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Date: |
Mileage: |
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Additional Notes: |
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2004 |
| 7-May |
1189 |
Purchased bike |
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| 8-May |
1489 |
Installed tank bag and
BW tall windshield |
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| 8-May |
1489 |
Oil & filter change |
Oil that came out looked perfect,
but changed it anyway |
| 12-May |
1522 |
Installed GPS |
Hard wired to battery
$35 for the RAM Mount |
| 10-Jun |
2500 |
Installed heated grips
Installed hand protectors
Replaced rear-view mirrors
(Pictures here).
Installed lower fender on front |
Had to replace handlebars as part
of this installation... kit came with
bar weights and nice new grips |
| 11-Jun |
2550 |
Replaced brake fluid in front |
Flushed the system 3 times and
bled brakes - DOT 4 fluid |
| 21-Jun |
2750 |
Replaced antifreeze
Replaced brake fluid in rear
Added Dakar front fender |
Coolant looked perfectly fine,
changed anyway
Rear brake fluid came out black
flushed the entire system 4 times
bled brakes - DOT 4 fluid
Purchased new air filter and
additional oil and oil filter… will
replace when needed |
| 23-Jul |
3843 |
Oil & Filter change
Changed Air filter
Topped off battery
Topped off coolant
Installed new side doors on cases
Bled front brakes again |
$200 for the doors, I had the rest of
the maintenance items from previous trips to the shop
Everything looked good!By the
way, the doors were replaced b/c the dood that had the bike before
me let them fall off while going down the road... |
| 29-Jul |
4040 |
Installed new projected tip spark plug |
Installed the
NGK DP8EA-9 after reading many
positive comments on
F6560.com.
The plug does indeed seem to improve the performance of the bike...
especially around 3800-4000 rpms. |
| 5-Aug |
4850 |
Installed Top Case |
Fortunately, I was able to buy this
used from someone on
|
| 13-Aug |
5150 |
Replaced rear tire - Metzeler Tourance
Installed engine guard |
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| 26-Aug |
5730 |
Removed
NGK DP8EA-9 spark plug
Installed NGK DPR8EIX-9
Iridium tip plug
Completely removed rear suspension and repacked bearings
Replaced one of the caps on the battery |
Switched out the plug to try the Iridium version. No reason in
particular, but some folks claim it works even better than the
projected tip
Completely repacked all of the bearings in all of the components
associated with the rear suspension.
One of the caps on the battery was missing, so I went to Sears and
they gave me a replacement off of an old battery for free. |
| 1-Sep |
6004 |
Replaced front fork
oil.
Checked
valve clearances and replaced 3 shims
(Pictures here).
Changed engine oil and filter. |
Replaced the fork oil and went up in weight to 10 wt. oil. 7.5
is too "spungy."
Exhaust valves…
The 0.250mm gauge would not fit under the left exhaust valve.
The shim that came out measures 2.390mm.
I replaced it with a 2.35mm shim; that will be 0.04 additional
millimeters of clearance.
Spec is 0.25-0.33
Intake valves…
The 0.127mm gauge would fit under both.
The shims that came out were the exact same size--2.489mm.
I replaced it with a 2.55mm shim; that closes the gap by 0.061mm.
Spec is 0.03-0.11
After installation, all of the measurements are within spec. |
| 4-Sep |
6075 |
Replaced
front tire - Metzeler Tourance |
New Bike! Well, not really, but it feels brand new! |
| 15-Sep |
6800 |
Had dealer bleed ABS unit and brakes and also update firmware on the
computer |
HUGE difference in both the brakes and the performance of the bike.
The software update has really tweaked the performance... hoo-raw!
the brakes feel really great. Aside from oil changes, I'm good
until 12,000! |
| 29-Oct |
9066 |
Changed engine oil and filter.
Added a little coolant.
Added water to the battery
Thorough bath! |
Everything looked good. |
| 28-Dec |
11250 |
Installed
HyperLite tail lights (awesome!)
Installed PIAA 510
driving lights
(Pictures here). |
Link
to PIAA lights here
Link
to HyperLites here
Link to voltage reducer here
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|
2005 |
| 16-Jan |
11350 |
Installed a new PIAA headlamp bulb |
Single Pack PN 70456
Twin Pack PN 70856
Bulb Type H4 Anti-Vibration
Color Temp 4150K
Wattage 60W/55W=110W/100W
Technology Xtreme White Plus with XTRA Technology
Link
hereHuge difference in the quality and quantity of light. |
| 18-Feb |
11569 |
Installed
radiator guard
(Pictures here). |
Gutter
guard from Home Depot for $1.39 and a lot of bending and snipping. |
| 21-Feb |
11580 |
Painted
radiator guard black
(Pictures here). |
I
didn't really like the look of the silver, so I painted it
black. Much better. |
| 22-Feb |
11650 |
Installed TOURATECH license plate brace |
Had I known it would have made such a difference, I would have
installed it a long time ago.
Link
here |
| 24-Feb |
11650 |
Installed
Wunderlich screen
(Pictures
here) |
Definitely
nicer than the BMW tall screen. |
| 19-Mar |
11683 |
Installed
the BMW small gray screen under the new Wunderlich screen
(Pictures
here)
Replaced one of the little red "scuff guards" on the
gas tank.
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Installing
the little BMW screen seems to have helped with the wind even
more. Without the little gray screen, the wind was hitting me
about in the middle of my forehead. After installing it, the wind
seems to clear my head completely.
The only thing that I can think of is that A.) the wind that gets
through the gap under the Wunderlich screen can now flow more
freely (with the BMW horseshoe there) counters the wind going over
the top of the screen better, and B.) that the thickness of the
little gray screen was enough to raise the top of the Wunderlich
screen to better aim the wind over my head. Who knows?
Much better regardless. Nicer looking and performs
better! |
| 31 Mar |
12003 |
12,000 service
(Pictures & details
here) |
Checked valve shims... Good!
Changed engine oil and filter
Changed air filter
Changed fork oil
Installed new AGM 12V14L-B Westco
battery
Installed new chain and sprockets
Lubed needle bearings in swing arm and suspension linkage
Lubed SHBs
Replaced throttle cable
More here |
| 8 Apr |
12214 |
Installed Touratech panniers
(Pictures
here) |
Awesome. |
| 10 Apr |
12350 |
Painted Engine Guard black
(Pictures
here) |
I saw a picture of one in black...
looks much better when you consider
all of the tubing on the motorcycle is
black... hoses, metal tubing, center stand... |
| 16 May |
13775 |
Installed a Wolfman Denali tank bag
(Pictures here) |
If you are thinking of a tank bag, this is the one you want.
Link
here. |
| 18
May |
13806 |
Replaced rear tire - Metzeler Tourance |
After
8,656 miles on the previous tire, I decided to go with another
Tourance. What a difference a new tire makes! |
| 11 Jun |
14996 |
Oil Change |
And I also put some fancy
Touratech stickers on t he side of the faux tank
for some of the Chain Gang guys to give me hell about! |
| 23 Jun |
15013 |
Installed NGK DPR8EIX-9
Iridium tip plug |
9283 miles on the first iridium tipped plug, but I noticed the bike
starting to stall from time to time, so I put in a new plug.
I've ridden about 100 miles since I installed it... good as new. |
| 8 Jul |
15549 |
Installed Continental TKCs.
(Pictures here)
Swapped 16-tooth sprocket for 15-tooth sprocket for grins. |
After slipping and sliding about last weekend while off road, I
decided to give some "Teeks" a try.
Tourances are still good... only 1,743 miles on the rear. The
front has 9,474 miles, but still looks fine...
130/80 x 17 for the rear
100/90 x 19 is the stock size on the front, but there is not a Teek
in that size, so I went with 110/80 x 19.
Have not ridden it yet... waiting on parts from Touratech... |
| 13 Jul |
15551 |
Installed the following:
Chain Guard w/ ABS Guard
Front Sprocket Cover
New Front Brake Line
Rear Brake Master Cylinder Cover
Fork Springs
Foot peg Relocation Kit |
Bleeding the front brakes was a pain in the ass after switching the
front line
The Fork Spring installation was interesting, they really make a
HUGE difference.
(Pictures
here)
Also renewed the fork oil (550ml of 10wt.)
Everything else was pretty uneventful... straight-forward bolt on. |
| 4 Aug |
16412 |
Installed the following:
Fork Protectors
Hand Protectors
Bar risers
Stickers! |
Finally! Finally the rest of my stuff came in from
Touratech.
That's it for now... until I can afford a new rear shock... |
Week of
6 Aug |
16936 |
Replaced the following:
Right mirror
Right front blinker
Front brake lever
PIAA light cover
Front master cylinder cover and diaphragmSanded and
repainted scratched up engine guard and pannier racks
Repaired bent footpeg |
After my little spill, I repair and/or replaced the broken bits.
Still waiting on new helmet and new headlight bulb... |
| 26 Aug |
17333 |
Replaced PIAA bulb |
First PIAA bulb failed; they sent me a new one under warranty. |
| 27 Aug |
17450 |
Fixed dash rattle
(Pictures
here) |
|
| 5 sep |
18026 |
18,000 mile service:
Checked valve shims
Changed engine oil and filter
Changed air filter
Changed valve cover gasket |
Valve shims were good to go!
Will replace fork oil at 24,000 since it was changed at 15,551
when I changed the fork springs
I've decided to change the following at 12,000-mile intervals:
Will change coolant at 24,000
Will replace brake fluid at 24,000
Will lube needle bearings at 24,000
Teeks have just under 2,500 miles and pretty worn already... we'll
see. |
| 7 Sep |
18217 |
Put on 16-tooth front sprocket
Put Tourances back on |
I decided to get the motorcycle back to "Highway" status for the
trip to Mena. I didn't feel comfortable riding up there on the
Teeks. I figure the 16-tooth front sprocket will keep the RPMs
lower as well. As of today...
Mileage on the Teeks = 2,668
Mileage on the front Tourance =
9,474
Mileage on the rear Tourance =
1,743
Mileage on 15-tooth = 2,668 |
| 28 Sep |
20331 |
Replaced SHBs
Installed rubber tank protector things
Installed FIAMM C note horn |
The SHBs were shot... nice to have new
ones. Also replaced the protective cups
I got the rubber tank protector things out of a sale basket... $10.
The new horn is not as loud as I was hoping for, but it is better
than stock... it was only $12. |
| 18
Oct |
21021 |
Changed oil and oil filter |
Also tightened up engine bolts and
replaced a missing bolt holding the frame for the dash to the frame
for the engine. |
| 8 Nov |
21500 |
Installed
Stebel Compact Air Horn
(Picture & info
here)
Installed Two Bros Titanium Exhaust with Stash Pipe. |
The horn is LOUD! I'm very happy
with this purchase!
The exhaust sounds awesome!
The stock exhaust weighed 14 pounds; the Two Bros weighs 7.75... so
just over 6 pounds shed.
Very nice! |
| 20
Nov |
21508 |
Installed additional straps on the
exhaust and Stash Pipe
(Pictures &
info here) |
Muchas better. |
|
6 Dec |
21948 |
Put heavy duty tubes
Replaced brakes back on
Installed brake pads (front & rear) |
Heading out on a trip to Big Bend
National Park and Phoenix, AZ. Wanted to put the knobbies back
on since I will be off-road quite a bit...
As of today...
Mileage on the Teeks = 2,668
Mileage on the front Tourance =
13,205
Mileage on the rear Tourance =
5,474 |
|
22 Dec |
22131 |
Installed solo seat |
Worked a trade with GSAtlanta. Traded a Dakar seat (too tall
for me) for a solo seat with the back storage
compartment. |
|
25 Dec |
22146 |
Installed
Öhlins
rear shock
(Pictures here)
Installed Roadbook holder w/ LED
Installed LED Auxiliary Turn Light Kit |
Öhlins 46 ERS/DRS
Part Number: BM 344 |
|
30 Dec |
23588 |
Replaced rear Teek with a new one |
Mileage on the old Teek = 4,308. It could
have gone a little more, but since I was in Phoenix, it was not
going to make the 1,500-mile return trip to Houston, so I changed
it. |
2006 |
|
1 Jan |
23831 |
24,000 mile service:
Checked valve shims
Changed engine oil and filter
Changed air filter
Lubed needle bearing in the swing arm and linkage
Replaced fork oil
Changed spark plug |
Everything was good to go.
Does seem I only get about 9,000 on a plug before it starts to
act up a little. O well... it's only $6.99.
Will change coolant when I replace the radiator. |
|
8 Jan |
24985 |
Began the repairs from my trip.
(Details &
Pictures here) |
Disassembly and bath |
|
9 Jan |
" |
Tightened up SHBs
Replaced RAM ball |
The SHBs were quite loose.
RAM replaced the ball under warranty. |
|
10 Jan |
" |
Installed
Touratech Chain Tension Plate
Installed Garmin V |
One
of the BMW tension plates failed. |
|
21 Jan |
" |
Replaced lower right side subframe bolt
Replaced flasher on HyperLite unit |
Head of the old bolt was stripped from tightening too much (bolt
kept coming loose)
HyperLite flasher replaced under warranty |
|
25 Jan |
" |
Installed new radiator
New coolant (obviously)
Installed new clamp bolt for mirror
Installed new turn signal
Installed new oil pressure switch
Installed new clutch lever
Removed BMW engine guard |
Even got the old Red Devil started after not running in over 3
weeks... fired right up! Just need a hose clamp... The BMW
engine guard was too law and heavy. Sold it and waiting for Touratech
version. |
|
26 Jan |
" |
Installed hockey puck on kickstand
(Details &
Pictures here)
Tightened kickstand
Replaced hand guard fairing |
That's it! All damage and issues from my trip are complete...
... just like it never happened! |
|
28 Jan |
25025 |
Installed the Crap Flap™
Shock Protector
(Details &
Pictures here) |
|
|
5 Feb |
25065 |
Replaced water pump seals, water pump impeller and shaft, and gasket
on water pump cover |
pretty simple. |
|
6 Feb |
25103 |
Installed
Touratech engine crash bars, fairing crash bars, and center stand
motor guard.
(Picture here) |
Still waiting on the new
Touratech
skid plate to arrive from Germany. |
|
9 Feb |
" |
Installed new clutch fork
Installed new clutch cable |
The old clutch fork broke...
while changing it I noticed my clutch cable was frayed and
stretched... |
|
13 Feb |
25179 |
Installed
Touratech blinkers |
Tired of replacing these!
These things come in a set of 4. Thing is, the existing rear
blinkers are pretty protected because of the pannier frame, so I
only installed two of them and kept the other two as spares.
So I have 4 spares... 2 BMW ones and 2 Touratech ones. |
|
25 Feb |
25271 |
Installed BMW power outlet
Installed gas tank condom
(Pictures here)
Modified snorkel |
Drilled several holes in the snorkel. No clue if it is going
to make a difference or not... it's raining... we'll see. |
|
6 Mar |
25607 |
Installed
Touratech Radiator Guards |
Not
that I didn't like the CBOA ones, but why not.. |
| 10
Mar |
26810 |
Replaced
Chain |
Replaced
chain in Big Bend. The old one was completely shot.
Got 14,007 from it. |
| 10
Mar |
27030 |
Bled
rear brakes |
Same
day, but at the end of a day of riding. |
| 16
Mar |
27634 |
Changed
oil and oil filter
Changed front and rear sprockets. |
Got
15,631 from the sprockets. Would have replaced them when I
replaced the chain, but I did not have them in Big Bend, so I
replaced them upon my return. |
| 25 Mar |
27670 |
Bled front brakes
Changed front and rear brake pads. |
I just had it with all of the noise from the BMW pads, so I put
on Galfer Green pads.
Galfer Part numbers...
Pads:
Green front: FD172G1532.
Green rear: FD165G1532. |
| 8 Apr |
28046 |
Put the old Tourances back on
Bled front brakes again |
Front Teek got 8,768 miles
Rear Teek got 4,460 miles
Current mileage on Tourances:
Front Tourance = 13,205
Rear Tourance = 5,474 |
| 8 Apr |
28118 |
Installed 520 114-link chain and 49 tooth rear sprocket
RTVed Crap Flap™ Shock Protector in place
Installed K&N air filter for grins... |
I wanted to change the gearing, so I will use the old 112-link chain
and 47-tooth rear sprocket as a spare
The top of the Crap Flap™ Shock Protector was moving, so I secured it with some RTV |
| 10 Apr |
28353 |
Installed Dakar tinted screen
(Pictures here)
Replaced clutch switch
Replaced retaining rings on the top of the fork tubes (under the
plastic caps)
Replaced lower front fender |
Broke
Wunderlich wind screen in Big Bend... decided to try a Dakar
screen.
Wouldn't start with clutch lever pulled in--bad switch, so I
replaced it... problem solved.
The old retaining rings were rusted, so I installed new ones.
Broke the lower front fender in Big Bend, so I replaced it. |
| 2 May |
29457 |
Installed Brake!
LED Tail Light |
Whoa! This is one
attention-grabbing light! |
| 17 May |
29512 |
Installed MSR Bottle Racks
(Details &
Pictures here) |
|
| 3 Jun |
30570 |
30,000-mile service |
Shims still in spec.
Changed oil and oil filter
Cleaned the K&N Air filter
Will do fork oil and lube linkage at 36,000 (doing it every 12K now) |
| 18 Jun |
31196 |
Replaced another friggin PIAA head light. |
I got a two pack under warranty the last time the bulb failed
(August 26th last year).
I sent a strongly worded email to PIAA about the quality of their
products and asked for a replacement since it failed within a year.
We'll see. |
| 9 Jul |
31484 |
Put on some new tires
Changed fork oil. Went with 15wt, Bel-Ray. |
New Tourances front and rear.
Mileage on old Tourances:
Front: 16,643
Rear: 8,912
(Not too shabby!) |
| 23 Jul |
32184 |
Installed
Touratech Chain Guide |
Part of this thing is a KTM piece. The metal part I assume is
manufactured by Touratech. |
| 27 Jul |
32193 |
Installed Techlusion Fuel Nanny
Welded loop back on kickstand |
Very nice! |
| 20 Aug |
33351 |
Changed oil and oil filter |
|
| 1 Sep |
33520 |
Installed Touratech "Engine Guard"
(Details &
Pictures here) |
This thing is mounted pretty securely to the motorcycle, and it
became instantly obvious that removing it to change the oil would be
an involved process. Given that, I drilled a hole to allow
access to the oil drain plug. Pictures
here. |
| 13
Sep |
33651 |
Installed
Garmin 276C and Touratech Locking MvG Mount. |
Took
forever for the mount to arrive from Touratech... but it is nice
nice nice.
Couple of pictures here. |
| 14 Oct |
34540 |
Replaced Tourances with Teeks for my Mexico trip. Pretty much
going to run only Teeks from now on. |
Tourances have 3,056 on them. |
| 22 Oct |
36550 |
Changed oil in hotel parking lot. No filter. |
Pics on
page 8 of Mexico ride report. |
| |
|
Changed the right fork seal in the hotel parking lot. |
Blew the right fork seal on the trail in Creel, Mexico. Pics
on page 9 of Mexico ride report. |
| 29
Oct |
37829 |
Began the repairs from my trip.
Much of the time was waiting on parts. |
Changed
oil and filter
Removed air filter plug
Lubed swing-arm bearings and linkage
Replaced front brake pads
Changed fork oil (10 wt)
Replaced cam chain tensioner
Replaced cam chain bow
Replaced SHBs
Changed two intake shims
Replaced spark plug |
Intake
shims were 2.55mm. Too tight. Replaced both with
2.50s. All the
details and
pictures are on the Repair Report from Mexico. |
| 18 Nov |
37830 |
Replace fuel tank with a new European-spec one... eBay! |
The new fuel tank
increases the fuel capacity from 4 gallons to 4.57 gallons and
removes the canister. Nice! At 55mpg, that should give
me an additional range of 30 miles. |
| 22 Nov |
38052 |
Lowered the float in the fuel tank. |
The fuel light came on with only 150 miles on the odometer.
When I filled up, I needed right at 3 gallons. Since the
useable tank volume is now 4.57 US gal, I don't want to see the
light until 4 gallons have been used, so I lowered the float by
making a few modifications. It'll be interesting to see when
the light comes on now. |
| 9 Dec |
38780 |
Replaced
PIAA headlight bulb again...
Replaced parking light bulb...
Noticed the left fork seal is leaking... will replace it tomorrow. |
Got a new headlamp assembly off eBay... replaced it when I replaced
the head light bulb, because the little clip that holds the headlight
in was broken on the old one. |
| 13 Dec |
38900 |
Replaced left fork seal. |
Slight leak... replaced, no problems. |
| 14 Dec |
38954 |
Removed Techlusion Fuel Nanny |
Mileage continues to decline...seeing 43mpg... has to be the
Techlusion box. Removed box... let's see what happens... |
| 30
Dec |
39428 |
Replaced
rear Teek |
Got 4,888 miles out of the old tire. Not bad for a TKC,
but it was past the wearbar. |
2007 |
| 5 Jan |
39559 |
Installed Dakar forks
(Details &
Pictures here) |
I used the bottom part of my forks and the rest from the Dakar
forks.
I replaced the seals in new forks with the seals that I just
replaced in my old forks.
New 500ml of 15wt fork oil. |
| 9 Jan |
39728 |
Installed Touratech progressive springs
Replaced yet another PIAA headlight (and sent a pretty strongly
worded email to PIAA). |
|
| 15 Jan |
40039 |
Removed K&N and put a paper filter back in. Also reconnected
the O2 sensor. |
Hopefully this will solve the mileage problem... |
| 21
Jan |
40039 |
Made
some farkles
(Details and pictures here) |
Weather
has been CRAP! So I made some farkles... |
| 22 Jan |
40092 |
Put K&N back in (with the restrictor).
Replaced fuel filter.
Installed new iridium plug.
Thoroughly cleaned battery terminals and connections. |
Bike is stalling every now and then. Never did this before, so
I am working through all of the things it might be.
FWIW... I rode 53 miles. When I stopped to fill up, it took
.735 gallons. Doing the math... 72mpg. |
| 25 Jan |
40141 |
Unplugged O2 sensor again.
Replaced chain and sprockets. |
After plugging in the O2 sensor, the bike pretty much ran like crap.
It would stall constantly. You can see I tried a few things to
rectify the problem the other night. So, I unplugged it again,
and the bike runs strong... no stalling at all!
Chain is stretched. I only got 13,331 miles out of it. Last
chain I got right at 14,000 miles. I guess I need to quit
riding wheelies. |
| 29 Jan |
40436 |
Finally fixed poor mileage and stalling problem by venting the fuel
tank. I thought I had the new tank vented properly... I did not.
The overflow line was in place, but the vent line was not. The
overflow line allows fuel to leave the tank, but does not allow air
to come in. I found it difficult to open the fuel-filler door
because of all of the suction inside the tank. As a matter of fact,
it was quite difficult to open the door... and when I did open it,
air would rush in. At speed, it ran fine... but upon
deceleration and idling at a stop light, the bike would die 7 times
out of 10. As you can see above, I unplugged the O2 sensor,
the bike ran fine, but the mileage was all over the place. Sometimes
I got 70mpg, other times I got 40. FWIW, with the O2 sensor plugged
in, the bike constantly delivers between 55 and 60mpg.
Yesterday, I figured out the venting problem and installed a vent
with a check valve... air can get into the tank, fuel cannot get
out. There's no more suction when I open the fuel-filler door.
The suction (because of the unvented tank) was hindering the flow of
fuel while decelerating and at idle, and this was causing the bike
to die. I plugged the O2 sensor back in and she runs runs
runs. FINALLY!!!
Looking back I feel kinda dumb for not putting all of this together
in my brain in the first place... but hind sight is 20/20. |
| 8 Feb |
41020 |
Replaced rotors
(Pictures here)
Installed SpeedBleeders
Bled brakes |
My old rotors were at the wear limit, so I ordered Galfer Wave
rotors:
Galfer Part numbers...
Front rotor: DF663.
Rear rotor: DF703.
SpeedBleeders:
SB1010S (M10 X 1.0) |
| 11 Feb |
41094 |
Replaced the TT plastic hand guards with Acerbis Rally Pro Hand
guards |
The TT hand guards do not have an aluminum bar in them... just
plastic. The Acerbis handguard have the aluminum bar.
Nicer. |
|
23 Feb |
41452 |
6,000-mile service:
Oil
Oil filter
Replaced the two intake valves again
Cleaned air filter
Replaced counter-shaft seal |
Replaced 2.50mm shims with 2.55mm shims to close up gap a little.
Counter-shaft had a slight leak... replaced it with a new one.
(Now that I look at my records, I wasn't time to check the valves...
duh! O well). |
I've put the Maintenance Schedule
