10,000 mile inspection, at 8 months of service

[SportsterDoc]

As I was doing a lot of riding at the 8K mile mark, I only changed oil, oil filter and lubed chain (8,667 miles), before a 700 mile trip to central Arizona.

Another chain lube at 9,360 miles and 10,078 miles.

So, this morning, after putting up the stars and stripes, since it was only 93F in the garage, I figured it was a good time to do an inspection:

Front brake pads: Both pairs close to new
Rear bakes: Close to new

Spark plugs: Last check was of #4 outside right, so this time I checked #1 and #2 on the left side. Both were a good color and gap checked at 0.032" (spec 0.031 to 0.035). A bit slow getting the inside one out with a 9/16 (14 mm) deep socket, but a fine tooth ratchet with a 1" extension worked.

Front brake fluid height still above site glass and close to clear.
Rear brake fluid height above mid-level and close to clear. Since I removed the seat to check, the seat latch was lubed.

Clutch fluid looked darker, as others have reported. I evacuated the master cylinder, other than a few drops in the cupped port, then added DOT 4 from a new container. Need to find out what size drain tube needed, before bleeding the slave cylinder. Probably 3/16? By replacing the master cylinder fluid now, the slave cylinder should run clear sooner, when it is bled.

Chain slider looks good.

Air filter previously checked and cleaned (moth vacuumed out of intake)

It has only been 1400 miles since the last oil and filter change, but the Castrol 10W-40 color and site glass height is the same as when it was changed.

I had planned on changing only the rear tire, but now looks that both front and rear will be replaced (probably Bridgestone BT54), around the 12,000 mile mark. Most of my riding is longer distances, so brakes and tires are lasting longer than normally expected.

When I fired her up, she went to only 1200 RPM (93 F ambient), as I checked the spark plug reinstall and clutch operation.

Gave the fuel tank and side covers their umpteenth coat of wax.

Since tomorrow is forecast at only 105 F and Friday is forecast for 109 F, I think I'll get in 100-150 miles on Thu.

I used a 3/16 piece of clear fuel line when I flushed and filled the clutch fluid from the slave cylinder.

Thank you.
That is what I remembered to be common, but I've not yet removed the drive sprocket cover.