{"id":64260,"date":"2014-04-19T19:19:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T10:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=64260"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:31","slug":"gs1200ss-oil-cooled-maintenance-deco-mainte-flat-rate-inspection-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140419\/everyday-events\/gs1200ss-oil-cooled-maintenance-deco-mainte-flat-rate-inspection-2","title":{"rendered":"GS1200SS Oil-cooled maintenance, Deco-mainte, Flat-Rate Motorcycle Inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01138.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64249\" alt=\"DSC01138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01138.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01138.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01138-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The brake hose routing is a concern, so let&#8217;s change how it&#8217;s laid out.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01133.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64250\" alt=\"DSC01133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01133.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01133.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01133-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01133-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>It&#8217;s installed in quite a tight layout. As we make changes, I&#8217;m starting to understand why it ended up this way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01136.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64251\" alt=\"DSC01136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01136.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01136.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01136-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01136-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Is this a custom part? Anyway, it&#8217;s quite long. There&#8217;s nothing good about it being long, and there are many risks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01156.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64252\" alt=\"DSC01156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01156.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01156.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01156-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01156-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The rear also needs attention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01146.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64253\" alt=\"DSC01146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01146.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01146.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01146-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01146-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>On the clutch side, we can only gain space under the tank, so we&#8217;ll address it there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01151.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64254\" alt=\"DSC01151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01151.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01151.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01151-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01151-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>We routed the junction higher than its current position to gain distance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01141.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64255\" alt=\"DSC01141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01141.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01141.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01141-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01141-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Using a part like this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01140.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64256\" alt=\"DSC01140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01140.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01140.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01140-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01140-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>It&#8217;s a great piece\u2014once it&#8217;s in, it won&#8217;t come out, and you can still thread a cable tie through it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01161.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64257\" alt=\"DSC01161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01161.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01161.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01161-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01161-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>We&#8217;ll have to install it reversed at 20 degrees.<br \/>\nThe hose is unusually long&#8230; even 10 mm too long is excessive. I haven&#8217;t measured it precisely, but it&#8217;s probably more than that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01163.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64258\" alt=\"DSC01163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01163.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01163.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01163-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01163-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I think it&#8217;s safer to make the bend as gradual as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01165.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64259\" alt=\"DSC01165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC01165.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01165.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01165-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/DSC01165-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>On the brake side, we couldn&#8217;t do anything more about it.<\/p>\n<p>The test ride is complete, and it&#8217;s finished.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brake hose routing is a concern, so let&#8217;s change how it&#8217;s laid out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[123,62,1919,122],"class_list":["post-64260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-deco-mainte","tag-gs1200ss","tag-oil-cooled-maintenance","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64260","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=64260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}