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Title: 5000 miles! Post by sunny on 09/20/04 at 08:43:25 my bike just turned over 5000 miles on thursday evening! i had gotten it with just under 1800 back in april. what kind of maintenance stuff should i do? the oil and filter were changed at 1800, btw. |
Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by DT on 09/20/04 at 12:53:03 > what kind of maintenance stuff should i do? > the oil and filter were changed at 1800 At 4000 miles: Replace oil and filter Clean the air filter Inspect/adjust valve clearance Inspect/adjust de-compression cable clearance Adjust idle 1000 and 1200 rpm Retorque cylinder head nuts and exhaust pipe bolts and muffler connections Retorque chassis bolts and nuts Inspect/adjust tire pressures Visually inspect the bike overall |
Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by Greg_650 on 09/21/04 at 02:47:54 That pretty much covers it....just a rainy weekend job ::) |
Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by sunny on 09/21/04 at 07:43:12 good grief! are you serious? how often do i have to do all this stuff? |
Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by thehoghunter on 09/21/04 at 08:13:58 Every 4,000 miles! ;D Quote:
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Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by Jon on 09/21/04 at 09:14:26 > good grief! are you serious? > how often do i have to do all this stuff? Per the Suzuki shop manual, the service intervals are: 600 miles 4000 7500 11000 15000 etc. What is most important is the oil/filter change (I always do this myself every 1500 miles). Valves usually stay tight for a long time and can be ignored unless noisy. The de-compression cable can be ignored unless the bike cranks hard during starting. All the other stuff, from my 40 years of motorcycle experience, just keeps cash flowing at the dealer. Bikes are built tight at the factory and will usually stay that way until somebody tampers with them. It takes a lot of miles for things like clutches and brakes to wear. Stuff like checking fuel or brake hoses for leakage is anal. If the gas line leaks, you'll see or smell gas, and it isn't going to fail just sitting in the wind--usually somebody has messed with it. If the brake hose ruptures and leaks, the front brake will go away and you'll know it needs attention. If you've been riding through thorny hedges, or parked the bike in front of a burning house, examine the brake hose. Let common sense be your guide. |
Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by sunny on 09/21/04 at 10:44:53 to check the valve clearances i have to take the engine completely apart don't i? (i don't have my clymer's manual here at work) the inspection of hoses and cable connectors i do at least weekly(my bike was neglected and sat outside for at least one year before i got it, lots of rust) |
Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by Jon on 09/21/04 at 11:19:57 > to check the valve clearances i have to take the > engine completely apart don't i? Seat and tank off. Small oval caps on top of the engine off. Valve/timing inspection cover off. The worst part is doing the intake (rear) valves, there just isn't enough room for fingers. |
Title: Re: 5000 miles! Post by Greg_650 on 09/22/04 at 03:10:40 sunny wrote:
Don't freak out. It isn't that bad. As Jon stated, use those maintenance intervals for oil and filter and simply check things like pressures and levels regularly. Most engine related things don't need work unless you notice a change in the way it runs or see a leak. An easy thing to do is just take a rainy Saturday, grab some wrenches, and just sit next to your bike with your manual. Look at things like bolts and cables and see if they need to be tightened. After a while maintenance just becomes second nature. And it can be fun, too. |
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