summary.
We didn’t finish in one day due to parts ordering and other work, so here’s a wrap-up.
Mileage is around 20,000 kilometers.
It seems young for its model year, doesn’t it?
The legendary oil-cooled cam scuffing was found on the intake and exhaust sides.
We rarely see scuffed bikes these days, so that’s great!
The valve clearance wasn’t way off, but we tightened the cam chain by about two notches.
The auto tensioner can’t tension as much as you’d think, so we crank while checking the tension all around.
We tension it carefully. Too loose is bad, but too tight is even worse—it puts stress on the tensioner and chain.
So please don’t over-tension it carelessly.
The engine damper wear is moderate—it looks like it was never removed before.
The bolts were seized and wouldn’t come out.
The carburettor has been swapped for an FCR, so we slightly modified the manifold to install a vacuum port plug.
Now we can sync it with a vacuum gauge.
If we had to remove it and check by eye every time, there’d be no end to it, and sync drifts surprisingly fast, so regular checks feel really good.
If we had to remove it and check by eye every time, there’d be no end to it, and sync drifts surprisingly fast, so regular checks feel really good.
It feels really satisfying.
We also replaced the generator damper and nuts—no looseness or wear, everything looks good.
It’s on our menu, so we’ve done the parts replacement.
I think it’s improved a lot!
But there are still more areas to service. Given scheduling, we’ll explain everything when we hand it over.
See you!
