Maintenance:
0 km (the bike is at 18896 km)
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new bearings front/rear - 5 bearings (Moose Racing) |
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new brake pads front/rear (EBC Long Life Sintered) |
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new chain (DID 525 ZVMX) |
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new sprockets - JT 43T and JT 15T |
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new oil and oil filter |
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new air filter (Twin Air) |
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new spark plugs |
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new battery - Yuasa YTX9-BS |
+8200 km
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pulse coil is dead - used spare part I already had |
+10415 km
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rookie mistake - when putting back the rear wheel, I forget to put the middle spacer
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| - | after a few kms, the bearings are destroyed, two spacers are slightly damaged
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| - | bearings are all changed
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| - | I changed the two spacers on each end of the axle
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| - | luckily, damages to other parts are minimal |
+23500 km
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a bolt on the luggage rack is broken in two - I then notice that that bike rear/left rack bracket is broken
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| - | new welding of a bracket with reinforcement
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| - | managed to remove and replace broken bolt easily |
+27317 km
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changed brake light bulb and headlight bulb |
+33607 km
After a 6 months break at home, I have returned to Mexico to retrieve the motorbike and continue my trip. I took the opportunity to bring back some new spare parts. It was not necessary to change them now, the chain could have done a few thousands kilometres more. However, it is easier to buy parts in Quebec, and I installed them when I got back to Mexico. On a motorbike, space is too rare to be able to carry many spare parts.
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new air filter (TwinAir) |
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new spark plugs 2x |
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new front sprocket - JT 15T |
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new rear sprocket - JT 43T |
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new chain (DID 525 ZVMX) |
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brake light bulb |
+43104 km
After a brief three-week round trip home, I bring back a new air filter.
Rear Shink705 after ~12000 km (1st set).
Rear brake pad after 23104 km (1st set).
+47482 km
The motorbike was shipped by cargo plane from Panama to Colombia. During my stay in Bogotá, I take the opportunity to go to a mechanic from a complete check-up.
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tuning + new timing chain |
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valves tuning |
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clutch tuning (wow, a new clutch plate was added) |
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new gasket - clutch side |
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new gasket - stator side |
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carburetor: new float, new slide, new needle, tuning |
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oil change of front and rear suspensions |
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suspensions tuning |
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new engine oil and filter |
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air filter cleaning |
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chain support |
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new spark plugs |
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new clutch lever |
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misc. screws |
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alignment of panniers and racks |
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greasing |
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alignment of front light!
new tires |
Maintenance in Colombia (+47482 km).
+52028 km
Most of what was done in Colombia was bad work, thus I had the motorbike checked again in Ecuador. In fact, the mechanic in Colombia was a scam. Some changes he supposedly did were not done, or they were done with used parts somewhat less worn out than the one I already had on the bike.
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valve seals |
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carburetor cleaning + new slide + new jet needle |
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rear wheel bearings |
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new timing chain |
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gaskets (clutch, stator, valve...) |
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new piston and rings set |
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o-ring seal on radiator |
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cush drive rubber dampers |
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friction clutch plates |
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welding and strengthening of the luggage rack and frame |
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new rear suspension spring (more rigid) |
Sata, mechanic/owner of Moto Hell in Quito.
Engine oil and filter:
| +11304 km | oil change + filter (30200 km) |
| +17649 km | oil change (36545 km) |
| +23986 km | oil change + filter (42882 km) |
| +30234 km | oil change (49130 km) |
| +33607 km | oil change + filter (52503 km, after 6 months in storage) |
| +39272 km | oil change (58168 km) |
| +45418 km | oil change + filter (64314 km) |
| +47482 km | oil change + filter (64314 km, at the mechanic in Colombia) |
| +52028 km | oil change + filter (70924 km, at the mechanic in Ecuador) |
Brakes:
| +23104 km | new rear/front (rear 90% gone, front 60% gone) |
Tires:
| +1000 km | front tire changed - Trailwing |
| +5800 km | rear tire changed - TKC 80 |
| +10400 km | tires changed - Shink705 (longevity: ~12000 km rear) |
| +23104 km | tires changed - Shink705 (longevity: 16184 km rear, 24 378 km front) |
| +39288 km | rear tire changed - Dunlop Trailmaster (longevity: 8194 km rear) |
| +47482 km | tires changed - Michelin Sirac |
Dunlop Trailmaster after 8194 km.
Punctures:
| +6700 km | a nail - rear - United States |
| +10000 km | a nail - rear - United States |
| +35144 km | a screw - rear (tube replaced) - Guatemala |
| +37403 km | a piece of metal - rear (tube replaced) - El Salvador |
| +38501 km | a thorn - rear (tube replaced) - El Salvador |
| +38973 km | a nail - rear (tube replaced) - El Salvador |
| +50211 km | a metal pin - rear (tube replaced) - Ecuador |
First day in El Salvador. A puncture.
