MaxMayhem
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I would have asked if time wasn't a major factor this time around.
My ability to get to work atm with jobs scarce around here, meant I had zero options but to get the part, get it now, and get it fixed. $tealership may be expensive but they had it less than 24hrs after ordering it, and as I live in the country about 30 mins ride from where I work in the city, I could not afford to wait. And as most of you are in the states and I am in New Zealand, the time would have been too long.
If I notice things that are beginning to wear out etc I will post up large here to see what others can help with, but let's face it, it's usually the unforseen things that tend to happen at just the wrong time.
mick: I saw no reason than the manual covering it's ass legally to replace the washer after each use. You should be able to bend the same spot at least twice and then still use opposite side a couple times after that. For all it's flexability that washer is pretty strong, though I would not rebend the same side more than twice, but would order a new one If I planned to do this again just to be on the safe side.
Boofer: I used a 24v battery Impact Wrench that a mechanic around the corner from my work let me borrow for nothing as long as I didn't take too long. Worked a treat.
So today I bought some oil and oil filter to do oil change over xmas break as bike hasn't had one since I got it and is at 27799km (I purchased at 15000km), and mid Jan I am doing the Verslagen1 cam-chain tensioner mod. I myself will not be doing the actual mod, but a mate who I have shown the before and after pictures, has told me it'll only take about 1/2 hour for him to do for $0.00 (I reckon add a couple hours more for fidggeting around) once I have removed the tensioner etc and given to him. (He is an automotive engineer and his boss let's him use the work gear for personal stuff as long as he doesn't have anyone hanging around the workshop.) Then I will do another oil change once that is done since I will have to drain most the oil anyway, just to get any particulates that might get in once tensioner engine covers are off, just to be safe
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