Continuing - So what did you do to your bike today...?

[Kiwifruit]

 What a lazy motorcycle Beaker........fancy laying down for a sleep like that.

[Notty]

Actually its what I am doing tomorrow - clean bike and second ride of the year so watch this space or the for sale classifieds !

[Hooli]

Careful Notty, it might need fuel before the end of the decade if you keep using it!

[Globalrider]

A recent addition to the stable - another GS - not mine but I may be delivering it from BC to New Brunswick - long ride!!

Stan

[Hooli]

Fork oil change & steering bearings regreased. I've got a slightly draggy caliper to rebuild too, I might do that tomorrow after I take the wheels next door for new tyres.

[Notty]

Careful Notty, it might need fuel before the end of the decade if you keep using it!

Put in 15 litres with trip showing 160 miles  did a 60 mile ride but too many cars !! 

[Big Geordi]

Changed clutch fluid and put in rubbery grommet thing

[erbas]

Wanted to do the same, but what did I find?
No I did not ride the bike since I got it in April, due to the many surprises.
This is the latest one 

[KiwiCol]

Yes, that's normal, chain oil & road grit stuck to the clutch pushrod. Pull it out, clean it up, bit of lube / light grease & she'll be good as gold.   Whilst you're in there, may as well add the busa seal to the slave, the same gunk gets in there too. Easy job.  New fluid would also be next thing, also easy job, then clutch is sorted & good as new, well, actually better, as you've added another seal to it.

[gsxbarmy]

Yes, that's normal, chain oil & road grit stuck to the clutch pushrod. Pull it out, clean it up, bit of lube / light grease & she'll be good as gold.   Whilst you're in there, may as well add the busa seal to the slave, the same gunk gets in there too. Easy job.  New fluid would also be next thing, also easy job, then clutch is sorted & good as new, well, actually better, as you've added another seal to it.

http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=259.0

[Hooli]

Yesterday mine got fork oil changed & the steering bearings regreased.

Today it got new tyres & the brakes cleaned. One of the tiny bolts holding the silver anti-rattle plate on the back of a caliper snapped off just below surface level of a caliper though. I was putting bugger all force on it & the bolts got replaced a few years ago, so it's rather annoying.

Looks like the pillar drill etc will get a bit of use at the weekend before trying to source a helicoil that small or drilling it larger & retapping - I know I'll ruin the thread so no point pretending I won't.

[erbas]

Yes, that's normal, chain oil & road grit stuck to the clutch pushrod. Pull it out, clean it up, bit of lube / light grease & she'll be good as gold.   Whilst you're in there, may as well add the busa seal to the slave, the same gunk gets in there too. Easy job.  New fluid would also be next thing, also easy job, then clutch is sorted & good as new, well, actually better, as you've added another seal to it.

I think the pushrod is just dead. One of the cheaper things to be replaced

[Andre]

Yesterday mine got fork oil changed & the steering bearings regreased.

Today it got new tyres & the brakes cleaned. One of the tiny bolts holding the silver anti-rattle plate on the back of a caliper snapped off just below surface level of a caliper though. I was putting bugger all force on it & the bolts got replaced a few years ago, so it's rather annoying.

Looks like the pillar drill etc will get a bit of use at the weekend before trying to source a helicoil that small or drilling it larger & retapping - I know I'll ruin the thread so no point pretending I won't.

I was lucky that one of mine snapped above the surface. Hardly put any force on it either. I think drilling it larger and retapping it pays off in the long-run.

[Hooli]

Yes, that's normal, chain oil & road grit stuck to the clutch pushrod. Pull it out, clean it up, bit of lube / light grease & she'll be good as gold.   Whilst you're in there, may as well add the busa seal to the slave, the same gunk gets in there too. Easy job.  New fluid would also be next thing, also easy job, then clutch is sorted & good as new, well, actually better, as you've added another seal to it.

I think the pushrod is just dead. One of the cheaper things to be replaced

That's fine. It only moves about 10mm so the mucky bit never goes into the engine casing. I'm pretty sure the oil seal in the block that the pushrod goes through is deep inside the block too, rather than at the edge where the mucky bit of that would go.

[KiwiCol]

Erbas, just clean it off.  if it's stubborn, a little emery or sandpaper will get it back.   Pretty sure they're SS.