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Mish mash => Open Forum => Topic started by: anycleavers on July 02, 2011, 03:33:07 PM

Title: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: anycleavers on July 02, 2011, 03:33:07 PM: What have you found to be the best method of keeping maintenance and upgrade records. I just started to do some upkeep on the bike, and I'm just jotting things down on a notepad, then sticking the pages into my manual.

Do you use a actual logbook? Computerized records? Thanks
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: MrPepsi on July 02, 2011, 03:38:55 PM: Excel.
Service, Date, Mileage and Notes.
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: Tactical_Mik on July 02, 2011, 04:50:24 PM: Quote from: MrPepsi on July 02, 2011, 03:38:55 PM
Excel.
Service, Date, Mileage and Notes.

Same but with OpenOffice. Now if I could just get the SO to stop throwing away receipts.
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: Ron Dawg on July 02, 2011, 05:10:26 PM: Quote from: MrPepsi on July 02, 2011, 03:38:55 PM
Excel.
Service, Date, Mileage and Notes.

+1
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: throb on July 02, 2011, 05:18:47 PM: Date/mileage/what performed gets jotted down in a notebook. Also, any new swear words I may have invented depending on how complex of a job or how much stuff decides not to cooperate. :D
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: XHarleyRider on July 03, 2011, 07:27:59 AM: I keep a three ring binder with plastic pages for all my receipts, service records etc. I could do a better job but it's all in there in chronological order.
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: So Cal Joe on July 03, 2011, 08:16:30 AM: I keep it in EXCEL but I found that this program by Honda is great, and if your computer crashes you still have it. I list my concours under ST1300
https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/login.asp?page=%2Fprod%5Fhome%2Easp (https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/login.asp?page=%2Fprod%5Fhome%2Easp)
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: mjrfd99 on July 03, 2011, 08:44:55 AM: Me- old school 3 ring binder for all in garage. When I sell that section goes w/ item sold. Most buyers are grateful to get the info.
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: Strawboss on July 03, 2011, 10:00:36 AM: I use a combination of both old and new, but mostly just a running document on the hardrive.
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: Leo on July 03, 2011, 10:16:02 AM: Date, mileage, proceedure in simple notebook. I also record the part numbers or substitute numbers as well as supplier for future use. Not fancy but works. Good Luck
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: justbob on July 03, 2011, 11:23:36 AM: I use the "Miles Tracker" program written by a good friend and rider, Jason Jonas.
Its free and easy to use. It is broken down into catagories, you can list as many bikes as needed and you can print reports from it for cost or annual mileage or whatever. Great program, the main page on the site shows each riders lifetime miles.
I am currently at 488,000 miles.

http://miles.jasonjonas.com/ (http://miles.jasonjonas.com/)
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: S.Ga.Rider on July 03, 2011, 04:44:01 PM: I write mine down in the back of the manual.
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: booger on July 03, 2011, 05:56:43 PM: Excel spreadsheet. ;)
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: Pokey on July 03, 2011, 07:01:59 PM: Quote from: S.Ga.Rider on July 03, 2011, 04:44:01 PM
I write mine down in the back of the manual.

Ditto.......
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: ZG on July 03, 2011, 09:16:32 PM: I just throw all my receipts (service and farkles) in my Connie folder, it's kinda buldging now... :o
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: Jaxter on July 03, 2011, 09:58:49 PM: iPhone App Road Trip LE
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: bbroj on July 05, 2011, 03:33:27 PM: Quote from: S.Ga.Rider on July 03, 2011, 04:44:01 PM
I write mine down in the back of the manual.
Quote from: Pokey on July 03, 2011, 07:01:59 PM
Ditto.......

+2, same here.
Title: Re: Keeping maintainence records.
Post by: SteveJ. on July 05, 2011, 04:45:20 PM: 3 ring binder, along with a copy of Chalkdust, metric conversion chart, wiring schematic of aux switch gear and added wiring.