{"id":62119,"date":"2014-10-29T20:38:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T11:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=62119"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:24","slug":"gs1000-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-front-maintenance-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20141029\/everyday-events\/gs1000-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-front-maintenance-5","title":{"rendered":"GS1000 Flat-Rate Motorcycle Inspection Front maintenance Rear maintenance Wheel bearing maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_6265.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_6265.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6265\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC_6265.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC_6265-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC_6265-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nContinuing with front maintenance and wheel bearing work.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_6267.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_6267.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6267\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC_6267.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC_6267-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC_6267-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;d like to devise a better method, but I can&#8217;t recommend just hanging it and letting it dangle. Be careful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05456.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05456.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05456\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05456.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05456-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05456-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05452.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05452.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05452\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05452.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05452-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05452-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere was plenty of oil present.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05461.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05461.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05461\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05461.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05461-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05461-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05458.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05458.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05458\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05458-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05458-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;m switching to ball bearings. Suzuki used the same bearings from the GS1000 through recent models. Revolutionary? Cost-focused? It&#8217;s actually a very good thing.<br \/>\nWhen reusing parts, you must always verify operation while assembling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05464.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05464.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05464\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05464.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05464-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05464-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05470.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05470.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05470\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05470.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05470-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05470-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe GSF1200 and similar models also have plastic caps for the upper seal. It seems fine, but I&#8217;m not a big fan of it.<br \/>\nSince the seal moves together with it, this is an area where you want to verify lubrication and operation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05468.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05468.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05468\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05468.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05468-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05468-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05466.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC05466.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05466\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05466.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05466-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/10\/DSC05466-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt looks modern now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing with front maintenance and wheel bearing work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[76,1929,130,122,146],"class_list":["post-62119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-front-maintenance","tag-gs","tag-rear-maint-oh","tag-vehicle-inspection","tag-wheel-bearing-maintenance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62119","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=62119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}