06-06-2015, 03:48 AM
According to the service manual, at 8,000 miles, the following should be done:
Inspect: fuel line, throttle operation, valve clearance, engine idle speed, secondary air supply system, drive chain slider, brake fluid, brake pad wear, brake system, brake light switch, headlight aim, clutch system, clutch fluid, side stand, suspension, nuts/bolts/fasteners, wheels/tires, and steering head bearings
Clean: crankcase breather
Replace: spark plugs, engine oil, engine oil filter
Of all those inspections, checking valve clearances will prove to be the most labor intensive. I haven't done a search on the forum but know there are some high mileage CBs here and I don't recall reading about any of them being out of spec. Still, I plan to at least check mine when the time comes and, if any adjustments are needed, I hope to have the courage to do it myself.
Also, replacing the spark plugs at 8K miles seems a bit early to me. I'll probably just check mine and wait until 16K miles before replacing them.
Inspect: fuel line, throttle operation, valve clearance, engine idle speed, secondary air supply system, drive chain slider, brake fluid, brake pad wear, brake system, brake light switch, headlight aim, clutch system, clutch fluid, side stand, suspension, nuts/bolts/fasteners, wheels/tires, and steering head bearings
Clean: crankcase breather
Replace: spark plugs, engine oil, engine oil filter
Of all those inspections, checking valve clearances will prove to be the most labor intensive. I haven't done a search on the forum but know there are some high mileage CBs here and I don't recall reading about any of them being out of spec. Still, I plan to at least check mine when the time comes and, if any adjustments are needed, I hope to have the courage to do it myself.
Also, replacing the spark plugs at 8K miles seems a bit early to me. I'll probably just check mine and wait until 16K miles before replacing them.