01-01-14, 01:01 AM
Bought on the internet in 2000 for 4300 pounds. Top box and rack were needed for transport. Rear tyres do 4 to 6 thousand miles, fronts 6 to 12! Used Dunlop, Bridgestone settled on.
I did a lot of fiddling but the only things that needed changing were:
K and n air filter: cheaper than oe ones in the long run.
Tank, fairing and can when someone knocked it over when parked.
Header pipes rusted through about 25k. Replaced with stainless.
Rear shock replaced with a technoflex unit at a similar mileage.
Rear brake caliper seized about 30k. Replaced with a freezer thou one as they look and last longer.
Braided brake lines after 5 years
Discs replaced once on front, twice on back (now on 65k). Tried galfer wave ones. Look great, not as smooth as oe ones.
Fork oil been done a couple of times, front brake seals once, steering bearing once, three batteries, rear wheel bearings once,
One new rear wheel off ebay as thr disc bolts would not come out!
One pair of fork stancions due to my one crash.
One clutch cable
One clutch lever as it got sloppy
Clutch plates were replaced due to stupidity (scotoil in the engine) but would have been fine if left alone.
Chain and sprockets do about 15k I think.
other consumables such as fluids, filter, plugs, pads, bulbs when needed.
Usage has been lots of commute miles to and around London, fun with foccers, two track days, two trips to the nurbergring. Tours to Scotland, France Spain, Spain Morocco. Two up camping to Wales.
Half its life has been spent living on the street, half in a garage.
I did a lot of fiddling but the only things that needed changing were:
K and n air filter: cheaper than oe ones in the long run.
Tank, fairing and can when someone knocked it over when parked.
Header pipes rusted through about 25k. Replaced with stainless.
Rear shock replaced with a technoflex unit at a similar mileage.
Rear brake caliper seized about 30k. Replaced with a freezer thou one as they look and last longer.
Braided brake lines after 5 years
Discs replaced once on front, twice on back (now on 65k). Tried galfer wave ones. Look great, not as smooth as oe ones.
Fork oil been done a couple of times, front brake seals once, steering bearing once, three batteries, rear wheel bearings once,
One new rear wheel off ebay as thr disc bolts would not come out!
One pair of fork stancions due to my one crash.
One clutch cable
One clutch lever as it got sloppy
Clutch plates were replaced due to stupidity (scotoil in the engine) but would have been fine if left alone.
Chain and sprockets do about 15k I think.
other consumables such as fluids, filter, plugs, pads, bulbs when needed.
Usage has been lots of commute miles to and around London, fun with foccers, two track days, two trips to the nurbergring. Tours to Scotland, France Spain, Spain Morocco. Two up camping to Wales.
Half its life has been spent living on the street, half in a garage.