run the engine a tad to circulate oil then drain some out and send some to www.blackstone labs.com for a analysis-fyi a rich running engine can cause the fuel to wash the oil off the cylinder walls-while a lean one- we all know what that can cause-also the pcm can cause an electronic short t/o the wiring for the fuel injectors

 

Good link. Do we have reputation points here, because you need some for that. Have you used those guys? The sample reports on their website look pretty complete, and they make sending the oil to them a snap. 22 bucks isn't bad at all for the analysis. I ordered my free oil sampling kit. I'm gonna change my oil to start the season in a week or two and I'll send some in I think. Would I use the viscosities to tell me how "worn out" the oil is? I looked at the samples and was wondering what values would show the actual wear of the oil. I have no problems with the bike and change about every 4-5k with Repsol full syn. I think it would be interesting to know how much the oil breaks down during that time. Might be some good info for the "oil war" threads around here. Hopefully, it doesn't show any problems. I am just really interested in the oil deterioration rate, since most of our oil discussions have something to do with how long the oil holds up. Again, GOOD LINK.

 

forgot hyphen-www.blackstone-labs.com
use them all the time for alalysis on my once a year amsoil vehicle oil changes-for my rr too- 2 of my buddy's have bike shops that use them as well-good co with full detailed report- i told op to use them so he has a leg to stand on if there was an oil related issue-phil

 

Corporate honda said they could not make the dealer do the work do to the fact that Cycle City of Newnan, GA is a privately owned and operated business.

SO... I began removal of my own engine...

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feel free to check out the rest of the pics on my putfile page

 

I intend to have the engine out by tomarrow afternoon, and build a shipping crate friday to ship it to Audi's powersports in Johnstown, PA. Awsome mechanic, and gives great deals on parts and accessories shipped to your door.

 

Seeing those pictures brings back memories of the ZX-9R days...





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the ole 94 zx9 was a tank- stable but a tank- had a green / white one

 

Mine was a '98,which I thinkwassupposedly 22 lbs. lighter than thepervious generation ZX9s. Even still, itwasworlds apart from the'07 1000RRI have now.

 

yea, just finnished cataloging all of my guns for insurance purposes. The engine is ready to pull, but i want to get the shipping crate finnished first. i will ship it up north monday or tuesday. Puting it all back togather is going to be a feat. WOW at all the damn little hoses and airbox/ram air assembly is many parts too.

 

Got her out and in a crate last night.


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