ZX10R flat-rate inspection and other work requested.
These modern sport bikes are always a challenge for me. The serviceability is poor—or rather, there are so many wires that I’m amazed at how the manufacturer managed to design and lay everything out.
Since this one is used only on the track, the owner wants to install a quick-throttle. But what an awkward location for it to be in…
Thanks to the tool I made before for hooking the muffler, I was able to swap it out without removing the fairing.
The throttle has a design that’s hard to call good or bad. It just sits in the fairing and is held down by a plate.
It has some play and moves smoothly, but I can’t help wondering: if it crashes and the cable spins around and gets stuck that way, what happens then? I found myself thinking about the downsides.
Whether it’s the ram air or something else, there’s a lot of debris in there. At least there were no dragonflies—that’s a relief.
The lights and emissions look good. I’m planning to bring it in for inspection tomorrow.
I think we should keep the maintenance light.
