scott123007
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Just make the holes bigger. Problem solved.
Sitting where it does, you’d probably then open it up to water ingress from spray, with bigger debris finding its way. Then you’re back in the same cycle.Just make the holes bigger. Problem solved.
I don't check valves unless they are due AND the bike is hard to start. Then I would just sell it to some one else and let them do it. I reckon some people way over-service their machines. Brake fluid a couple times a year? Oil filters every change? Oil more frequently than recommended? That's all good if that's what you bought the bike for, if you are OCD or if you love doing it. I just like to ride it.I get your points Chris...BUT...over here in the UK, garages are VERY costly.
Making huge assumptions here but my guess is that my income will be lower than many other bikers (especially in uk where it is more of a leisure activity nowadays).
My point being, and I know this is hard to accept for some, I simply cannot afford the £800 - £1000 for a valve check, which is what I've been quoted by dealers here.
Yes, it's a risk to not do it and yes, I could do it myself but my 'normal' life...ie prior to lockdown, meant using my bike every day...i typically work 7 day weeks.
Not looking for sympathy....just trying to excuse myself for abusing my bike!
Don't forget to change your brake lines every 4 years too.I don't check valves unless they are due AND the bike is hard to start. Then I would just sell it to some one else and let them do it. I reckon some people way over-service their machines. Brake fluid a couple times a year? Oil filters every change? Oil more frequently than recommended? That's all good if that's what you bought the bike for, if you are OCD or if you love doing it. I just like to ride it.
I forgot to wash it last Wednesday. That makes two years in a row now.
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I totally understand. That's one of the attractive features of this bike. An also why I purchased it. Cost of ownership is cheap and reliability is amazing on this bike. There is no "one size fits all" approach to maintaining a machine. My bad for throwing out my strong opinion on how I keep my bikes reliable.I get your points Chris...BUT...over here in the UK, garages are VERY costly.
Making huge assumptions here but my guess is that my income will be lower than many other bikers (especially in uk where it is more of a leisure activity nowadays).
My point being, and I know this is hard to accept for some, I simply cannot afford the £800 - £1000 for a valve check, which is what I've been quoted by dealers here.
Yes, it's a risk to not do it and yes, I could do it myself but my 'normal' life...ie prior to lockdown, meant using my bike every day...i typically work 7 day weeks.
Not looking for sympathy....just trying to excuse myself for abusing my bike!
A very interesting post (and read start to finish) for me as I have 77,000 miles on mine. And I do NOT suffer from OMCD.I'd kind of like to drag this thread back to my original intent for starting it. There are probably lots of other threads on here for Obsessive Maintenance Compulsion Disorder, so whether or not someone rebuilds their forks every time the Moon is in the seventh house wasn't really what I was shooting for. I realize that the pool of riders who've put 100,000 miles or more on the S10 is fairly small so I didn't expect there to be a lot of relevant input, and I do appreciate the responses from the guys who've had that longevity with the bike.
I have a Rolex and it's been in for repairs for failures. The Tenere is better and at 47,000 miles on mine it has more miles tooI've put an additional 4500 miles on mine since I started this thread on June 24. Unsurprisingly, it's still running like a Rolex.