01-05-13, 02:31 AM
That's great AyJay, just what I wanted! Can't believe that your bearings are at 103k miles now, that's absolutely insane!
Got the spark plugs changed today and the carbs balanced (the two central spark plugs were a right PITA, to the point where I think I'll be buying an air induction removal kit just to make that job easier and remove a load of pipes, the carb balancing was a doss though as they were pretty damn close already!)
Having a few difficulties finding what oil to run, my haynes manual says 10w30 but most other bikes I've had have been 10w40, which is also what I've found some people on here run? Wonder why the haynes says the 30 :S
My fuel economy is pretty good at the moment, I checked my valve and it was okay, as were the bolts, so coppergreased them up and popped them back in - I'm also at about 45mpg on around town at the moment which i think is retty damn good for a big engine in stop/start traffic, had it up to almost 60 on a long motorway journey and that was cruising at about 85, heavily laden which I thought was insanely good! Am considering when it comes round to it changing the rear sprocket for one with a couple fewer teeth though, the bike is more than quick enough for me in first gear (also found out today it comes up lovely and smooth in second with a bit of clutch work) but it'd be good to drop the cruising revs a bit on the motorway - haven't really got an issue with having to drop a gear for overtakes!
Got the spark plugs changed today and the carbs balanced (the two central spark plugs were a right PITA, to the point where I think I'll be buying an air induction removal kit just to make that job easier and remove a load of pipes, the carb balancing was a doss though as they were pretty damn close already!)
Having a few difficulties finding what oil to run, my haynes manual says 10w30 but most other bikes I've had have been 10w40, which is also what I've found some people on here run? Wonder why the haynes says the 30 :S
My fuel economy is pretty good at the moment, I checked my valve and it was okay, as were the bolts, so coppergreased them up and popped them back in - I'm also at about 45mpg on around town at the moment which i think is retty damn good for a big engine in stop/start traffic, had it up to almost 60 on a long motorway journey and that was cruising at about 85, heavily laden which I thought was insanely good! Am considering when it comes round to it changing the rear sprocket for one with a couple fewer teeth though, the bike is more than quick enough for me in first gear (also found out today it comes up lovely and smooth in second with a bit of clutch work) but it'd be good to drop the cruising revs a bit on the motorway - haven't really got an issue with having to drop a gear for overtakes!