justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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One thing to be aware of,, The plug sits down in a hole,, DIRT and crusty stuff gather down around it.. If you dont blow that clear of debris before pulling the plug, it falls in on top of the piston,, Thats Not Good,, Always clean there before pulling the plug. You can get a plug wrench from the lawn and garden area at Lowes for cheap.. Some "Normal" plug tools are too fat to fit or too short,, and the el cheapo pressed steel ones work fine.
Many of us have swapped the seat mount bolts out to longer allen head bolts with double nuts on them to make getting to the head easier.. A 1.5 inch bolt w/ 2 nuts jammed on it, leaving 1/2" of thread pokin out to secure the seat makes the head poke out about an inch, and is much easier access, but not pokin out to tear yer pants.. Look up under there and decide,, Heck, I think Serowbot uses some pins, ya push the button, the BB's retreat into their holes and the pin pulls out,, Now thats Slick,,
You can decide what tools ya need for the tool kit and get some,, build it up, either get a cool leather bag to strap on the bars or stick it where Suzuki did.. BUT, as for a Mechanic,, You Dont Need one.. If you wanna spend more $$$ on maintenance that the bikes worth and spend the riding season waiting on it to get outta the shop, youre on the right bike.. These bikes arent the ones they see. They are notorious for not knowing hoot about them,, We have seen at least 2 engines DESTROYED in Professional shops, just getting the oil changed.. You wanna do something? Come here, look in the tech section, read what ya can, ask and make sure youve got it figured out,, the $$$ you spend on tools will pay you back time and again.. DO NOT be intimidated,, I was,, once I got past it I saw how silly it was.. Man,, its a biggo lawnmower motor,, Its simple, it has some Dos and Donts, but anyone smart enough to ride one is smart enough to maintain it, There are guys here who KNOW the carb, guys here who KNOW the valve setting procedures and the cam chain dos and donts.. Dont let anyone sell you anything, parts or service, that you dont come here and ask about it first,, You might as well have bought a bike that every guy in the neighborhood has and has had for years and knows how to do everything on it,, As long as you dont go cutting wires and changing things we cant see,, and nothing blows up inside the transmission, we can talk you through anything,, and the money youll save and the time youll get to ride instead of wait is amazing,,
At your mileage, no need to open the side up. It is time for a valve adjust check.. about 5,000 miles.. If its still got the stock tires, the rear otta sure nuff be wore out,, Your choice of replacement will be decided by riding style, miles you expect to ride per year and budget,
For oil, some people seem to believe these are thinking, feeling beings and will "appreciate" you spending crazy money for "The Best" for your baby,, Not So,, Theres a reasonable priced, quality oil, Rotella T 15/40. Its got the kinda recipe that our lifter and valve setup need to live long lives. Its about $13.00 a gallon,, You can run a filter for 2 oil changes. Say, ya change oil at 2,500 miles, slap in a new filter, change oil again at 5,000, no filter, then at 7,500 m iles, oil and filter.. Im sure thatll create some controversy.. and thats okay,, Wrong oil has friction modifiers and WILL cause clutch slippage.
The "I wanna make it stouter, louder and make it MINE" thing will most certainly hit you.. There are lots of ways to approach that, but the simple rule is, its GOT TO breathe easier to run better,, and its GOTTa have an air fuel mixture that works.. so, IF the air flow Thru changes enough, the fuel going into it will have to change to make it run right..
I went a bit hog wild and spent too much $$$ and got a Supertrapp exhaust.. Ida been every bit as well off to have put a Dyna muffler on it AND I woulda had over $300.00 left in my pocket.. I put the K&N drop in filter in,, spent all kindsa money on that and the Special K&N filter cleaner and the Special K&N filter oil,, Phhhht,,, what difference there was ( I cant PROVE there was any, so, for all I know it was The PLacebo Effect) wasnt worth it. Old Feller came up with a HomeBrew filter on a stock paper filter frame,, I think its a great design, Or stay with stock paper,, If ya dont HAVE a compressor,, well,, I dont know how anyone who owns a car Doesnt have one,, Tires being what tires are,, Even a portable compressor will fire a 1/2" impact off and bust a lug nut loose,, BUT, on those little dudes, when they kick in, stop usinf it, let it "catch up",, then hit it again,, or theyll burn up.. Verslagen builds a gizmo to get the miles out of the cam chain,, I had a fork brace on mine. I saw a difference, others have a different opinion, It has the [potential to squeak and rattle in known places,, there are solutions.. Whatever it does that you dont like, come in here and ask,, odds are its been seen and solved,,
Bottom line, get ready to learn how to do day to day mainrenance,,
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