{"id":48238,"date":"2018-05-06T20:58:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T11:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=48238"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:07","slug":"gsxr750-gr71-chassis-total-maintenance-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20180506\/everyday-events\/gsxr750-gr71-chassis-total-maintenance-7","title":{"rendered":"\u2463GSX-R750 GR71 Chassis total maintenance and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-3139521539\" 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-48224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><br \/>\nGolden Week is over now. I&#8217;m a bit sorry we couldn&#8217;t deliver it during such beautiful weather. I&#8217;ll keep improving day by day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nLet me finish up the fine details. The headlight won&#8217;t turn on. Rather than charge ahead blindly, I&#8217;m imagining the flow of a river.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nMy guess is it&#8217;s probably the right switch?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nThe light switch has no continuity, so I&#8217;ll check it with a forced bypass.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nThe right switch ON\/OFF contacts are bad!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nOther unrelated parts are also damaged and the disassembly process isn&#8217;t entirely clear, so I&#8217;m thinking of replacing it. *First, let me get you a quote.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nNext: gasoline leaking from the fuel cap.<br \/>\nGoing the easy route\u2014racing with initial torque on a paper gasket. It cuts cleanly with a press-to-punch, takes about two minutes to make.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nDone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nThe turn signal rubber on the upper cowl side sticking out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nSnap! A long hole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nPlaying it safe at 11 mm, the bottom is a bit wide\u2014my apologies. This should be okay, right?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nThe license plate light is loose. I&#8217;m reminded again that removing it is a bit of a hassle on the early model.<br \/>\nPlus, small parts aren&#8217;t being supplied anymore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nNo damper\u2014I adjusted the sleeve full width to -1 mm for a nice fit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/P1700192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nThe pop nuts on the undercowl were spinning. I&#8217;ve added extra crimping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden Week is over now. I&#8217;m a bit sorry we couldn&#8217;t deliver it during such beautiful weather. I&#8217;ll keep improving day by day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48224,"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-48238","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\/48238","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=48238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}