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 Post subject: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
 Post Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:46 pm 
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Was looking at my R1's manual. Says that you're supposed to check the sync on the throttle bodies every 4k miles and completely rebuild masters and calipers every 2 years?! :wtf:
Can't imagine taking it in for a throttle sync check 2 or more times a year and having some miminum wage dealer squid rebuilding my calipers & masters every other year....
I do all the other crap that's in there as they suggest but those two above really :eek: me.

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I follow it about 75% of the time, you have to make some common sense out of some of it and base it by your usage of the bike. I waiting until 34K to do my vavles...all were within tolerance and they were supposed to be done at 25,500. I did the throttle bodies for the first time at that same interval. The only difference I noticed was it sounded deeper didn't notice anything else.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
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I follow it about 75% of the time, you have to make some common sense out of some of it and base it by your usage of the bike. I waiting until 34K to do my vavles...all were within tolerance and they were supposed to be done at 25,500. I did the throttle bodies for the first time at that same interval. The only difference I noticed was it sounded deeper didn't notice anything else.


i've sync'd carbs but i've never balanced tb's on an fi bike. on the 675 you can do it with a TuneBoy. I don't think there's anything for the jap bikes to do it electronically outside of the tools dealers have. it can be done with a vacuum gauge too can't it?

i'm coming up on 8k so i'm going to do the plugs, clean out my filter (bmc), etc. soon. everything else seems pretty good.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
 Post Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:19 pm 
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Motion pro has this tool for throttle bodies

http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0411/

I was going to buy it but since I was already having my valves adjusted I went ahead and had them do it for the extra $40.

I do my spark plugs every 8K like the manual says but I have to tell you, really I think you could get away with regaping them and reinstalling them. They don't even look used at 8K and for $50-60 for the set of 4 it just seems like overkill but I do it anyway.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
 Post Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:26 pm 
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i've always managed to score cr9ek's for like $5.75 delivered (eBay). my bike was running REALLY rich after the idiots at Kissells "tuned" it. i'm sort of interested in seeing what my plugs will look like when i pull them out.
i figure if i'm going to take the time to get to the plugs i might as well put new ones in.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
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yeah no doubt, i'm not sure about the newer R1's but it takes a good hour to change plugs on mine after removing the damper, lifting the tank and removing the airbox.

I normally get my plugs from Ebay too but never scored them that cheap...nice steal

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &viewitem=

$21 for 4 delivered.
I've bought plugs from this guy before as well.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
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madski wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370205374472&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&viewitem=

$21 for 4 delivered.
I've bought plugs from this guy before as well.

wow nice find...adding it to my saved seller list.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
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actually $24 not $21 delivered - still a great deal.

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 Post subject: Re: Anyone actually follow the service manual to the letter?
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I'm more picky than the maintence schedule dictates. I change oil every 2000 or so miles, did the valves at 6k instead of 12k, plugs every year ( they always look pretty clean) and so on. The only thing I haven't done yet is sync the carbs only because I'm too lazy to build a sync tool.

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