SuzukiSavage.com - Maintanence for new bike s40

seany187

YaBB Newbies

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 6

Maintanence for new bike s40
09/14/09 at 10:14:24

I was wondering what everyone's opinion is on the maintenance of a new bike. I am just about to put 500 miles on my Suzuki S40 and I was wondering, should I get an oil change at 500 since its new, or where should I get it? How often should I get one, anything else I should keep and mind and check for over time, like brakes, lights, etc? Tire pressure? Should I invest in a pump? Where should I get it? Any help would be awesome!

Thanks again,
Sean

Back to top

IP Logged

verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #1 - 09/14/09 at 10:32:36 http://home.comcast.net/~kenglong/2002_Suzuki_Savage_LS650P_Owners_Manual.pdf
Back to top	Versey's Place Tech Section Index IP Logged

Hard Corps Full Member Offline Freedom is worth facing your fears Posts: 236 Kansas City, Missouri Gender:	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #2 - 09/14/09 at 10:41:22 verslagen1 wrote on 09/14/09 at 10:32:36: http://home.comcast.net/~kenglong/2002_Suzuki_Savage_LS650P_Owners_Manual.pdf Broken Link. Site has been down every time I've checked for the past two weeks. I'll look later and see if i can find a new link somewhere.
Back to top	Black 2003, Bare-bones, Somewhere along Route 66, Marine Corps Sergeant IP Logged

SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #3 - 09/14/09 at 11:03:10 The owners manual says the initial breakin period is 600 miles. There are several items that need attention at that point... Including new oil and filter, adjusting the valves, tightening various cables and checking tightness of nuts and bolts. There may be more, but I forget...
Back to top	Simon Pimptiva.com IP Logged

mornhm - FSO Serious Thumper Offline HMMM Posts: 1105 Gender:	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #4 - 09/14/09 at 11:45:18 Some people question the need to adjust valves at the first interval (because it's so short), but mine needed adjustment. If you're doing all of the rest of the maintenance, adjusting valves doesn't add much.
Back to top	IP Logged

verslagen1

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

Where there's a
will, I want to be
in it.

Posts: 28884
L.A. California
Gender: male

Re: Maintanence for new bike s40
Reply #5 - 09/14/09 at 23:19:46

Hard Corps wrote on 09/14/09 at 10:41:22:

Broken Link. Site has been down every time I've checked for the past two weeks. I'll look later and see if i can find a new link somewhere.

New link...

http://www.savageriders.com/verslagen/transfer/2002_LS650P_Owners_Manual.pdf

(fixed)

Check it, see if I addressed it correctly.

Back to top

« Last Edit: 11/06/10 at 15:31:42 by verslagen1 »

Versey's Place
Tech Section Index

IP Logged

serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #6 - 09/15/09 at 10:20:34 Verslagen, I know there's been a problem with the Owner's Manual link. Fortunately, I downloaded one to a PDF file on my computer. Seany187, I can forward an Owner's Manual to you via Adobe Acrobat if you will PM me your email. It will detail all routine maintenance for now and the future........Guy (serenity3743)
Back to top	2000 LS650P Suzuki windshield, luggage rack, saddle bag racks, k & n air filter, Dyna muffler,2/3 white spacer, do-it-myself seat. Love to ride! IP Logged

LostArtist Ex Member	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #7 - 09/15/09 at 14:11:43 how do you know if your valves need adjusted? like are there any symptoms? or consequences?
Back to top	IP Logged

Oldfeller--FSO

Serious Thumper
ModSquad

Offline

Hobby is now
"concentrated
neuropany"

Posts: 12671
Fayetteville, NC
Gender: male

Re: Maintanence for new bike s40
Reply #8 - 09/15/09 at 18:01:19

Initial wear in causes the valves to get tight, which offers no external signal to the operator.

You get no warning sounds. Running zero clearance can burn a valve as it gets held slightly open during combustion.

Suzuki does not lap seat their valves as a general manufacturing procedure, so the "as manufactured"valve seats can wear the valve seat contact junction "in" more so than other bikes can do causing your valve clearances to just plain disappear in the first 600-1,000 miles.

Check your valves at the recommended intervals when your bike is new.

After 10,000 miles, valves tend to get both tighter and looser for opposing reasons, generally resulting in "averaged out" increasing clearances over longer periods of time.

Back to top

Former Savage Owner

IP Logged

voldigicam

Senior Member

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 327

Re: Maintanence for new bike s40
Reply #9 - 09/15/09 at 19:19:06

Something I do on new machines, and as I disassemble and reassemble older ones, is replace weak fasteners with upgraded ones, use neverseize on things that have any chance of getting stuck, torque everything I can figure out to torque, silicone whatever. Make it so I can take everything apart reliably. This really applies strongly to things like exhaust system fasteners. Things that tend to freeze badly.

And do be very careful with the valves. Tricky to adjust right, some technique, but makes a very very big difference.

Have fun!

Back to top

2007 S40
2003 Volusia 40th Ann.
Friendsville, TN

IP Logged

kimchris1

Serious Thumper

Offline

Pink Posse Rider...

Posts: 2135
Belfair, Washington
Gender: female

Re: Maintanence for new bike s40
Reply #10 - 09/16/09 at 15:15:13

Did you not get an owner's manual with your new bike? I have a new 09 and now has 1800 miles on it. I took it in at the 600 mile mark for it's first checkup.

My manual said this is one of the most crusial checkups to have. I strongly suggest you to read your manual and if you did not receive one then to go back to the dealership and ask why?

Also it 's a little late now, yet I do hope you gave your tires it's first 100 mile break in as well....

Back to top

IP Logged

mornhm - FSO

Serious Thumper

Offline

HMMM

Posts: 1105

Gender: male

Re: Maintanence for new bike s40
Reply #11 - 09/17/09 at 05:40:25

LostArtist wrote on 09/15/09 at 14:11:43:

how do you know if your valves need adjusted? like are there any symptoms? or consequences?

I would imagine that there would eventually be symptoms and certainly there would be consequences (hard starting, gas mileage, loss of power etc.) of not adjusting valves but in 600 miles, you're just getting to know your Savage. I wouldn't have known that mine needed adjusted without checking. On the other hand I've been through several adjustments on my Connie, and could tell when it was needing it. Right now it's running great, getting great gas mileage, so even though it's been 6,000 miles since my last adjustment, I know that when I open it up I probably won't end up making any adjustments. Same thing was true last interval.

Back to top

IP Logged

Digger

Serious Thumper
2005 No Login

Offline

Ya gotta be tough to
ride singles!

Posts: 1604
Colorado Springs, CO
Gender: male

Re: Maintanence for new bike s40
Reply #12 - 12/09/09 at 20:50:35

SimonTuffGuy wrote on 09/14/09 at 11:03:10:

The owners manual says the initial breakin period is 600 miles. There are several items that need attention at that point... Including new oil and filter, adjusting the valves, tightening various cables and checking tightness of nuts and bolts.

There may be more, but I forget...

Don't forget everyone's favorite maintenance procedure: torquing the head bolts.

Back to top

Digger
2001, Metallic Glacial Blue, Raptor Petcock, Verslavy (first hole) (otherwise, mechanically, the bike is stock), 13,xxx miles
I don't own a cage.
www.astronautbiker.com

IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #13 - 12/11/09 at 08:55:12 which I have Yet to do & I have right at 20,000 miles on it. no leaks up there.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12671 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Maintanence for new bike s40 Reply #14 - 12/11/09 at 14:26:05 Justin, You took the head cover off, fixed your rubber seal leak, changed out your cam with a Stage 1 cam, replaced your cam chain and didn't ever re-torque the head bolts??? ???????????? (oops)
Back to top	Former Savage Owner IP Logged