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     Maximum |
OK, it was actually done at around 11,000 miles (but I don't think that the bike will hold it against me), and I still have yet to do the fork service (I need to purchase a couple more tools first). Anyway, it took a few hours but things seemed to go pretty smooth. Replacing the spark plugs was not as difficult as I thought it would be, it is a little tight but with the left side air scoop and the airbox removed (and a wobble socket adapter) it's not too bad. Here is a picture of the primary oil drain plug. There was a good amount of metal on it. Does this look normal for those who have done their 10k service?  And here are my spark plugs. The rear plug looked like it had the white powdery color that the manual talks about as being a sign of balanced combustion. The front looks like it is more blackened. How do these compare to what others are seeing?  | ||
| Etennuly |
That looks normal compared to my 1,0000 mile service. I'm nearly at the 20,000 mark and I will be doing its first fork service. My trans plug was like that at 1,000 and 10,000. It was much cleaner at 15,000 Many people have posted that at 10,000 the fork oil was very clean and felt it was not yet necessary to change it, unless of course you were having issues. | ||
| Lorazepam |
looks like mine did at 10(11)k. plugs, plug and all. | ||
| Paochow |
I'm an anal one and did six oil changes prior to the 10K mark, each time my primary had a decent "fur" buildup. My plugs looked similar to the rear one, but I'm running a race kit, which may or may not make a difference. |
