posted April 10, 2004 10:44 AM
Edited By: kz2zx on 10 Apr 2004 11:45
1000 Miles: Second Oil Change and Miscellania So I give the bike it's second oil change today - you may remember I'm on a 200, 1000, 1800, (switch to synth) 5500 schedule.
Taking just the left side of the fairing lower off worked out well, but there are those funky mushroom fasteners to take off. I was pretty shocked at how many stones I'd picked up from the front wheel in 1000 miles. It gave me a good chance to clean the lowers well, too.
This time, I got no drips on the headers, whoo-hoo! The oil itself was clearly carrying break-in metal, and it was slightly darker than the first oil change.
I then cleaned up the surfaces everywhere - I'm gettting a lot of dust in all the nooks and crannies under the bodywork, and I can smell it heating when I'm idling at a traffic light.
I cleaned the stock Cosmoline off the chain with turpentine (no kerosene in my garage), and am about to go heat and lube it.
Needs a life
Full throttle!
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posted April 11, 2004 05:09 PM
I ended up dropping both sides of the lowers rather than muck about with those fasteners. I think it's easier and quicker.
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