Old Feb 26, 2010 | 03:54 AM
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Default Re: Maintenance for making a long haul - *In need of a Mechanic*

Originally Posted by Dark-SRT4
Those V4's can take quite the beating but if you wanted to 'spruce' it up a little here's what I would do.

New fluids (oil/coolant/brake)
New plugs
Sync throttlebodies/carbs
If the brake lines are the original rubber lines I'd replace them with ss braided lines (rubber lines have a shelf life)
New front pads
Inspect the chain and sprockets (find the service manual for the bike, it should explain how to measure the chain to see if it has stretched out of spec)
Replace the air filter

That should be enough to put a dent in the pocket but get it back to running healthy.
Thanks for the input, I am thinking I could do most of this myself, I have the owners manual to the bike. But I haven't done any reading nor research on the bike. Its just easier for me to get someone knowledgeable about the bike to preform the work.

I am going to do some researching about " Sync throttle bodies / carbs " because I wouldn't even know where to begin with that.