new or used: a question of economy

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:04:50 +1100

Might work on these Jap gearboxes I hear so much about....

Zebee

 

It works on my Korean one too..

 

I once changed the oil on my GPX, under very close supervision - but it was
a long time ago, and my friend kept getting all "thingy" about doing it
right - and being a bit nervous about me stuffing up and getting oil on his
garage floor, I suppose, he ended up doing most of it himself, while I
looked on and thought "but I was supposed to be doing this!" He let me pour
the new oil in...

That's where it starts getting WAY WAY beyond me. Soldering? I wouldn't want
to try and fiddle with anything involving wiring

Ooh, that's what Clem did, and it looks like a bought one! Absolutely
beautiful!

Ta Yeebs, I have always been a bit in awe of how you just jumped in and did
stuff to your bike - I am so scared of stuffing it up and making it
dangerous (or more broken). Will try to be less sooky <grin>.

betty

 

I was similarly nervious when fitting Ohlins shocks to my new R1200GSA,
tearing apart a brand new motorcycle was very stressful it ended up taking 8
hours to do the job.

It was a lot more difficult than you might think.

Boxer

 

I only had to "jump in and do stuff to poor Fritz" after I "jumped off
and /did/ /stuff/ to Fritz" lol!

If it's any help I can give completely non-technical descriptions of
most parts.. and use suitable terminology like 'thingy' and "wiggly bit".

 

LOL, you speak my language ;-)

betty

 

Some of them...

I suspect it wouldn't work on most metric cruisers either


G-S

 

and BTH knows a wrecker..

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

Less and less people have any interest in working on their bikes, which
means there is less and less incentive for manufacturers to make them
simple to maintain with basic tools.

In fact in order to boost income they sometimes make them deliberately
difficult to service without special factory tools or service equipment.

Sucks... but what can ya do (well except purchase simpler bikes).


G-S

 

That might be the problem with my GSXR weight. It's probably referring to a
previous model of the 15(?) year lineage.

 

Much as I think it's a sacrielige to replace that gear-lever (and WELL DONE
to Rockit for the indicator-lens too!) if you punch "sv650 lever" into EBay
it brings up a heap of hits.
Most are overseas but even with postage it may be worth it.
Good luck

 

Clem, there's no way in the world i would replace that fabulous work of art
unless I absolutely had to! Might try and just get a spare to carry around
Justin Case!

betty

 

To be honest no, I understand the concern but I have no data either way.
Decision was made chasing HP.

JL

 

Although the SV650S ABS is 175KG dry so I'm not totally off the planet

JL

 

Mmm yeah that's about it, probably with Italian bike tax and the "shit I
have to read the service manual you so kindly provided because I've
never worked on one of these before" tax which is a double count but you
get that.

No the lack of fairings don't actually improve the access to anything,
and the service list for the $450 is supposedly:

- oil & filter
- throttle control (wtf ? it's electronic TPS either works or not)
- plugs
- secondary drive chain check tension and lube
-check steering bearings
- check tyres (good grief I really should have read this before I paid
people to do it)
- brakes - fluid and check pad wear / replace if req.
- replace air filter
- check discs
- throttle timing (eh ? wot's that then ?)
- check sprockets and chain
- check clutch (wtf ?)
- brake lines
- "tighten nuts and bolts" (yeah I bet that got done)
- tighten clutch cover screws(as above)
- idle speed
-radiator hoses
- check rear suspension (wtf ^2)
- renew fork oil (12K or 2yrs - ROTFLMAO yeah right - not unless you
stand over 'em and watch)

Plus or minus it's double - but sure as eggs if I claimed it I'd have
found out all the things I missed ;-)

Either way, it's definitely cheaper !!

JL
(now it's out of warranty I suspect I'll do the next service myself,
depends on how lazy I feel)

 

I suspect that you actually have to go somewhere in the proximity of
dirt to have this issue. I personally avoid it like the plague on the
raptor. If I want to go riding on dirt roads I'll buy an appropriate
bike for the job.

JL

 

Yes it does at a least 3 schools anyway

JL
(did my licence well before LAMs but have watched a few gf's go through it)

 

And "it's a bike not a fucking scooter" ?

JL

 

You could always try buying one younger than you are to find out...

JL

 

Aww, in all fairness you were a lot closer than I was - 3Kg is about the
annual difference so you probably had last year's weight

JL
(still surprised the naked SV is so light though)