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Modern bikes are rubbish
Well, they are when it comes to working on them. I've just spent 3
1/2 hours changing the oil, filter and spark plugs on the ZX10R. To be fair, the oil and filter was easy enough, delayed only by the fact that the last person to see the filter was a little chap with slanty eyes, and the only way to get it off was the time honoured "hammer a screwdriver through it". And that took 2 attempts, and then a long lever on the screwdriver. No, the other 3 or so hours was spent doing the spark plugs. I started well enough - once seat, tank and airbox was off I could actually see the plug caps. Funny things they are too - they have the coil built in, and the loom plugs straight into them. Then the problem started - there wasn't enough clearance for the plug caps for cylinders 1 and 4 to be removed. So, you have to unbolt some braketry that bolts up the front of the engine, requiring the fairing side panels to be removed. Even then, access is near impossible - I'd have never managed it without ratchet screwdrivers. And a universal joint is required on your socket bar to get the plugs out. So, next time you complain about the cost of a service, think on. grumpy old bloke mode eh, when I were a lad you could reach the plugs and caps of a Z650 without removing *anything* Right, Imm off to London for 18 hours or so. Back later -- Champ |
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On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:02:35 +0100, Champ wrote:
snip For those whose news-servers don't process cancels - sorry. Wrong newsgroup! -- Champ |
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