[Blue Ridge Wheeltor]

I posted this in the parts and accessories section and haven't received a response. I am getting ready to order and could use some feedback:

I need to pick up a manual for now (later I will add a second). So what is the better one: The super manual/parts manual combo or the Snidal manual?

And did you find the cd format or the book format more useful?

[Bankerdanny]

I have the factory manual in paper and Snidal on CD. I like the CD because I can just print what I need and don't have to carry the whole thing.

The Super and the Snidal are not mutually exclusive. Snadal covers upgrades and other issues not dealt with by the factory manuals. I would get both.

[meilaushi]

I second Bankerdenny!  And make sure you get the parts book.  Some of the diagrams in Snidel and in the Super Manual show numbers but don't say a thing about what the gizmos you're looking at are called, or what their part number is....  just in case you need something.

[Bankerdanny]

Good call Meilaushi,

Not all basic parts and gaskets are listed on the CMW site, so the parts book makes it easier to make sure you are ordering the correct part.

[Kevin Mahoney]

My motives may be seen as suspect undersatnable as I stande to profit forj your purchase, b ut that said......
When I get a new bike or Vintage car etc. I always try to get several manuals for it. There is no one manual that covers it all. Often times what one manual covers poorly another covers well. I also agree that the parts book is a big help for many reasons, if nothing else for the exploded views.

[Blue Ridge Wheeltor]

OK, you've convinced me to get both manuals and the parts book. Now, cd or spiral bound?

[PhilJ]

Some decisions are best made from your own experience with cds or books.
For me a cd would require computer in the garage. Unless you printed out what you needed. Out in the garage you decide "I should have done the other page too" bummer back to square one. A book can stay with the tools. IMHO