Note: the odometer was removed from the bike as part of race prep, so mileage is not indicated. Mileage at purchase (Aug. 22, 2010) was 12,855 miles.
| 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Service | Price | Weight change (total wt) | Notes | ||
| August 21, 2010 | Cleaned camchain tensioner | $0 | 0 | Cleaned before purchase, trying to track down noisy rattle at idle | ||
| August 22, 2010 | Adjusted drive chain tension | $2 | 0 | Drive chain was comically loose. Replaced stripped adjuster bolt on left swingarm adjuster. | ||
| August 28, 2010 | Replaced drive chain and front sprocket | $40 | 0 | Used plain 520 chain (no O-rings), JT 14T front sprocket | ||
| August 28, 2010 | Replaced aft engine mount bolts | $7 | 0 | Lower bolt was unuseable (damaged threads), upper bolt was ok, replaced it anyway. Replaced with stainless steel M10x130 bolts. | ||
| August 28, 2010 | Adjusted valves | $0 | 0 | Half the valves were a bit tight, but nothing dramatic. | ||
| August 28, 2010 | Replaced missing engine mount bolt | $0 | +15g | Aft left bolt holding the left front engine mount bracket was missing. | ||
| August 28, 2010 | Replaced coolant with Water Wetter mix | $16 | 0 | none | ||
| August 28, 2010 | Safety wired coolant and oil drain plugs | $0 | 0 | none | ||
| August 28, 2010 | Replaced rear shock | $26 | 0 | Used stock '08 shock from Ebay, preload set to highest value | ||
| September 5, 2010 | Replaced front fork springs and oil | $100 | 0 | Used .95 kg/mm Sonic springs, 20W fork oil. Preload spacers used as directed (110mm long, I think). | ||
| September 5, 2010 | Removed fairings | $0 | -5.6kg | none | ||
| September 5, 2010 | Removed headlight and gauges | $0 | -2.95kg | none | ||
| September 5, 2010 | Removed sidestand and centerstand | $0 | -2.3kg | Replaced sidestand plate bolts with shorter M10x30 bolts to retain fairing stay. | ||
| September 5, 2010 | Removed horn | $0 | -225g | none | ||
| September 7, 2010 | Replaced camcain tensioner rod and ball-bearing collar | $15 | 0 | Old parts had distinct flat spots, contributing to camchain being too loose. | ||
| September 8, 2010 | Installed number plates | $30 | +500g | none | ||
| September 9, 2010 | Installed belly pan | $2 | +1kg | none | ||
| September 10, 2010 | Replaced front brake line | $60 | 0 | Used stainless steel Galfer line from cyclebrakes.com | ||
| November 2, 2010 | Replaced stock exhaust system with used Muzzy | $185 | -5.2kg | Found a used Muzzy system on ninja250.org classifieds; it may need to be repacked. | ||
| November 6, 2010 | Removed left-side exhaust hanger | $0 | -.8kg | none | ||
| November 6, 2010 | Replaced stock airbox with 4" Uni filters | $0 | -1.1kg | Also added small crankcase breather filter | ||
| December 4, 2010 | Lubricated drive chain | $0 | 0 | Over-lubricated to keep the chain rust-free over the winter. | ||
| February 13, 2011 | Replaced gas tank filler cap | $60 | -250g | Replaced with Slingshot Racing screw-on cap to reduce dependence on keys. | ||
| February 15, 2011 | Removed ignition switch | $0 | -385g | Ignition now switched by high/low beam switch (install switch between white wire and brown wire, and connect grey wire to brown via 100 ohm resistor -- white is power in, brown is ignition, and grey is anti-hotwire) | ||
| February, 2011 | Re-installed stock airbox | $0 | +1.1kg | Turns out the rules require the stock airbox | ||
| April, 2011 | Replaced tires | ~$200 | unknown | Installed Pirelli MT75 tires. Note that the MT75s are not good rain tires. They do weigh quite a bit less than BT45s, but I've lost track of the weight difference. | ||
| November, 2011 | Replaced coolant | $10 | 0g | Refilled with glycol coolant for winter | ||
| June 9, 2012 | Installed Uni foam intake filters | $0 | -1.1kg | Removed airbox, now that the bike isn't being raced under WMRRA rules. | ||
| June 9, 2012 | Cleaned carburetors | $0 | 0g | Idle jets were completely clogged. | ||
Created by Ian Johnston. Questions? Please mail me at reaper at obairlann dot net.