Sup,

Got up to speed and gota 99 900RR finally.. What kind of routine maintence are you keeping up???

2500-3000 mile oil change?
What oil are ya'll running?
3000 mile valve adjustments?

What else?

 

I read an article a few years ago(Sport Rider, I think) in which they tested a bunch of different kinds of oil. The one that performed the best for motorcycles was Castrol GTX 20-50 mineral oil. The test was performed at 75 degrees air temp. The writers said that's the most likely average condition for motorcycle riding. Everyone has their opinion of oil but the nubers on this test deffinately sold me on the castrol. Before that I was using Pro-Honda Semi Synthetic. It came in below some generic gas station oil they tested!

I always change my oil at around 2500 miles or less. I'll do it at 1500 or even 1000 if it's been exceptionally hot outside and I've done a little harder riding. But under normal conditions, I just change it between 2000-2500.

Valve adjustments are supposed to be done at 16000 mile incraments. I have had aLOT of 900RRs and have yet to see one that wasn't within spec below 20k. But they do rccommend cheking at 16k.

I'd suggest changing your brake fluid, fork oil and coolant as well. These things are usually overlooked. Hardly anybody changes brake fluid even though you can see it every time you ride. The darker it is, the more it has heated and cooled and therefore has broken down. The same is true for fork oil. Even if your seals aren't leaking, the oil is still several years old and has lost some of it's original properties. Older coolant in a bike is probably fine but for as cheap and easy as it is to change, why not flush it out?

 

Cool. Great info. Thanks...

 

Hard is it to do the fork oil yourself. That's the one thing I have yet to do. How much do shops usually charge?

 

It's really very simple but messy the first time you do it. A fair price is about $100 withseals and fluid. That price is carry in.... drive in would be considerably higher.