{"id":65674,"date":"2014-02-07T20:45:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=65674"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:36","slug":"gsf1200-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-deco-mainte-newtech-oil-change-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140207\/everyday-events\/gsf1200-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-deco-mainte-newtech-oil-change-2","title":{"rendered":"GSF1200 Flat-Rate Motorcycle Inspection, Deco-mainte, and Newtech Oil Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-4118970251\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08957.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65668\" alt=\"DSC08957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08957.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08957.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08957-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08957-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Let&#8217;s try routing the breather outlet straight to the right.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08943.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65669\" alt=\"DSC08943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08943.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08943.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08943-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08943-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The stock version exits on the left, so it&#8217;s a 90-degree angle. I wanted to route it toward the rear, but I was bothered by the bulge from the hose bend and L-joint.<br \/>\nI remembered someone mentioning this the other day, so I thought, why not give it a try as a test? and went ahead on my own.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08945.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65670\" alt=\"DSC08945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08945.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08945.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08945-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08945-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I&#8217;m getting used to welding small parts. Making the outlet joint section is a snap.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08955.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65671\" alt=\"DSC08955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08955.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08955.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08955-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08955-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I forgot it was cast iron\u2026 I&#8217;m really not good with cast, the slag bubbles up and it&#8217;s frustrating.<br \/>\nSince it&#8217;s not visible, I didn&#8217;t smooth the back side.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08953.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65672\" alt=\"DSC08953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08953.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08953.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08953-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08953-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I ground down the bead with a rotary tool and gave the edges a cast-like finish.<br \/>\nAfter making it, I thought: welding a threaded collar and using a fluid coupling or similar would probably be a cleaner finish\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9115.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65673\" alt=\"DSC_9115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_9115.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9115.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9115-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC_9115-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I sent the lens in for replacement today. The AIM MXL is repairable, so please contact us for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s try routing the breather outlet straight to the right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[123,156,64,122],"class_list":["post-65674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-deco-mainte","tag-gsf","tag-oil-change","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65674","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=65674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}