June 29, 2011
Mileage: 106,417 miles
Requires:
40 minutes
3.75 liters of oil (if not replacing the filter, then only 3.5 liters)
New oil filter (Motobins kit #01992)
New crush washer (Motobins kit #01992)
New rubber gasket for filler cap (Motobins kit #01992)
Oil filter wrench (Motobins #99200)
Hex socket wrench (to remove and install drain plug)
Torque wrench to correctly re-tighten drain plug (optional)
Oil drain pan
Rubber/latex gloves
Rags/paper towels
Motobins Oil Filter Change Kit (part 01992) - £9
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October 19, 2010
Mileage: 104,000
Valve job (significant improvement!)
Balanced carbs with Twin-max (significant improvement!)
Idle set to 1,100RPMs and steady
Replaced right-side idle adjustment screw (BBAS)
Adjusted left throttle body cable (solved massive backfiring problem)
Replaced carb cover gaskets (L&R)
Replaced inner carb seals (L&R)
Oil top-up – 3L Motul 4T 5000 10W40 (didn’t do full drain nor replace filter)
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October 15, 2010
For the last few months the popping on my RT got worse and worse. It got so bad it was scaring people at bus-stops!
To cut a long story short, the solution was a couple of twists of the throttle body cable tensioner (twisting upwards, tightening/shortening the cable) – see below.
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April 5, 2010
My current spark plugs – NGK 2330 BCPR6ES.
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April 5, 2010
My current flavour of oil:
Motul 4T 5100 10W40 (4l)
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February 21, 2009
Mileage: 101,100
Changed transmission gear oil
Replaced crush washer & drain (lower) plug
Used 1 liter of 75W90 synthetic oil
http://rtboxer.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/transmission-gear-oil-change/
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February 21, 2009
Tom Hill’s article was my guiding inspiration throughout this process of removing a stuck oil drain hex bolt. It took me 8 weeks to do the research and assemble all the necessary parts (quite a saga). Who knows how long it would have taken me without Tom’s write-up??
Back in December I rounded out the inside hex of the transmission drain plug while trying to do a routine oil change. In January I wrote about getting set of muti-spline extractors from the US.
- Transmission fill & drain plugs (damaged drain plug circled)
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February 1, 2009
Mileage 101,100
Tranmission Gear Oil
Changed oil
Replaced crush washer and drain (lower) plug
Used 1 liter 75W90
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December 21, 2008
Mileage 100,700
Installed handle bar risers from Moto Techniques.
Tightened to 21NM.
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December 7, 2008
Changed Final Drive fluid (250cc)
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November 29, 2008
Mileage 100,xxx
Battery
- Purchased and charged new battery
- Installed
- Took for 45min test drive
Cylinders
- Leak from left cylinder
- Removed cover, cleaned and refitted
- Caused by loose bolts
Electrical
- Investigated electrical issue – clock cuts out when pressing starter button
- Checked leads from battery to starter
- checked fuses (#3 auxiliary to clock)
Fairing
- Reattached fairing panels and bottom (60 mins)
- Replaced some bolts and fasteners with new
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November 22, 2008
Mileage 100,xxx
Fuel Filter
- Removed fuel tank
- Replaced fuel filter
- reused original clamps
- Inspected whole fuel pump mechanism – filter has small wear mark (not needed to replace)
- Rust on vacuum hoses on outside of tank
Alternator
- Removed alternator cover
- Cut off old belt – split along its length
- Installed new belt (rolled on like bicycle chain)
Oil & Filter Change
- Drained oil
- Removed old oil filter
- Installed new oil filter
- Reused old oil pan plug (new one too big) – would like magnetized
- Refilled with 3.75liters of 10W50 synthetic oil
- Installed new rubber washer on filler cap
Valve adjustment
- Carried out valve adjustment inspection
- All valvles retained adjustment from last week except right exhaust valves
Spark Plugs
- Removed both spark plugs
- Replaced with new
Throttle Body Sync
- Carried out carb balance at idle and just over idle (1,200 – 1,400 per Paul Glaves)
- Adjusted throttle cable balance on right side. Cable locknut frozen – applied anti-seize
Battery
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November 15, 2008
Mileage 100,xxx
Removed fairings (L&R)
Large scale cleaning – 3 hours
Valve adjustment
- valves considerably out of adjustment
Air filter
Throttle Body Sync
- Performed TBS
- Right BBAS frozen. Applied anti-seize. Opened after 48 hours
- Sync’d throttle bodies to zero with Twin Max
Frozen bolts
- alternator cover
- cylinder covers (bottom)
- BBAS – removed and added anti-seize grease
Headlight
Battery
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