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Title: maintenance
Post by: rich on September 05, 2005, 02:15:39 PM

I have an 04 gsf with 9,400 miles on it. At 3,500 I had valve adjustment, carb cleaning and other stuff done. Always change my oil every 2,000 miles. I put a new tire on back BT45 and new back brakes no more squeaking. Question is how often do you maintain your gs.

Valve adjustment,
Carbs,
Oil change

Title: maintenance
Post by: my00forest on September 05, 2005, 02:18:55 PM

http://www.gstwin.com/maintenance_info.htm
i normally just go by this, its the recomended service schedule ;)
valves every 4000
sync the carbs every 7500 etc.

Title: maintenance
Post by: scratch on September 06, 2005, 09:25:20 AM

I do valve adjustments, carb synchronization and oil changes all at every 4000 miles.

Title: Yea
Post by: The Buddha on September 06, 2005, 09:33:09 AM

Yea 3-4K ...
You let too much maintenance slide and pretty soon you're looking at more work than the bike is worth ...
If you had carbs, valves, brakes, fork seals, tires and a battery that needs fixing/swapping out ... yea you're looking at a $12-1500 bill ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: maintenance
Post by: pandy on September 06, 2005, 09:34:58 AM

I put 2K miles on my bike a month... What happens if I don't do those things every 4K miles (valves and carbs every 2 months?? :? ) The oil change I recognize as crucial, but can I stretch it out on the valves and carbs? Actually, I've never done anything with the carbs (have had the bike for a year now). I'm a bad mommy. :o

Title: maintenance
Post by: scratch on September 06, 2005, 09:41:54 AM

Bring your bike to me tomorrow after work and I'll perform the vacuum synchronization.

Title: Carbs
Post by: The Buddha on September 06, 2005, 09:53:48 AM

Carbs dont need work every 4K ... once set up right ... with consistent use they'd remain good for literally ever ... Oil, valves, brakes, tires, chains and fork seals as well as some others like bulbs, fuses etc ... are consumables ... use it and its done, heck, dont use it and its still done ... Regular light use is better than none at all ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: maintenance
Post by: pandy on September 07, 2005, 01:00:11 PM

Quote from: scratchBring your bike to me tomorrow after work and I'll perform the vacuum synchronization.

PM sent...I didn't see this yesterday. :dunno:

Title: We
Post by: The Buddha on September 07, 2005, 01:04:58 PM

Quote from: pandy
Quote from: scratchBring your bike to me tomorrow after work and I'll perform the vacuum synchronization.

PM sent...I didn't see this yesterday. :dunno:

We dont need no steenkin vacuum ... yank it out and eyeball it baby ... And yea careful scratch ... she might swipe the purple right off your bike ... :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: We
Post by: pandy on September 09, 2005, 03:42:37 PM

Quote from: seshadri_srinathAnd yea careful scratch ... she might swipe the purple right off your bike ... :lol:

ssSSHSSSSSShhhhhsssshhhhhhh!!! He doesn't know that this is the plan!!!!! :cheers:

Muahahahaha!!! :mrgreen:

Title: maintenance
Post by: pandy on September 09, 2005, 09:52:35 PM

Darnit...someone told him....he had it all chained up...but at least I got to caress his purple bike.... :thumb:

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