{"id":47880,"date":"2018-06-02T10:50:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T01:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=47880"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:07","slug":"gsxr750-gr71-chassis-total-maintenance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20180602\/everyday-events\/gsxr750-gr71-chassis-total-maintenance-2","title":{"rendered":"\u2468GSX-R750 GR71 Chassis total maintenance and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-2851512770\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_7491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nWe&#8217;re getting close to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_7453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nHighlights. I installed it as tightly as possible to keep it easy to see.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nI also replaced the back side of the clutch release.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nLet&#8217;s swap the plug cover to the later version too. It&#8217;s rare, but it reduces the chance of it coming loose in the rain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nSince it&#8217;s about to become scrap, let me explain. When you cut the cover, it ends up with this lovely shape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nBasically it ends up like this and fits snugly into the hole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700537.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nAs it ages or engine oil gets on it, the cover can swell. When that happens, tension builds up that lifts the cap, and occasionally the cap comes loose.<\/p>\n<p>If the cover doesn&#8217;t fit properly, you don&#8217;t need to force the cap&#8217;s protrusion into the groove. The real problem is the cap coming loose. It might be better to start with a new cover.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nWhile I had it off, I checked the connectors too. The charging system was good. Glad I looked.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nThe side cover gets OEM large-head Phillips screws.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nYou know, there are subtly different lengths. (You can just cut the long ones to match, but\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nThis new machine is a racing bike that cleans itself. There&#8217;s no before-use photo, but it&#8217;s come back to life quite a bit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700587.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700588.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nI replaced all the fluids.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nWhile I had it off, I polished it. With that SPL compound, even something like this\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nThe beauty of all that hard work really paid off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s like a late-night TV shopping show\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1700590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"><br \/>\nWell, OK, each one takes about 10 minutes, so I could do more if I pushed, but there&#8217;s no end to it\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_7491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nAnd that&#8217;s how it&#8217;s all finished!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting close to the finish line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[134,90,151],"class_list":["post-47880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-chassis-total-maintenance","tag-gr71","tag-gsxr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}