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Iridium spark plugs.
Replace them every 100,000km
Iridium spark plugs.
Replace them every 100,000km
Do they come in a yellow canister with overalls and breathing apparatus?:mrgreen:Iridium spark plugs.
Replace them every 100,000km
No, but they do come with one of those blue tag thingo's that you hang around your neck.Do they come in a yellow canister with overalls and breathing apparatus?:mrgreen:
I follow the procedure in the service man. for checking valve clearance at the front cylinder. Plus I disconnect the electrical connections on the back of the shroud and remove the whole rad. Then you can use real tools, and it's a breeze. Bonus, you can change your coolant.:hurray:I have an 09 ABS 650 with 29500km and decided to do a plug change. Plugs cost about $19.50 and thought it should not be too hard to do. Three were OK but the one behind the radiator is a little prick.
The manual says to move the radiator forward for access and there is an upper bracket bolt on the LHS and RHS. LHS ok but the RHS seems to be only a rubber grommet.
I found by taking out the LHS top and LHS bottom brackets i could get just enough room for a plug socket. Worked but lost copious quantities of blood doing so.
Worth the effort as the bike is noticeably better, but is there a better way!
Also need some replacement plastic studs for joining up the front fairing, is there a supplier without going to Suzuki.
Ride on.:headbang:
Gary
A way to protect the radiator fins and save your knuckles is place a piece cardboard or something similar over the inside of the radiator while you are working there.Better to loose a bit of blood than damage the fragile fins on the radiator, hate to know what a new radiator would cost.
Small black cable ties work for me. I got tied of paying Suzuki 80 cents each for the clips.Also need some replacement plastic studs for joining up the front fairing, is there a supplier without going to Suzuki.
The OEM spanners were perfect, just a real bitch getting access to the front plug, Now i know how it can be done next time will be easier.Better to loose a bit of blood than damage the fragile fins on the radiator, hate to know what a new radiator would cost.
I don't know about anyone else, but I found the best thing to remove the plug was with the spanners povided in the tool bag ( and a lot of patience), they are the perfect lenght.
If there is a better way, I would like to know too.
When the brakes don't work if you get them hotThreads like this annoy the shite out of me for now I think I should do plugs 24000k and the manwell says replace coolant every two years so I'm 12 months overdue on that :yikes:.I will go with the plugs that have a half life of a million years,hydraulic fluids are hygroscopic how often do you do brake fluid ?riding my wee is stress relief.:headbang::biggrinjester:
Ta Pete,mate do you have braided lines,overkill ay,I am going to put sonic springs in the front and when I get some carbon credits I will do the rear and to be honest that is all the money I am going to be throwing at this lovely but budget bike.:yesnod:When the brakes don't work if you get them hot, or when the fluid yellows visibly.
5+ years, changed once.
Pete
I've searched all the local suppliers (supercheap, repco etc) as mentioned for these (Push Rivets), and none of them new what Iwas talking about.+1 on Iridium plugs :thumbup: got mine from the States $9.25 AUD ea see Motorcycle Parts, Discount Motorcycle Tires, Motorcycle Gear, & Motorcycle Accessories | Jake Wilson not worth the postage though unless you combine as part of a bigger order.
The plastic fairing fasteners are Push Rivets,got mine from SuperCheap on the "Champion" fasterner rack, Repco another source , come in a pack of 3 @ approx $6 pack.
No, I don't have any problems with the stock brakes. Just use "someone elses" pads and they improve quite a bit. Just about any pad other than the Suzuki ones seem to have more bite.Ta Pete,mate do you have braided lines,overkill ay,I am going to put sonic springs in the front and when I get some carbon credits I will do the rear and to be honest that is all the money I am going to be throwing at this lovely but budget bike.:yesnod:
When you change the engine coolant don't use tap water get deminelrized and concentrated coolant . Simple tap water can have a lot of things in it that you may not want in the cooling sytem remember there are rubber hoses etc in the cooling system .Threads like this annoy the shite out of me for now I think I should do plugs 24000k and the manwell says replace coolant every two years so I'm 12 months overdue on that :yikes:.I will go with the plugs that have a half life of a million years,hydraulic fluids are hygroscopic how often do you do brake fluid ?riding my wee is stress relief.:headbang::biggrinjester:
Rowbust Thanks.. Your reply was what i was after. We know about iridium this and iridium that but your installation description is what i finally did after a lot of f###ing around. The manual does direct you to swing the radiator from the top and has 2 bolts one on either side. NO it has only one top bolt Suzi!No need to remove radiator. Remove bottom bolt RHS and swing radiator forward, put a tie or something on it to hold it there, remove plug from LHS easy peasy. BTW radiator has 2 bolts on RHS and slides off a pin on the LHS.