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So i got mine and it had 9,900km on it, dealer did "10k service" on it and it was engineoil and filter change and checked every bolts and nuts. Is it correct?
Runs very good, not any wierd sounds, vibrations or anything, did 550km testdrive from dealer to home.
It was importers old showbike for two years and they did that 1000km at least. stood this summer at this dealer i bought it from.
What should i check next? Don't have owners manual or serviceprogram yet, but i'm on 'em. Putting it on winterstand at next week so got plenty of time. We should get snow in two weeks if it goes like two previous winters..
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(10-03-2020, 09:10 PM)FinCBrs_imp Wrote: So i got mine and it had 9,900km on it, dealer did "10k service" on it and it was engineoil and filter change and checked every bolts and nuts. Is it correct?
Runs very good, not any wierd sounds, vibrations or anything, did 550km testdrive from dealer to home.
It was importers old showbike for two years and they did that 1000km at least. stood this summer at this dealer i bought it from.
What should i check next? Don't have owners manual or serviceprogram yet, but i'm on 'em. Putting it on winterstand at next week so got plenty of time. We should get snow in two weeks if it goes like two previous winters..
You will need a comfortable, padded stool or chair next to the bike so you can sit back and gawk at it during the snow season. It is good for the soul. Better than hot chocolate, if that is a thing in Finland.
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It doesn't sound like you have anything to check at this time. I suggest you put it on a trickle charger for its winter hibernation - I use a battery tender, and put some fuel stabilizer in the tank and run it for a few minutes before storing it.
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If it is 2 years old, the brake and clutch fluid needs changed/flushed.
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Yep, got that. Found the owners manual from some forum and now digging in to it. Bike has been standing for whole summer at dealer so i'd get em fluids changed at somewhere next season.
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Here is one less popular answer to your question. Consider replacing those good looking tires. I ride my car tires as long as they last, but on two wheels I go by the slogan of a famous ad from one of the tire manufacturers "so much is riding on your tires". Even when they look good they do not have the same traction after 2 years. If yours are still those first tires mounted in Japan, change them.
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If you search the internet you find the age out time is usually 5-7 years. 7 is pushing it for me, but 2 is not old at all.
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(10-10-2020, 07:26 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: If you search the internet you find the age out time is usually 5-7 years. 7 is pushing it for me, but 2 is not old at all.
(+1) Keep an eye on things like the tire rubber perspiring an oily substance, sidewall and/or tread cracking. The OEM on my ol' 2014 CB1100 seemed to perform very well for me, possibly the best I have seen with ~18000 kms and lots of tread depth left. The tires were five years old.
Brand and model will also be factors, including where it was made.
Example: I recently had Dunlops that started cracking in the tread after eight months of riding and about 13000 kms. The tread was wore heavily, but I didn't expect cracking. Nevertheless, this is much less time than two years.
