15-08-12, 07:26 PM
iTS NOT TOO HIDEOUS (OOPS) a task, old washing bowl is good for catching the oil, cos it comes out so fast most of the "designed for oil change trays" just overflow (in my humble experience), and the drain plug is in a stupid place behind the frame. I wouldn't bother with plug gaps, in your case - as you don't know how old they are, they're cheap enough just to replace so you know their history. Oil & air filters too. (fiddly to get at the air filter, if I recall, but hardly a Haynes 2 spanner job 
). I'd probably do the fuel filter too while the tank is off (again, so you know whats what).
Valve clearances are supppoed to be checked at (I think) 24,000 miles, sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, but virtually everybody who had done them, has found that they are bang on where they're suppoed to be, so I wouldn't bother with that!
Carb balancing, will be well worth doing, if you've gauges, or can beg/borrow/steal/buy some, there's an excellent guide on here somewhere on how to do that. I'll post a link when I get home, dont have it here.
). I'd probably do the fuel filter too while the tank is off (again, so you know whats what).Valve clearances are supppoed to be checked at (I think) 24,000 miles, sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, but virtually everybody who had done them, has found that they are bang on where they're suppoed to be, so I wouldn't bother with that!
Carb balancing, will be well worth doing, if you've gauges, or can beg/borrow/steal/buy some, there's an excellent guide on here somewhere on how to do that. I'll post a link when I get home, dont have it here.