{"id":65700,"date":"2014-02-06T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T06:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=65700"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:36","slug":"gsf1200-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-deco-mainte-newtech-oil-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140206\/everyday-events\/gsf1200-flat-rate-motorcycle-inspection-deco-mainte-newtech-oil-change","title":{"rendered":"GSF1200 Flat-Rate Motorcycle Inspection, Deco-mainte, and Newtech Oil Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08882.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65695\" alt=\"DSC08882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08882.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08882.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08882-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08882-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Let&#8217;s remove the levers, clean them, and apply lubricant. Reducing play as much as possible will make the bike feel much more responsive.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08885.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65696\" alt=\"DSC08885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08885.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08885.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08885-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08885-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>If the lever mounting clearance is wide or there are large gaps, we&#8217;ll adjust it to reduce play. The key is transmitting input as directly as possible.<br \/>\nIt won&#8217;t be a dramatic change, but it&#8217;s the first step toward that one percent, one millimeter improvement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08898.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65697\" alt=\"DSC08898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08898.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08898.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08898-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08898-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The throttle looks clean. This is an area where lubrication is especially effective when you consider the movement inside the sleeve, the drum action, and the cable movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC088871.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65698\" alt=\"DSC08887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC088871.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC088871.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC088871-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC088871-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The shift pedal grease has degraded quite a bit. Let&#8217;s replace it thoroughly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08889.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65699\" alt=\"DSC08889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC08889.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08889.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08889-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/DSC08889-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>When the side stand moves smoothly, you eliminate unnecessary motions and reduce the areas that demand your attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s remove the levers, clean them, and apply lubricant. Reducing play as much as possible will make the bike feel much more responsive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65695,"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-65700","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\/65700","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=65700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}