{"id":66125,"date":"2014-01-19T17:39:53","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T08:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=66125"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:38","slug":"gsxr1100l-deco-mainte-clutch-not-disengaging-new-tech-oil-change-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140119\/everyday-events\/gsxr1100l-deco-mainte-clutch-not-disengaging-new-tech-oil-change-3","title":{"rendered":"GSXR1100L Deco-mainte, Clutch Not Disengaging, New Tech Oil Change and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_8559.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66119\" alt=\"DSC_8559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_8559.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC_8559.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC_8559-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC_8559-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>We&#8217;re starting Deco-mainte today.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08118.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66120\" alt=\"DSC08118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08118.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08118.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08118-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08118-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>We removed the lever, cleaned it, and applied lubricant. When moving parts and contact points are clean and smooth, the lever and pin wear less and play is minimized.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08121.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66121\" alt=\"DSC08121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08121.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08121-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08121-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>There&#8217;s still oil residue from the last Deco-mainte service, which is good. We clean the handlebar and apply just a thin layer of engine oil.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a good idea to apply grease (NC100) where the cable rubs against the muffler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08125.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66122\" alt=\"DSC08125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08125.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08125.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08125-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08125-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>There&#8217;s still plenty of oil residue here. Disassembling and lubricating occasionally from the inside is more effective than just external application.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08122.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66123\" alt=\"DSC08122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08122.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08122.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08122-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08122-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The brake side also has good oil residue remaining.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08126.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66124\" alt=\"DSC08126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC08126.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08126.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08126-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC08126-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>It feels great when the sidestand moves up and down smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>Clean the pin and the contact surfaces on both the stand and frame sides, then lubricate with grease (NC100) or similar for a very smooth operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re starting Deco-mainte today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[123,91,64],"class_list":["post-66125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-deco-mainte","tag-gv73a","tag-oil-change"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66125","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=66125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}