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Didn't want to just throw this in the general section, so thought I'd start here and see where this goes. I had a winter punch list that the weather didn't cooperate for (or did, however you want to look at it) and it never was bad enough to take out riding for more than a week or so. Long overdue are some brake caliper cleaning and flushing/fluid replacement, coolant check, rear and front wheel condition check, taking a look to see if I can figure out why my vacuum driven CCS-100 won't hold speed like it used to, clean the 5-way Ts and replace the old rubber lines with silicone (hope I can get to them all without pulling the throttle body!), look at installing a dual camera outfit I bought, install a SparkBright LED voltage indicator, see about a dash shelf for my GPS and phone, take a look at the SMC (it moves, not sure if enough, but want to get it off and apart to see what kind of condition it's in), check valve clearances, general clean and lube, starter valve synch, plug change. And although I honestly suspect it won't do any good, I have two new knock sensors ready to go and see if I can ride above 4K RPM without an FI light illuminating; not yet ready to pull the trigger on an ECM.
So ripped things apart today to start. Things I'm happy with: no mouse house under the airbox, bright and shiny upper forks, no major leaks, coolant left in the overflow tank, fairly clean air filter, no breakage getting things off (that I know of yet) and overall things look to be in good condition. Things I'm not happy with: the left side fairing is wetter than I'd like and it appears the source is under the valve cover. Since it'll have to come off for the valve clearance check anyway, I'll take a look at getting it cleaned up and sealed better this time. I hadn't noticed it that bad before but it could have been leaking from one of the half-moon pieces from the last check. The right side also looked like it has wept some, but the fairing wasn't as wet as the left one. Also a drain from the EPA canister (I think that's what it is, right side, just behind the valve area) was resting on the exhaust and burned a hole through unnoticed.
Going to just throw a bunch of pictures in here for those who haven't been this deep in before (don't be afraid!) and so that those who have may be able to keep tabs on my progress, or lack thereof, and offer words of wisdom, or just general encouragement, as to what I find as I hopefully make some progress on completing things on my list.
Found this as the lower panel came off; will have to find a replacement hose and route it away from the heat, if it matters.
Anyone know why these 'face' forward vs aft? They run ahead from the lower exit point and the angle-cut is facing the front. I would think that one at least could be turned to face aft (rain?).
SMC and front left caliper. I will include more of that I find as I get into the calipers. I already know the pistons are dirty (but the pads were recently replaced so they're clean) and I need to check the spring pads to see if I've inadvertantly bent any tabs during my multiple pad replacements over the years. Haven't ever had the calipers off/apart.
Left and Right upper (large) cowls to show the wetness and dryness of each.
Left and right forward ends of the valve covers; likely source of the wetness on the inner sides of the upper cowls.
Left (two pics) and Right Knock Sensors; suspect they're fine but have the FI code standard to our bikes saying one is not.
Quiz time, what are these two connectors for? I haven't looked in the Service Manual yet but they could be for additional farkles that didn't come standard on this model. The 'hooded' connectors are located on the left side, under the front fairing/below the instrument cluster. The object on the right is where I blind mounted the vacuum motor for the CCS-100 years ago (and mistakenly routed the pull cable through the windshield tubes! Found that out the hard way when I couldn't take them out without disassembling.)
Intake snorkels and the throttle body area after the airbox is removed. Much cleaner this time around!
Just a picture of where I mounted my Stebel, in case anyone is wondering where to put one.
So ripped things apart today to start. Things I'm happy with: no mouse house under the airbox, bright and shiny upper forks, no major leaks, coolant left in the overflow tank, fairly clean air filter, no breakage getting things off (that I know of yet) and overall things look to be in good condition. Things I'm not happy with: the left side fairing is wetter than I'd like and it appears the source is under the valve cover. Since it'll have to come off for the valve clearance check anyway, I'll take a look at getting it cleaned up and sealed better this time. I hadn't noticed it that bad before but it could have been leaking from one of the half-moon pieces from the last check. The right side also looked like it has wept some, but the fairing wasn't as wet as the left one. Also a drain from the EPA canister (I think that's what it is, right side, just behind the valve area) was resting on the exhaust and burned a hole through unnoticed.
Going to just throw a bunch of pictures in here for those who haven't been this deep in before (don't be afraid!) and so that those who have may be able to keep tabs on my progress, or lack thereof, and offer words of wisdom, or just general encouragement, as to what I find as I hopefully make some progress on completing things on my list.
Found this as the lower panel came off; will have to find a replacement hose and route it away from the heat, if it matters.
Anyone know why these 'face' forward vs aft? They run ahead from the lower exit point and the angle-cut is facing the front. I would think that one at least could be turned to face aft (rain?).
SMC and front left caliper. I will include more of that I find as I get into the calipers. I already know the pistons are dirty (but the pads were recently replaced so they're clean) and I need to check the spring pads to see if I've inadvertantly bent any tabs during my multiple pad replacements over the years. Haven't ever had the calipers off/apart.
Left and Right upper (large) cowls to show the wetness and dryness of each.
Left and right forward ends of the valve covers; likely source of the wetness on the inner sides of the upper cowls.
Left (two pics) and Right Knock Sensors; suspect they're fine but have the FI code standard to our bikes saying one is not.
Quiz time, what are these two connectors for? I haven't looked in the Service Manual yet but they could be for additional farkles that didn't come standard on this model. The 'hooded' connectors are located on the left side, under the front fairing/below the instrument cluster. The object on the right is where I blind mounted the vacuum motor for the CCS-100 years ago (and mistakenly routed the pull cable through the windshield tubes! Found that out the hard way when I couldn't take them out without disassembling.)
Intake snorkels and the throttle body area after the airbox is removed. Much cleaner this time around!
Just a picture of where I mounted my Stebel, in case anyone is wondering where to put one.
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