Poll
Question:
Which manuals do you prefer?
Option 1: Suzuki service manual
votes: 3
Option 2: Haynes
votes: 8
Option 3: Clymer
votes: 0
Option 4: Chicken scratchings on a scrap of toilet paper
votes: 3
Option 5: GStwins
votes: 5
Option 6: Youtube videos (GS500 ones, not porn, cat videos are OK)
votes: 1
Which manuals do you use most often?
My preference is the Suzuki manual and the Haynes. I find the Clymer not organized very well.
What do you think?
I thought of this question because the donation link for a manual is to the 1989-2002 Clymer. I think it should be the 1989-2008 Haynes manual.
PS: You may vote for 2 if you have two that you often use.
Haynes.
Its the most common type in the UK, and i can get one for almost any car/bike in any local halfords.
Another vote for Haynes. I have the Suzuki manual too, but for most things the Haynes is easier.
Chicken scratchings rock man. :woohoo:
How could I not vote for chicken scratchings? Seriously those things are great.
Oh all the car manuals I own, the only time I read a manual is when I pull the broken parts apart and play find a picture to find out what is missing. Oh to work out how the dash comes out of Japanese cars. Seriously backwards screws? Am I a contortion artist?
Shoulda added YouTube.
Haynes all the way.
Quote from: adidasguy on August 30, 2012, 11:56:18 AM
Which manuals do you use most often?
My preference is the Suzuki manual and the Haynes. I find the Clymer not organized very well.
What do you think?
I thought of this question because the donation link for a manual is to the 1989-2002 Clymer. I think it should be the 1989-2008 Haynes manual.
PS: You may vote for 2 if you have two that you often use.
not organized in what sense? i always has clymer so i wouldnt know the difference.
Seems to me the Haynes takes one item at a time: removal, replacement.
When I was reading the engine part in Clymer, it seems to be all about taking it apart then at the end of a chapter putting back together with some of the torque specs hard to find.
Haynes has color wiring diagrams: pretty! So easy to follow.
When I bought my f800 one of the first things I bought was a Haynes manual
Quote from: slipperymongoose on August 31, 2012, 05:45:09 PM
When I bought my f800 one of the first things I bought was a Haynes manual
Don't BMW or licensed mechanic have to do all the work on it from now until warranty expires to maintain warranty?
I am the licensed and qualified BMW mechanic
Ah, ok then. So, you going into competition against Ozzy? :icon_mrgreen:
Who? Lol