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Joe F Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 85	Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? 04/18/11 at 19:35:03 I've got 13,000 on the original spark plug on my 2007. Do they need regular replacement or do I drive with the same one until I have some kind of problem?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #1 - 04/18/11 at 20:45:55 did you check the owner's manual?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28649 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #2 - 04/18/11 at 22:42:49 If you're a by the book kinda' guy... Every 2 years or 7500 miles... in the manual... Yur' overdue... Do we have a fine for that?......
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Joe F Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 85	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #3 - 04/19/11 at 04:04:08 verslagen1 wrote on 04/18/11 at 20:45:55: did you check the owner's manual? Don't have an owner's manual. Hmm. google... hmmm... bootleg copy... Looks like I'm supposed to have replaced the brake fluid also and the brake lines are due for replacement on my 2007 also. ugh...
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Reply #4 - 04/19/11 at 05:08:56

Schedule? Every third Tuesday after the first full moon after the autumnal equinox, between the hours of 9:30 AM and 8:45 PM, except in leap years or years ending in 3 or 7, in which case it's the second Wednesday, between 2:15 AM and 8:05 AM. And don't forget to rub a monkey's butt three times in a counterclockwise circle while humming an F#. And make sure the bike is aligned with true north.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #5 - 04/19/11 at 08:12:35 Hows it running? When ya DO finally get to it, remember the anti seize.
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Reply #6 - 04/19/11 at 09:51:16

Joe F wrote on 04/19/11 at 04:04:08:

verslagen1 wrote on 04/18/11 at 20:45:55:

did you check the owner's manual?

Don't have an owner's manual.

Hmm. google... hmmm... bootleg copy... Looks like I'm supposed to have replaced the brake fluid also and the brake lines are due for replacement on my 2007 also. ugh...

You don't have to replace the brake fluid thats and old wifes tell,Do you replace it in your car,no.

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spacepirates Serious Thumper Offline Igni Ferroque Posts: 515 Pittsburgh, PA Gender:	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #7 - 04/19/11 at 10:15:22 bill67 wrote on 04/19/11 at 09:51:16: You don't have to replace the brake fluid thats and old wifes tell,Do you replace it in your car,no. Actually, in my opinion, you SHOULD replace the brake fluid in your car. So by your logic... yeah, replace it in your bike too!
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #8 - 04/19/11 at 10:21:25 I've had bikes that were over 20 years old and over 30000 miles and cars over 10 years old and over 100000 miles and never replaced the brake fluid with out a problem.Space I bet you never had a motorcycle over 20 years.
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Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule?
Reply #9 - 04/19/11 at 10:31:32

bill67 wrote on 04/19/11 at 09:51:16:

Joe F wrote on 04/19/11 at 04:04:08:

verslagen1 wrote on 04/18/11 at 20:45:55:

did you check the owner's manual?

Don't have an owner's manual.

Hmm. google... hmmm... bootleg copy... Looks like I'm supposed to have replaced the brake fluid also and the brake lines are due for replacement on my 2007 also. ugh...

You don't have to replace the brake fluid thats and old wifes tell,Do you replace it in your car,no.

I spent many hours resurrecting the brakes on a mans old truck. His 87 Dodge had the original brake fluid in it. It was Nasty, the rear brake cylinders were so rusted up that I couldnt even crush the pistons in without a Big Vise*** (Edit below). The fluid was brown & I used over a quart to get it back to a reasonable color. Bills "It dont need maintenance" is comforting if you dont want to do the work, but if you want to keep somethng, you gotta maintain it.
If the car has antilock brakes, you cant just go opening bleeders & pokin on the brake pedal. Get the manual & follow it or pay someone to cycle the brake fluid.

Edit.. They were so pitted there was simply no chance they would hone out. Brake fluid atracts water & will create some rusted up crap if its not replaced once in a while.

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Reply #10 - 04/19/11 at 10:34:27

bill67 wrote on 04/19/11 at 10:21:25:

I've had bikes that were over 20 years old and over 30000 miles and cars over 10 years old and over 100000 miles and never replaced the brake fluid with out a problem.Space I bet you never had a motorcycle over 20 years.

You are incorrect. I have a 1981 Kawasaki KZ440 running just fine with 16k miles on it. However, following what the suzuki engineers say to do is to replace it every two years. Given that brake fluid is really cheap and easy to replace (same as spark plugs), I'll take the "wive's tale" approach and have peace of mind that my motorcycle will stop correctly.

Bill, I'm beginning to think you just like trolling on this site just to piss people off with your wild, baseless claims of unnecessary maintenance. Whatever magical rituals you do to your bike, keep them to yourself. The rest of us will stick to proven good maintenance.

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Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule?
Reply #11 - 04/19/11 at 11:16:04

Joe F wrote on 04/19/11 at 04:04:08:

verslagen1 wrote on 04/18/11 at 20:45:55:

did you check the owner's manual?

Don't have an owner's manual.

Hmm. google... hmmm... bootleg copy... Looks like I'm supposed to have replaced the brake fluid also and the brake lines are due for replacement on my 2007 also. ugh...

Don't work so hard...

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1138554254

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1299315120

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Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule?
Reply #12 - 04/19/11 at 11:19:31

spacepirates wrote on 04/19/11 at 10:34:27:

Bill, I'm beginning to think you just like trolling on this site just to piss people off with your wild, baseless claims of unnecessary maintenance. Whatever magical rituals you do to your bike, keep them to yourself. The rest of us will stick to proven good maintenance.

I'm sure he keeps all his no maintenance cars and bikes in tuperware.

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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #13 - 04/19/11 at 13:36:43 does Klotz make brake fluid??
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Is there a spark plug replacement schedule? Reply #14 - 04/19/11 at 16:44:46 I don't think so,Maybe you can find some diesel brake fluid.
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