, no leaks at lines · CONTROLS, LIGHTS AND ELECTRICS · Throttle snaps shut · Clutch, cables and levers · Headlight, tail and brake light · Indicators, horn and mirrors · OIL AND FLUIDS · Engine oil and coolant levels · No leaks under the bike · CHASSIS, DRIVE AND STANDS · Steering and suspension free · Chain or belt: tension, lube · Stands spring up, cut-out works · Defect found? Y / N · Rider initials
Page 2
Days 17 to 31
Also printed: Check · TYRES AND WHEELS · Pressures checked · Tread, cuts, bulges, objects · Wheels and spokes undamaged · BRAKES · Front and rear brakes work · Fluid level, no leaks at lines · CONTROLS, LIGHTS AND ELECTRICS · Throttle snaps shut · Clutch, cables and levers · Headlight, tail and brake light · Indicators, horn and mirrors · OIL AND FLUIDS · Engine oil and coolant levels · No leaks under the bike · CHASSIS, DRIVE AND STANDS · Steering and suspension free · Chain or belt: tension, lube · Stands spring up, cut-out works · Defect found? Y / N · Rider initials
Defects found — and when each was put right
Table, 6 rows: Day · Defect found · Reported to · Put right on · By
Questions
Why are no tyre pressures or chain slack figures printed?
They differ between bikes, tyres and loads, and the right ones are in your handbook or from the tyre maker. A printed figure would be wrong for many bikes, so the sheet asks only that they were checked.
How is this different from the motorcycle maintenance log?
The maintenance log records services and wear over months. This sheet is the daily check before riding, dated day by day, which is what a courier firm or a training school needs to show.
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