General Maintainence

[Kiwifruit]

The  bike is fast heading to 50,000kms.
I change the oil and filter every 4-5000 kms and have given it a couple of new air filters.
Done the rear pads and doing fronts once they get here. Done the rear wheel bearings and sprocket carrier bearing. Lube and adjust the chain. Gas it up and go !

Question for you blokes with bikes that got a few kms/miles  on.
What maintainence if any should I be planning?

[seth]

just keep doing what your doing.
maybe change all the fluids brakes/clutch if they are starting to look darker.
other than that if it wears pads/chains ect replace when needed .

[Blubber]

Engine oil and filter around 8.000 km but minimum every year
Brake and clutch fluid every year
Fork oil every 2 years
Pads when approaching service limit or change bite.

That's my mantra 

[gsxbarmy]

Maybe think about replacing the seals in the calipers - not a cheap job, but perhaps a complete caliper clean and overhaul may be beneficial when you next get around to changing your brake clutch fluid.

And on that note, when you change your clutch fluid, just lift off the slave cylinder so you can see the clutch push rod, as often it gets a bit clogged up around there with chain grease and mucky.

Neither is absolutely necessary, but to me, just general good upkeep. I did a set of calipers recently that all seemed to be working ok, but the seals had hardened and the pistons were a so and so to get out. Time we finished though they all worked like new and braking was improved - some of the seals had started to harden

[Kiwifruit]

No mention of valve clearance ?  What sort of milage you guys doing before checking them.
Thanks for your feedback fellas.

[seth]

check the valves if you like but a bit early yet 

[Kiwifruit]

Cheers Seth just what I wanted to hear. I believe its a head off job ?
I should really buy a Haynes manual.

[seth]

no no 
not head off cams all be done in the frame
you move the coils out of the way take the cover off and all accessible
to check sim clearances  and change if needed with head on

[seth]

you can download the suzuki workshop manual in the downloads section here 

[gsxbarmy]

True, sometimes cross referencing with the Haynes manual can be useful too though

[seth]

 

[seth]

True, sometimes cross referencing with the Haynes manual can be useful too though

or we can just ask you dave 

[gsxbarmy]

 

[Kiwifruit]

Thanks Gents 

[grog]

Kiwifruit, just my couple of bucks worth. we have a different maintenance thing to the cold places. never get to lay the bike up for months, want to ride all year. i would love an extra 3 months in year just to put her off the road, attempt major re dos. my system/plan is just do what you think needs doing in no particular time frame. if it enters my head it worries me, get onto it. normal stuff is just normal stuff. oil, fluids, chain lube. other stuff i do, checkover nuts n bolts at least once a year. easy, a few beers and sit with bike, sockets n spanners. check every nut/bolt you can find. adjust head brgs, buy a spring balance and do by book. important. idle n tps every 2 yrs. spray throttle housing and cables, clean that clutch pushrod, seal can only be replaced with major engine split. it gives chance to clean all around f sprocket. i do that. how to lube cluth pushrod is in manual, mix grease n oil, spin it in seal. valve clearance, never in my head, will go forever without adjust. spray the ign switch. just ride it, so easy to get on with. im sure ive missed other things i do but sorry to bore you blokes with more.