Spring Maintenance

[Ped]

Looking out on -8 deg. C at 7:15 in the morning, I'm in no hurry to get 
the maintenance finished. Not much is left though, I only need to get 
the side covers back on and flush the carbs. Then she should be ready to 
fire up and taken for the first ride this year. I have replaced one 
front fork seal, put on new front brake discs and pads and overhauled 
the rear brake cylinder. Oil and air filter was done in the autumn, 
valve adjustment last spring.

March has been exceptionally cold this year and we had a little snow 
just yeaterday. Night temperatures are forecasted below zero at least 
until Thursday and the roads are still covered with salt. But the days 
are getting longer and brighter and impatience is biting me every day.


Ped
'96 "Black Stealth" GPZ
Denmark

------ Original Meddelelse ------
Fra: "Charles Scappaticci" <scapco at ecentral.com>
Til: "ped" <gpz1100abs at gmail.com>
Sendt: 19-03-2018 02:27:36
Emne: Spring Maintenance

>Since I have decided to keep the GPZ, it's been time to get some
>maintenance caught back up and get the bikes ready for summer.
>
>I had a valve adjustment done, cam chain tensioner adjustment (mine's a
>manual adjuster) and a carb sync. I've added, new plugs, new rear brake
>shoes, changed the oil and I cleaned the air filter, added Techron to 
>the
>fuel to help clean the carbs and greased the rear brake pedal.  Whew!  
>She
>should be good to now for the summer, but I also intend to pull the 
>counter
>shaft cover and clean and see what is leaking oil,  It looks like the
>shifter seal is leaking slightly, but I suspect it's a combination of
>thrown chain lube and the seal leak.  I've already got the new seal so 
>it's
>just a matter of installing it.
>
>Next I changed oil in the BMW 800GT and finally got around to 
>installing
>the K&N air filter I bought for it nearly a year ago.  It involves 
>removing
>all three left side fairings and a few other parts to get to, I knew it
>would be a PITA and it was.  Now all I need is warmer weather, not the
>heavy snow it's dropping at the moment.
>
>I got back last Tuesday from Bike Week at Daytona Beach and have made 
>the
>decision to go to Sturgis this August so as to have been to both in the
>same year.  Last time I rode to Sturgis was 1997, the year I acquired 
>the
>GPZ.  Will be nice to take it again.
>
>Charles S.
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