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To "theleopard"

Good work on getting into the Fj bug, looks like you are having an experience getting to know your bike.  While reading the manual can be a great way to start, there are also lots of online resources to help get youor head around methods or terminology.  As suggested youtube has heaps of videos on how to do things, and there are lots of websites such as this one:

http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm

that have handy basics.  At the end of the day, enjoy working on your bike, you will make mistakes, just try and be sure they are cheap ones...
Correct fitting tools, patience, and heaps of rags are a great start.

Good luck
gareth

+1 on the kudos for sticking with it and getting your hands dirty and being willing to learn!

I know it took a while for me to get enough of the basics figured out to start fixing things more often than breaking them...then again, making a mistake on an old Honda 100 doesn't tend to me quite as critical as on a 100 + horsepower, 500 pound FJ!   Just keep double checking your work and make sure it's "right" before betting your (on other people on he road) life on it.

It surprises me how few people these days grow up with almost zero exposure to doing anything mechanical.  In the last 6 months my stepson has gone from not liking to get his hands dirty to being interested in taking care of (and modifying!) his dirt bike.  A few weeks ago he installed his new exhaust on his own -- and without stripping or breaking anything or losing any of my tools...can't wait for Christmas to get him some of his own tools