My 90,000 mile service on the ST1100:
I have been looking forward to accomplishing this service interval for a while. The main reason is the obvious timing belt change out. The secondary reason is to service and upgrade the bike for another possible 90,000 trouble free miles. Some say I have gone a little overboard with the things I am doing, but peace of mind is worth the extra effort and expense. Any parts replaced that are still serviceable will be shelved and saved for rescuing a stranded 1100 rider or one that has a critical need.
This is what was done during this 90,000 service interval:
? Timing Belt, water pump, idler pulley, tension pulley
? Flushed and cleaned radiator and the rest of the cooling system
? Front wheel bearings
? Front brake pads, flushed front brake fluid
? Flushed clutch master and slave
? Repaired exhaust heat shield (Michael Hoffman really did this) I just repainted it.
? Shimmed valves
? Oil and filter change
? New plugs
? Cleaned pair valves
? Synced the carbs
? Cleaned and lubed the speedo cable
? Lubed throttle cables
? Fork upgrade by ?Traxxion Dynamics?
? New tapered steering bearings
? New rear wheel bearings
? New rear brake pads, flushed rear brake fluid
? New rear shock by ?Penske?
? Cleaned and lubricated shifter linkage
? Cleaned up electrical wires
? Replaced the GPS
? Removed the AM/FM/Weather radio
? All plastic cleaned inside and out before replacing.
I just finished rechecking the steering bearings and the fork alignment after 350 miles. The steering bearings needed to be tightened just a little. All else seemed to be fine.
A couple of lessons learned during this prolonged maintenance procedure were
1) Even though you have removed the tupperware many times... in a case like this
when the bike is going to be in pieces for a while, it may help to label some of the
fasteners and other things... at my age, the memory fades quickly.
2) If you are planning a suspension upgrade, you might want to order the parts before
taking the bike apart. I was not happy waiting an additional two weeks for parts I
mistakenly thought the vendor stocked. (I might add, it was well worth the wait,
because the ride quality was that much better)
After all of this was done, I finally decided to replace my failing streetpilot 2720 with another Garmin. Bigger screen and easier for this old fart to see. The radio was taken off the bike and I picked up a new Cardo G4. This makes life easier as I can converse with the wife, listen to the FM or MP3 and finally answer a phone call if necessary.
The experience was fun while it lasted, but I am happy to have the bike back together and ready for action.
Vinny
I have been looking forward to accomplishing this service interval for a while. The main reason is the obvious timing belt change out. The secondary reason is to service and upgrade the bike for another possible 90,000 trouble free miles. Some say I have gone a little overboard with the things I am doing, but peace of mind is worth the extra effort and expense. Any parts replaced that are still serviceable will be shelved and saved for rescuing a stranded 1100 rider or one that has a critical need.
This is what was done during this 90,000 service interval:
? Timing Belt, water pump, idler pulley, tension pulley
? Flushed and cleaned radiator and the rest of the cooling system
? Front wheel bearings
? Front brake pads, flushed front brake fluid
? Flushed clutch master and slave
? Repaired exhaust heat shield (Michael Hoffman really did this) I just repainted it.
? Shimmed valves
? Oil and filter change
? New plugs
? Cleaned pair valves
? Synced the carbs
? Cleaned and lubed the speedo cable
? Lubed throttle cables
? Fork upgrade by ?Traxxion Dynamics?
? New tapered steering bearings
? New rear wheel bearings
? New rear brake pads, flushed rear brake fluid
? New rear shock by ?Penske?
? Cleaned and lubricated shifter linkage
? Cleaned up electrical wires
? Replaced the GPS
? Removed the AM/FM/Weather radio
? All plastic cleaned inside and out before replacing.
I just finished rechecking the steering bearings and the fork alignment after 350 miles. The steering bearings needed to be tightened just a little. All else seemed to be fine.
A couple of lessons learned during this prolonged maintenance procedure were
1) Even though you have removed the tupperware many times... in a case like this
when the bike is going to be in pieces for a while, it may help to label some of the
fasteners and other things... at my age, the memory fades quickly.
2) If you are planning a suspension upgrade, you might want to order the parts before
taking the bike apart. I was not happy waiting an additional two weeks for parts I
mistakenly thought the vendor stocked. (I might add, it was well worth the wait,
because the ride quality was that much better)
After all of this was done, I finally decided to replace my failing streetpilot 2720 with another Garmin. Bigger screen and easier for this old fart to see. The radio was taken off the bike and I picked up a new Cardo G4. This makes life easier as I can converse with the wife, listen to the FM or MP3 and finally answer a phone call if necessary.
The experience was fun while it lasted, but I am happy to have the bike back together and ready for action.
Vinny
