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Jiro Nomura · 48 years opening motorcycle engines

Make your bike last.
Keep riding well past 60.

The habits, checks and fixes of a Japanese mechanic, for the bike already in your garage. Any make. Fewer shop bills.

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Your engine tells me how you ride.
Jiro Nomura · the method from the videos
Never Do This to Your Bike, Vol. IThe Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care, Vol. IIIWhat Mechanics Won't Tell You, Vol. IIVol. I · II · III

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1Volume I

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Never Do This to Your Bike

The everyday habits that quietly wear out your engine, clutch and battery, and what to do instead

154 pages · 10 habits · 12 drills · 6-week plan

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  • 154 pages · 10 chapters, 10 habits: riding it hard while it's cold, a hand resting on the clutch, lugging it and slamming it, a foot on the brake
  • At home: idling in the driveway, parking where it can fall, the pressure washer, old gas and a tired battery
  • Seven silly mistakes I fix every spring, and why you never ride tired, rushed or half-dressed
  • 12 habit drills in the lot and the garage · Fix It by Symptom (12 symptoms)
  • Six weeks to new habits, 14 questions from the garage and 8 cards for the garage wall
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Never Do This to Your Bike, Vol. IThe Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care, Vol. IIIWhat Mechanics Won't Tell You, Vol. II

The Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care — Complete Set

The habits first, then the checks, then the system that keeps it all running: the whole method, in the order I learned it in my uncle's shop.

Vol. IVol. IIVol. III · The Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care

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  • Vol. I · Never Do This to Your Bike — The everyday habits that quietly wear out your engine, clutch and battery, and what to do instead
  • Vol. II · What Mechanics Won't Tell You — The garage checks and simple fixes that keep your bike out of the shop
  • Vol. III · The Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care — Make your bike last 100,000 miles: the habits, checks and fixes of a Japanese mechanic
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What Mechanics Won't Tell You

The garage checks and simple fixes that keep your bike out of the shop

179 pages · 12 garage jobs · 6 Saturdays

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  • 179 pages · 10 chapters, starting with the five-minute check before every ride and tires read cold, by their date
  • Chain, belt or shaft · the battery that dies · brakes, oil and coolant, read right
  • Cables and levers, what your spark plugs say, and the idle mixture screw, start to finish
  • The ten-point bench look, gauges you can trust and 12 garage jobs: look, measure, clean and lube, adjust
  • 12 messages your bike sends you, a six-Saturday plan, real questions from the garage and 6 cards for the wall
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On my bench

Your engine tells me
how you ride.

Every part on my white cloth gets a shop tag: what wore it out, and the fix. Here are six I see every week, and the chapter where you'll find the fix.

  • Engine

    Worn byriding it hard while it's cold

    → Never Ride It Hard While It's Cold

    Vol. I · ch. 1

  • Clutch

    Worn bya hand resting on the lever

    → Never Rest Your Hand on the Clutch

    Vol. I · ch. 2

  • Tires

    Worn bypressure checked warm, or not at all

    → Tires: Cold, Dated, Read

    Vol. II · ch. 2

  • Idle

    Worn bya mixture screw turned by guesswork

    → The Idle Mixture Screw, Start to Finish

    Vol. II · ch. 9

  • Battery

    Worn bya long winter with no care

    → Put It to Bed for Winter

    Vol. III · ch. 5

  • The whole bike

    Worn byno notebook and no calendar

    → The White Cloth, the Notebook, the Calendar

    Vol. III · ch. 1-3

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The Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care

Sixteen real pages from Vol. III: the white cloth, the bike's notebook, the yearly look drawn zone by zone, the winter steps and the 12-week plan. Every chapter has a box that makes the job easier on your back, knees and hands.

  • 154 pages · Vol. I
  • 179 pages · Vol. II
  • 182 pages · Vol. III
Sixteen sample pages from The Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care
Jiro Nomura

Meet the author

Hi, I'm Jiro

I was born in Hamamatsu, Japan. At eighteen I built engines on an assembly line. Then I spent twenty-four years in my uncle's small shop, opening engines on a white cloth, every bolt in its place.

Eighteen years ago I opened my own shop in Columbus, Ohio. Most of the bikes on my bench belong to riders in their 60s and 70s. American or Japanese, they wear out from the same few habits. Your engine tells me how you ride.

These three books are everything from my videos, in the order I work: the habits, the checks, then the system. Every chapter has a box called Easier on your back, knees and hands, and where the job changes, a note for carb or fuel-injected bikes and for chain, belt or shaft.

See you in the garage. — Jiro 野村

Is it for you?

This is for you if…

  • You've ridden for years and you want this bike to keep running for many more, without a bill every spring.
  • Your bike starts hard after the winter, the battery dies when it sits, or the idle won't settle.
  • You'd rather check it yourself, in your own garage and at your own pace, than wait for the shop.
  • You're 60, 70 or more, maybe back on a bike after years away, and you want to keep riding safely.

It's not for you if you're after horsepower tricks or a race setup. This is the calm way to keep the bike you already own running for decades.

7days

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Read the books, do the five-minute check on your own bike and change one habit the way I show you. If it's not for you, I understand. Ask within 7 days and you get every cent back.

Questions

Before you
decide

My bike isn't Japanese. Does this work for me?

Yes. Bikes of every make come into my shop worn out by the same habits, and the care is the same. The numbers for your bike come from your service manual. The books give you the method and the reasons.

Carburetor or fuel injection? Chain, belt or shaft?

All of them are covered. Where the job changes, the chapter tells you what is different on your bike, and each book ends with two pages called Know your setup.

Do I need a lift or special tools?

No lift and no computer. A stand, a flashlight and a few honest gauges. Vol. II shows you the gauges you can trust, and Vol. III lists the whole garage kit.

My back and knees aren't what they were. Can I still do this?

Yes. Every chapter has a box called Easier on your back, knees and hands: the bike on a stand at a comfortable height, a low rolling stool, and never lifting the bike alone. Vol. III has a whole part on it.

Which jobs should I leave to a shop?

I tell you every time. Brakes most of all: you check the level, the color and the pads, and the rest goes to a shop. Knowing that line is part of the craft.

I'm back on a bike after many years. Where do I start?

Start with Vol. I. It opens with a habit check, then the ten habits that wear a bike out. Vol. II then gives you the five-minute check before every ride, and Vol. III puts it all on a calendar.

What exactly do I get?

The complete collection gives you all three volumes. Each volume is also sold on its own ($27, $47 and $87), but the collection gives you all three for $97 and saves you $64.

How do I receive it?

Right after payment you get your access link, on screen and by email. It's yours to keep, and there's nothing to wait for.

Can I read it on a tablet or computer? Can I print it?

Yes. It opens on any phone, tablet or computer. You can zoom the text as large as you like, or print the pages and cards at home and pin them up in the garage.

Is the payment secure?

Yes. You'll pay on a secure checkout page run by Payhip, a platform used by thousands of independent authors. Pay by card or PayPal. It's a one-time payment: no subscription.

What if it's not for me?

You're covered by a 7-day money-back guarantee. Ask for a refund within 7 days and you get every cent back. Just write to business@japanbikefix.com.

The complete set

Everything in
the complete set

The habits first, then the checks, then the system that keeps it all running: the whole method, in the order I learned it in my uncle's shop.

Vol. I · Never Do This to Your BikeIncluded
Vol. II · What Mechanics Won't Tell YouIncluded
Vol. III · The Japanese Art of Motorcycle CareIncluded
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A bike that lasts.
Many more miles to ride.

All three books, one price, and a money-back guarantee while you try the method in your own garage.

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Never Do This to Your Bike, Vol. IThe Japanese Art of Motorcycle Care, Vol. IIIWhat Mechanics Won't Tell You, Vol. II
Jiro Nomura

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