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Welcome. After 9K? Any mods besides the K&N (like PC, exhaust, etc.?) Hey - post some pics! (Probably want to start a separate thread though)
Semper Fidelis!
2003
New
9700 km
Minor cosmetic mods (except the billet cover for the clutch cylinder)
Problems:
1) kickstand
2) clutchbolts aren't lok-tite-d from the factory - a bunch of guys are having trouble over here (Germany) with their clutchbolts coming loose and eating the clutch (between 6000-12000 kms). We had a meet 2 weeks ago where we looked at around 30 bikes, 5 had at least one clutchbolt that was only hand-tight - none of them were glued.
Up to now, suzuki hasn't wanted to talk about this too much. We are setting up a list of people who have had trouble to "gang-up" on suzuki-deutschland, and see if this can't be taken care of somehow...
3) clutch-cylinder cover - suzuki has appearently introduced some kind of rubber boot-thingie to deal with the problem of dirt and chain lube getting into the clutch-fluid via the clutch cylinder (which wasn't sealed at all in 99-04) A guy over here has developed a billet cover to take care of this problem. When I mounted mine (2 weeks ago at around 9000 km) my clutch-fluid looked like espresso - dark brown/black - the guys I know who have the new cover have transparent/golden fluid after several thousand kms...
4) the screws suck (particularly the ones on the body-work) - we call them "Butterschrauben" (butterscrews) - the metal is way too soft - stainless would be a big improvement
sounds like a lot of bitching, I know, but considering the number of parts and systems in the 'Bus, these 4 (well, except the clutchbolts) don't amount to much... mostly just irritating. I'm really happy with the bike!
New
9700 km
Minor cosmetic mods (except the billet cover for the clutch cylinder)
Problems:
1) kickstand
2) clutchbolts aren't lok-tite-d from the factory - a bunch of guys are having trouble over here (Germany) with their clutchbolts coming loose and eating the clutch (between 6000-12000 kms). We had a meet 2 weeks ago where we looked at around 30 bikes, 5 had at least one clutchbolt that was only hand-tight - none of them were glued.
Up to now, suzuki hasn't wanted to talk about this too much. We are setting up a list of people who have had trouble to "gang-up" on suzuki-deutschland, and see if this can't be taken care of somehow...
3) clutch-cylinder cover - suzuki has appearently introduced some kind of rubber boot-thingie to deal with the problem of dirt and chain lube getting into the clutch-fluid via the clutch cylinder (which wasn't sealed at all in 99-04) A guy over here has developed a billet cover to take care of this problem. When I mounted mine (2 weeks ago at around 9000 km) my clutch-fluid looked like espresso - dark brown/black - the guys I know who have the new cover have transparent/golden fluid after several thousand kms...
4) the screws suck (particularly the ones on the body-work) - we call them "Butterschrauben" (butterscrews) - the metal is way too soft - stainless would be a big improvement
sounds like a lot of bitching, I know, but considering the number of parts and systems in the 'Bus, these 4 (well, except the clutchbolts) don't amount to much... mostly just irritating. I'm really happy with the bike!
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2005 new 1250 miles no mods yet, oil light came on 2 times not since oil change
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