I think it would be a good idea. But I think many owners who have a bike under warranty don't want to make any technical adjustments. And those with bikes out of warranty feel they are too inexperienced to do tech work.
I've done all kinds of work on my 1979 Suzuki because the shop manual is extremely detailed. There's hundreds of pictures and explicit instructions. Now my 1990 Honda on the other hand requires two shop manuals, a specific model and a common manual. They refer you back and forth between manuals and they use just a few line drawings. Plus they have the dreaded "install the part in the reverse order of removal". I just ordered a Haynes manual to see how it is. Expert guidance is always helpful in performing maintenance and hop-ups.
I've done all kinds of work on my 1979 Suzuki because the shop manual is extremely detailed. There's hundreds of pictures and explicit instructions. Now my 1990 Honda on the other hand requires two shop manuals, a specific model and a common manual. They refer you back and forth between manuals and they use just a few line drawings. Plus they have the dreaded "install the part in the reverse order of removal". I just ordered a Haynes manual to see how it is. Expert guidance is always helpful in performing maintenance and hop-ups.
