Service Log

2006
Date Mileage Service Mechanic/Shop Price Weight change (total wt) Notes
June 24, 2006 1.3 Initial "sanity check" inspection Ian Johnston $0 0 (unknown) Looks good
June 24, 2006 1.3 Installed Fiamm horn Ian Johnston $11 +80 g (unknown) none
June 24, 2006 1.3 Installed inline fuel filter Ian Johnston $3 +~20 g (unknown) Looks like the wrong filter -- have to find one with a bigger tube size
June 25, 2006 6.2 Tested engine compression Ian Johnston $0 0 (unknown) Left: 166, 170, 170; Right: 166, 164, 164 (PSI). Tested with throttle wide open, engine warm, crank until reading stabilizes.
June 26, 2006 71.9 Tested engine compression Ian Johnston $0 0 (unknown) Left: 162, 165, 166; Right: 166, 168, 169 (PSI). Tested with throttle wide open, engine warm, crank until reading stabilizes.
June 26, 2006 71.9 Installed ProGrip gel grips Ian Johnston $8 0 (unknown) none
June 26, 2006 71.9 Installed ZX12R lefthand switch pod Ian Johnston $20 +45g (unknown) Includes hazard light button
June 27, 2006 98.2 Replaced engine oil and filter Ian Johnston $11 0 (unknown) Used Delo 400 15W-40 oil and CarQuest (WIX) 89941 filter
June 28, 2006 116 Replaced front brake line Ian Johnston $64 - (unknown) Replaced with Galfer stainless steel braided line
July 1, 2006 154 Adjusted idle mixture Ian Johnston $0 -2g (unknown) Adjusted to 2.5 turns out; from the factor, the left carb was at 1.5 turns, and the right at .5. Idles much better now.
July 4, 2006 272 Installed Hyper-Lites Ian Johnston $80 +~50g (unknown) none
July 4, 2006 272 Installed wiring for BMW power socket Ian Johnston $10 +230g (unknown) Wiring and reinforcement in place, waiting for JB Weld to dry before drilling the hole for the socket itself.
July 5, 2006 282 Installed BMW power socket Ian Johnston $20 0 (unknown) none
July 5, 2006 333 Installed CRG bar-end mirrors from Z750s Ian Johnston $0 +620g (unknown) none
July 13, 2006 372 Installed hole-plug in rear fender Ian Johnston $1 +2g (unknown) Prevents water from rear tire getting into the underseat area
July 15, 2006 412 Installed RaceTech Gold Valve Emulators Ian Johnston $160 +~200g (unknown) none
July 15, 2006 412 Installed Sonic Springs .80 kg/mm front springs Ian Johnston $80 0g (unknown) none
July 15, 2006 412 Replaced front fork oil Ian Johnston $5 0g (unknown) Used 15W per RaceTech instructions
July 16, 2006 597 Lubricated and checked drive chain Ian Johnston $0 0g (unknown) No adjustment needed -- on the outside of the range, though
July 16, 2006 597 Replaced engine oil and filter Ian Johnston $11 0g (unknown) Used Delo 400 15W40 and CarQuest 89940 filter
July 16, 2006 597 600 mile inspection Ian Johnston $0 0g (unknown) Nothing notable found
July 17, 2006 597 600 mile valve inspection/adjustment Ian Johnston $0 0g (unknown) All valves were too tight, adjusted to .13 and .16mm clearances
July 18, 2006 602 600 mile carb balance Ian Johnston $0 0g (unknown) none
July 18, 2006 602 Replaced black fuel line with clear line Ian Johnston $.40 0g (unknown) none
July 29, 2006 776 Replaced seat lock mounting bolt Ian Johnston $.20 0g (unknown) One of the M5-.80x10 bolts had worked loose and dissappeared
July 29, 2006 776 Installed Hagon rear shock Ian Johnston $450 +430g (unknown) none
August 11, 2006 1066 Removed CRG bar-end mirrors and weights Ian Johnston $0 -620g (unknown) Put the stock bar-end weights back on.
August 13, 2006 1184 Installed BMW power plug Ian Johnston $20 +100g (unknown) This makes two, wired together
August 13, 2006 1184 Installed custom seat Ian Johnston $120 +665g (unknown) none
August 16, 2006 1244 Lubricated drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) No adjustement needed
August 17, 2006 1261 Installed Tech-Spec Ice Grip panels Ian Johnston $35 +20g (unknown) none
August 18, 2006 1293 Condition inspection Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Discovered undertorqued right footpeg bracket bolt and missing cotter pin for front axle nut. Footpeg bolt torqued, and cotter pin replaced.
August 19, 2006 1831 Lubricated drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Adjustment not checked
August 24, 2006 2514 Lubricated drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Adjustment not checked
September 2, 2006 3256 Lubricated and adjusted drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Chain required 1/2 turn adjustment
October 8, 2006 3809 Lubricated drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Chain required no adjustment
October 25, 2006 3976 Topped up engine oil Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Added ~150 ml
October 25, 2006 3976 Increased preload on rear shock Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Added 1 turn (~9 kg)
December 2, 2006 4098 Installed new front and rear tires; Bridgestone BT45 Ian Johnston $160 (unknown) none
2007
Date Mileage Service Mechanic/Shop Price Weight change (total wt) Notes
January 8, 2007 4381 Adjusted idle mixture Ian Johnston $0 0 (unknown) Throttle just off idle was hesitant; this will hopefully fix it
January 18, 2007 4391 Adjusted idle mixture again Ian Johnston $0 0 (unknown) Got things totally wrong first time. Trying again, 2.75 turns from seated.
January 19, 2007 4396 Adjusted idle mixture again Ian Johnston $0 0 (unknown) 2.75 didn't work that well, trying 2.25 now
January 21, 2007 4421 Lubricated drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Chain required no adjustment
January 28, 2007 4489 Replaced engine oil and filter Ian Johnston $12 +0g (unknown) Used Delo 400 15W40 and CarQuest 89941 filter
April 15, 2007 5227 Lubed and adjusted drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Chain required 3/4 turn adjustment. Also confirmed that alignment is correct -- adjuster marks are spot-on within measurement error.
June 20, 2007 5775 Lubed drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Chain required no adjustment.
July 18, 2007 5853 Replaced ignition switch Ian Johnston $100 +0g (unknown) Some dipshit tried to steal the bike using a screwdriver in the ignition switch and failed, but left the switch unuseable.
August 10, 2007 5945 Replaced ignition switch again Ian Johnston $93 +0g (unknown) Some dipshit (probably the same one) tried to steal the bike again, using a screwdriver in the ignition switch. Failed again, and left the switch useable but stiff and ugly.
December 18, 2007 6872 Lubricated drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Checked tension -- no adjustment needed.
January 5, 2008 6916 Checked and adjusted valve clearance Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Interestingly, only one of 8 valves needed adjustment (too tight).
January 5, 2008 6916 Replaced spark plugs Ian Johnston $6 +0g (unknown) Old plugs looked great, but might as well as long as I was in there.
January 5, 2008 6916 Replaced coolant Ian Johnston $20 +0g (unknown) Used Engine Ice (polypropylene glycol) coolant.
January 5, 2008 6916 Adjusted throttle cable play Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown)
January 5, 2008 6916 Replaced engine oil and filter Ian Johnston $10 +0g (unknown) Also cleaned out oil screen, which had several small chunks of aluminum, presumably from break-in (this was the first screen clean-out). Failed to catch oil for analysis, skipping this time rather than blowing $20 on a tainted sample again.
January 5, 2008 6916 6000 mile checkup Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Everything looks alright. Replaced the coolant tube O-ring at the top of the cylinder head, the old one had been pinched and was malformed, probably responsible for occasional coolant smell. Oil film present near the oil filler cap, not obviously traceable to any source.
July 31, 2008 8695 Lubricated and adjusted final drive chain Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown) Required 1/2 turn adjustment. Other chain adjustments have not been recorded, I've adjusted several times since January.
September 7, 2008 10,410 Added ~200 ml engine oil Ian Johnston $0 +0g (unknown)
December 31, 2008 11,040 Changed engine oil and filter Ian Johnston $2 oil + $5 filter +0g (unknown) Used Fram CH6012 filter, and remembered to grab oil as it was draining for analysis


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