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The Art Of Online Motorcycle Maintenance With Haynes


By: londonbikers.com | Published 08 August 2012, 10:49 | Views: 4,192 | tags: haynes, online, publishing, books, manuals, accessories, workshop, ipads, notepads, tablets, maintenance, motorcycles
Motorcylists can now fix up their bikes using new online manuals from Haynes - the world’s leading publisher of maintenance manuals.
The much-loved Haynes hardback manuals, which offer step-by-step guides to motorbike care are going digital, starting with online versions of their 50 bestselling manuals.

The first titles are now available including popular models such as the Honda Gold Wing 1200 and classics such as the Triumph Bonneville. The 50 bestselling motorbike manuals will be available by the end of the year.

The online manuals can be accessed on any computer or mobile device and include all the content from the printed books with the additional benefits of:

  • All-colour photographs and diagrams which can be enlarged to view key details
  • A quick and easy to use search tool
  • Quick links to the most popular DIY tasks
  • A fault finding section to help quickly ascertain the cause of a particular problem
  • Links to additional related information in other chapters
  • Dictionary of technical terms
  • Conversion calculator for imperial and metric units


Jeremy Yates-Round, Managing Director at Haynes said:

“In a world where our natural instinct is to google how to fix something, we wanted to create digital guides which motorcyclists know they can trust because the advice comes from Haynes specialists with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Haynes Manuals Online will put the answer at your fingertips, making expert motorcycle maintenance advice more accessible than ever before.”

Haynes has sold more than 150 million printed manuals worldwide. Haynes Manuals Online were released in the United States in Autumn 2011 and the top 50 car manuals were published in June in the UK.

Jeremy Yates-Round added: “What we are seeing so far in the States is that many motorcyclists are buying the digital version in addition to the printed book.”
 

A lifetime subscription to an online manual costs £33. Or a single motorcycle digital manual can be purchased for £28 from www.haynes.co.uk

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andrew&7 | 08 August 2012, 10:52
Leaving aside the terrible photo set-up (unless he's staring at a BMW and wishing he had shaft drive......) this is a great idea although judging by the state of my ZX7R book perhaps they should market a free phone cover with every purchase!

RoadKill | 10 August 2012, 09:26
This is a fantastic idea but oily fingerprints across a tablet screen would be one of my nightmares.

RoadKill | 10 August 2012, 09:27
Hah, I didn't notice your comment before I posted +andrew&7

me_groovy | 10 August 2012, 12:42
I forsee a lot of tablet owners turning pages with their nose

andrew&7 | 12 August 2012, 09:05
Mebbe we could market an LB branded nose attachment, so you don't get blackheads smeared across your tablet bleugh

andrew&7 | 12 August 2012, 09:08
Seriously, I'm not convinced by this online manual idea for the workshop/garage - it certainly wouldn't work well in my shed as it would be about 20mins before I stepped on it or dropped a ratchet on it.

However, as a way to research several bike models or your own bike while not in the garage - it'll be great. No way would I want to, or be allowed to, bring my oily book into the house for example. £33 lifetime looks the best deal here for sure.

Adz | 13 August 2012, 09:37
its not a good photo but i think he is indeed working on a BMW... hence the left hand chain, rotax/BMW
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