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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18100 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #15 - 03/25/16 at 07:39:40 Kris01 wrote on 03/24/16 at 12:18:09: What years had these switches? No US bikes had it.....not sure where or what year EU/UK bikes had them- or even where these switches were used.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #16 - 03/25/16 at 09:31:53 It's the remote control the EU police made Suz fit so they could remotely shut off yer bike if you go hooligan
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Violent_Rage Senior Member Offline Burp! Posts: 282 Trento - Italy Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #17 - 03/31/16 at 03:22:56 Art Webb wrote on 03/25/16 at 09:31:53: It's the remote control the EU police made Suz fit so they could remotely shut off yer bike if you go hooligan haha yes! it could be... Does anyone know if there is a gasket between the valve cover and the head? Looking at the fiches on Ron Ayers site, I would say no.
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jrobeson18 Full Member Offline Jeep and a Suzuki, how can i lose? Posts: 121 Charlotte NC Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #18 - 03/31/16 at 04:07:07 I dont know for sure, but I would think there would be, to keep oil from leaking out.
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Re: Winter maintenance
Reply #19 - 03/31/16 at 04:14:33

jrobeson18 wrote on 03/31/16 at 04:07:07:

I dont know for sure, but I would think there would be, to keep oil from leaking out.

No...there is no gasket between the head and the head cover. The mating surface is sealed with SuzukiBond sealant. It is like the RTV gasket material you buy at the auto parts store - however it sets up much slower and gives you plenty of time to work and get the job done properly.

http://www.partsfish.com/product/20518/suzuki-bond-1207b-part-99104-31140

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jrobeson18 Full Member Offline Jeep and a Suzuki, how can i lose? Posts: 121 Charlotte NC Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #20 - 03/31/16 at 05:19:32 Oh, cool. I didnt know that, on my jeep it has a gasket. Other than that I was taught to use Red RTV or permatex The Right Stuff.
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Re: Winter maintenance
Reply #21 - 03/31/16 at 05:53:53

Dave wrote on 03/31/16 at 04:14:33:

No...there is no gasket between the head and the head cover. The mating surface is sealed with SuzukiBond sealant. It is like the RTV gasket material you buy at the auto parts store - however it sets up much slower and gives you plenty of time to work and get the job done properly.

http://www.partsfish.com/product/20518/suzuki-bond-1207b-part-99104-31140

Thanks Dave!
I bought it.

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Re: Winter maintenance
Reply #22 - 03/31/16 at 06:30:43

You will like the Suzuki Bond - it is much nicer than the RTV products you get in stores. A tube lasts a very long time and it stays fresh in the tube - the stuff you buy in the stores sets up in the tube no matter how careful you are about getting the cap on tight. The Suzuki bond will stay fresh for years.....the other stuff lasts a few months.

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Re: Winter maintenance
Reply #23 - 03/31/16 at 08:53:36

Application is tedious and time-consuming and Important to get right.
I've seen New, unopened,still on the shelf in the auto parts store, RTV setup. The stuff I used on mine in 2007 or 8 is almost gone, but it is still useable.

Ohh, yeah, the thickness of the goo determines the clearance for the cam bearings. Thick isn't good. I don't try to get the bolts tight quickly . I make four or five passes, snugging gently, FEELING of the way the bolts are clamping down. You can feel when they are done. Busting stuff is bad.

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Violent_Rage Senior Member Offline Burp! Posts: 282 Trento - Italy Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #24 - 04/21/16 at 06:11:52 I completely forgot that I bought SuzukiBond. Partsfish.com sent it only yesterday (20 days later...), but the rest of the shipment has arrived in Italy last Monday. Daaaaamn!!! Now I have to buy something else... Can the Ryca tank be installed without the tank mount?
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Re: Winter maintenance
Reply #25 - 04/22/16 at 10:22:10

Dave wrote on 03/31/16 at 06:30:43:

You will like the Suzuki Bond - it is much nicer than the RTV products you get in stores. A tube lasts a very long time and it stays fresh in the tube - the stuff you buy in the stores sets up in the tube no matter how careful you are about getting the cap on tight. The Suzuki bond will stay fresh for years.....the other stuff lasts a few months.

Not that it matters once you've found suzukibond or yamabond, but when working in an auto shop I found that what worked far better when dealing with RTV was to leave a 'sprig' sticking out the end of the tube and discard the cap
the 'sprig' of RTV would harden, sealing the tube far better than a cap ever would, and when you wanted to use it next time, you just pulled the 'sprig' out
it'd still harden the whole tube over time,. but not near as fast as using the cap Huh

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #26 - 04/22/16 at 10:31:40 Art, Thanks for the good idea. Kenny G
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #27 - 04/28/16 at 21:03:59 heck, it was taught to me by another fella, I love to share, though
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Violent_Rage Senior Member Offline Burp! Posts: 282 Trento - Italy Gender:	Re: Winter maintenance Reply #28 - 05/04/16 at 03:08:50 I asked a quote for powder coating the rims and the hubs and galvanize the spokes..... 350€ I paid 800€ for the entire bike! Too much...new rims would cost less.
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