I'm keeping a log of all the service that I'm having done or doing to this motorcycle, and I figured I could keep it online just as easily. I have no idea if this will be helpful to anyone other than myself.
| 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Mileage | Service | Mechanic/Location | Price | Notes |
| June 16, 2003 | 9091 | Pre-purchase inspection, spark plug installation, chain adjustment and lubrication | Seattle Cycle Center | $135.33 | Inspection found good compression (190 psi in each cylinder), brake pads at 50%, tires at 40%, coolant good, oil OK, tires a bit underinflated, chain/sprockets good and spark plugs in good condition (although they were replaced during the inspection). Chain was quite loose, and the tech adjusted and lubed it as long the bike was there. Service was $120 (2 hours of shop time), and spark plugs were $2.19 each plus tax. |
| June 22, 2003 | 9240 | Engine oil and filter change | Ian Johnston | about $10 | Previous owner had the drain bolt and filter bolt in way too tight. Using CarQuest CFI-89941 filter (~$6) and Castrol 20W50 (~$2 per quart). Old oil was very light weight, probably too light for more than 40° F. Did not replace drain bolt crush washer (forgot to get one), no leaks evident yet. |
| June 26, 2003 | 9268 | Replaced both tires and front/rear brake pads | Ian Johnston and Seattle Cycle Center | tires: $255, brake pads: $60 | Tires mounted to wheels by SCC, all other work done by me. Tires mounted are Bridgestone BT45s, 100/90-16 front and 130/90-16 rear. Brake pads are now EBC blacks (organic, non-sintered). |
| July 8, 2003 | 9390 | Adjusted valves, changed coolant, installed fuel filter | Ian Johnston | liquid gasket: $8, coolant: $18, fuel filter: $3, special valve adjustment tool: $40 | Much pain involved in this operation. I'm debating never doing it again and just having a mechanic do it. Couldn't even get to the vacuum points to adjust carb sync. Used "Engine Ice" coolant, since it's biodegradable and claims to be less toxic. |
| July 15, 2003 | 9544 | Adjusted carburetor balance | Ian Johnston | $0 | none |
| August 2, 2003 | 9903 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | No adjustment actually needed. Chain lube was about $8 for a big can that will last me for years, so I'm listing the lubrication as having no cost. Actual cost is probably around 3-5 cents per lube. |
| September 3, 2003 | 10,505 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Slight adjustment needed -- perhaps 1/4 turn of adjusting bolts to take up slack |
| September 5, 2003 | 10,532 | Replaced headlight bulb | Ian Johnston | $15.22 | None |
| September 18, 2003 | 10,881 | Replaced rear shock with one from an "'86 Ninja 500" | Ian Johnston | $32.29 | Purchased from Ebay, the bottoming bumper looks marginal. Greater improvement may be achieved by finding a newer model of shock. Ride height is dramatically improved. |
| September 29, 2003 | 11,172 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | No adjustment needed |
| October 21, 2003 | 11,551 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Lubed after particularly heavy rain, no adjustment needed |
| December 1, 2003 | 12,018 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Needed about 1/2 turn of adjustment (~3mm too much slack) |
| December 21, 2003 | 12,213 | Changed engine oil and filter | Ian Johnston | $13.57 | Used Mobil 1 10W30 full-synth and CarQuest filter |
| 2004 | |||||
| Date | Mileage | Service | Mechanic/Location | Price | Notes |
| January 10, 2004 | 12,254 | Lubed chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Lubed and cleaned chain after washing the bike (coated in grit, post-snow). No adjustment. |
| January 11, 2004 | 12,265 | Installed RaceTech .75 kg/mm fork springs | Ian Johnston | $110 | Used 5 1/16" spacers for "standard" preload. |
| February 29, 2004 | 12,833 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Adjusted to remove ~2mm too much slack |
| March 30, 2004 | 13,285 | Replaced stock horn with Fiamm "Freeway Klaxons" | Ian Johnston | $32.64 | Used both high and low tone horns. |
| March 31, 2004 | 13,307 | Removed "high" Fiamm horn | Ian Johnston | $0 | Having both horns installed causes interference with the front fender going over sharp bumps. |
| April 4, 2004 | 13,315 | Lubed and adjusted chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Required some adjustment to take up slack. |
| April 8, 2004 | 13,355 | Topped up engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | Took ~200ml |
| April 11, 2004 | 13,631 | Lubed chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| April 12, 2004 | 13,631 | Topped up engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | Took ~200ml. |
| May 5, 2004 | 14,074 | Topped up engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | Took ~300ml. Clutch and gears were starting to act like there wasn't enough oil, even though the oil was 3/4 up the sightglass. I'm not that impressed with synth oil so far. |
| May 5, 2004 | 14,178 | Lubed and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Chain required 1 and 1/4 turns(!) adjustment after just over 800 miles since the last time. Time for a new chain soon, since I now suspect that this chain's 7000+ miles of no maintenance from the previous owner is catching up to it. The chain also has numerous red spots which appear to be rust. |
| May 9, 2004 | 14,229 | Replaced front brake pads and inspected rear pads | Ian Johnston | $32.27 | Front pads got down to less than 1mm clearance -- one pad was down to metal, the other was around .5mm. Cleaned the caliper as well. Rear pads were at ~3.5mm. |
| May 29, 2004 | 14,372 | Replaced drive chain and sprockets | Ian Johnston | ~$180 | Used RK 520XSO chain with rivet-type master link, and SunStar standard-gearing hardened steel sprockets. |
| June 1, 2004 | 14,504 | Replaced front and rear brake lines with stainless steel Galfer lines | Ian Johnston | $103 ($55 front, $40 rear, $8 shipping) | A short ride suggests that brake feel and responsiveness is greatly improved. Front brakes are now significantly stronger-feeling. Purchased from cyclebrakes.com |
| June 5, 2004 | 14,516 | Replaced rear wheel cush drive damper | Ian Johnston | $44 | None |
| June 8, 2004 | 14,516 | Replaced banjo bolts on new brake lines (previously overtorqued); replaced brake fluid from a very fresh bottle | Ian Johnston | $6.47 | Only cost was for another bottle of brake fluid. Replacement bolts were free from Galfer after I explained that I overtorqued the first set. Braking power is quite impressive now. |
| June 28, 2004 | 14,879 | Lubricated drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | No adjustment needed |
| July 6, 2004 | 14,989 | Lubricated clutch cable | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| July 14, 2004 | 15,131 | Topped up engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | Added ~250 ml |
| July 18, 2004 | 15,185 | Installed driving/fog light set | Ian Johnston | ~$75 | See the project page. Price reflects half acquisition cost, since the other lights will be going on the Le Mans. |
| July 18, 2004 | 15,262 | Replaced engine oil and filter | Ian Johnston | ~$12 | Used Castrol Syntec 5W50 full-synth and a CarQuest filter element. Previous 10W30 was like water coming out of the engine -- clearly too thin. Purchase new crush washers before next oil change. |
| July 27, 2004 | 15,405 | Lubricated drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | No adjustment needed |
| August 4, 2004 | 16,094 | Lubricated drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | No adjustment needed |
| August 22, 2004 | 16,291 | Adjusted valves; replaced valve cover gasket | Ian Johnston | $30 | Valves were definitely out of adjustment in various directions. This time was much easier because I took off all the stuff I should have taken off last time, too. |
| August 22, 2004 | 16,291 | Cleaned and gapped sparkplugs | Ian Johnston | $0 | I was unable to locate new sparkplugs, or I would have just replaced them. |
| August 22, 2004 | 16,291 | Replaced engine coolant | Ian Johnston | $17 | Used Engine Ice again. Works fine, and I'm fond of the idea of it being less toxic. |
| August 22, 2004 | 16,307 | Synchronized carburetors | Ian Johnston | $0 | Minor adjustment required. |
| August 22, 2004 | 16,307 | Replaced rear turnsignal bulbs; added drain-hole to right rear signal housing | Ian Johnston | $2.50 | Right rear turnsignal had been collecting water and grit. Cleaned out ~3ccs of accumulated sand from inside the housing. Hopefully the drain holes will prevent it from building up again. I can't tell where the water and sand are entering. |
| August 23, 2004 | 16,320 | Replaced spark plugs | Ian Johnston | $5 | None |
| August 27, 2004 | 16,414 | Lubricated drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| September 18, 2004 | 16,792 | Replaced rear tire with new 130/90-16 Bridgestone BT45 | Ian Johnston | $130 | New tire tread depth is ~7mm. Previous tire (~3mm tread depth in center) was holed by miniscule nail. |
| September 19, 2004 | 16,855 | Lubricated drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| September 22, 2004 | 16,911 | Added ~200 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| October 5, 2004 | 17,297 | Added ~250 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| October 5, 2004 | 17,311 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Chain required 1/2 turn tightening. |
| October 17, 2004 | 17,489 | Added ~300 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| November 5, 2004 | 17,787 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Chain required 1/2 turn tightening. |
| November 21, 2004 | 18,057 | Added ~200 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| December 12, 2004 | 18,227 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Required 1 full turn adjustment to take up slack |
| December 16, 2004 | 18,335 | Replaced front tire with new BT45 100/90-16 | Ian Johnston | ~$105 | Some trouble getting speedo drive aligned properly -- ensure antirotation tabs are aligned with fork tabs next time |
| December 16, 2004 | 18,335 | Replaced front brake pads, inspected rear pads | Ian Johnston | $28.43 | Front pads were at ~1mm (after just 4000 miles!), rear pads at ~3mm |
| 2005 | |||||
| Date | Mileage | Service | Mechanic/Location | Price | Notes |
| January 12, 2005 | 18,712 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Required 1.5 turns of adjustment to take up slack |
| January 16, 2005 | 18,739 | Added ~250 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| January 21, 2005 | 18,786 | Lubricated choke and throttle cables | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| February 2, 2005 | 18,883 | Replaced left switchpod with 2000 ZX12 switchpod | Ian Johnston | $18.50 | New switchpod acquired via Ebay. This allows hazard blinkers. |
| February 2, 2005 | 18,883 | Cleaned and lubricated engine air filter | Ian Johnston | $14.50 | Cost represents purchase of a K&N cleaning and oiling kit which will be used at least 30 times. |
| February 10, 2005 | 18,986 | Added ~100 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| February 23, 2005 | 19,163 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Required 1.25 turns of adjustment to take up slack |
| February 23, 2005 | 19,205 | Lubricated drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Lubricating after washing the bike |
| March 4, 2005 | 19,389 | Replaced engine oil and filter | Ian Johnston | ~$17 | Used Castrol Syntec 5W50 oil and CarQuest CFI-89941 filter |
| March 10, 2005 | 19,483 | Replaced clutch springs | Ian Johnston | ~$30 ($10 springs, $15 new gasket, $5 oil) | Used EBC clutch springs. Clutch cover had to be scraped to get old gasket off, check for oil leaks and weeps. Refilled about 500ml engine oil to replace spilled oil from cover removal. |
| March 25, 2005 | 19,733 | Lubed and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Chain required 2 turns of adjustment. sigh |
| April 7, 2005 | 19,863 | Added ~150 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| April 27, 2005 | 20,152 | Added ~200 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | None |
| April 30, 2005 | 20,189 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Required 1.25 turns of tightening. |
| May 22, 2005 | 20,758 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Required 1.5 turns of tightening. |
| June 3, 2005 | 21,073 | Added ~400 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $5 | Used Mobil 1 15W50 |
| June 9, 2005 | 21,221 | Replaced license plate bulb | Ian Johnston | $3 | None |
| June 12, 2005 | 21,247 | Replaced front fork oil | Ian Johnston | $6 | None |
| June 20, 2005 | 21,277 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Chain required 2 full turns adjustment |
| June 20, 2005 | 21,277 | Replaced front brake rotor | Ian Johnston | $160 | Used Galfer round rotor from cyclebrakes.com. It was purchased on close-out since they're discontinuing the model. |
| June 20, 2005 | 21,277 | Replaced front brake pads | Ian Johnston | $20 | Discounted since they were purchased with the above rotor. |
| July 12, 2005 | 21,594 | Sanded front brake rotor | Ian Johnston | $0 | Trying to reduce glazing on the rotor surface. |
| July 22, 2005 | 21,643 | Added ~200ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | none |
| July 27, 2005 | 21,712 | Adjusted valves | Ian Johnston | $0 | 7 of 8 valves were too tight. Much easier this time, removing all parts that might be in the way. |
| July 27, 2005 | 21,712 | Replaced engine coolant | Ian Johnston | $20 | none |
| July 27, 2005 | 21,712 | Replaced spark plugs | Ian Johnston | $6 | Old plugs looked alright, but it made sense to replace them now. |
| July 27, 2005 | 21,712 | Removed steering head bearings | Ian Johnston | $0 | Old bearing races are notched. Replacement bearings ordered. |
| August 4, 2005 | 21,712 | Installed new steering head bearings | Ian Johnston | $35 | These tapered roller races are never coming out again. |
| August 4, 2005 | 21,712 | Cleaned and re-oiled air filter element | Ian Johnston | $0 | none |
| August 14, 2005 | 21,945 | Lubricated and adjusted drive chain | Ian Johnston | $0 | Chain needed 1.75 turns adjustment |
| August 31, 2005 | 22,163 | Added ~200 ml engine oil | Ian Johnston | $0 | none |
| September 3, 2005 | 22,230 | Replaced final drive chain | Ian Johnston | $150 | Used RK 520XSO chain and SunStar front sprocket. Reused stock rear sprocket, since it looked decent. |
Created by Ian Johnston. Questions? Please mail me at reaper at obairlann dot net.