This week marks one year since I picked up my used '13 S10. I have put close to 3K miles on it since last June and my S10 now has 10,200 miles on the clock.
The fellow I bought it from purchased this particular S10 in late '15 as a leftover and did not really put it on the road until the Spring of '16 and he took very good care of it. The ECU was flashed, he added the OEM Yamaha side cases, Alt Rider crash bars, an ACD Racing skid plate, did the stud mod, Yamaha OEM grip heaters and a MadStad windscreen bracket.
Last year the second week I had the S10, I insanely cleaned and detailed it (as I still do every other Sunday night), changed the oil, oil filter and the final drive oil, put a new battery in and went over every nut and bolt to make sure all was tight. Did the shift lever pivot clean/lube as well as the brake pedal pivot. The bike has been great.
This year so far had new Michelin Anakee Adventures installed, did another oil, oil filter and final drive oil change, tightened the spokes using the method EricV recommended (just two were a bit loose).
My questions are:
At what point should I change out:
the coolant (color looks fine, temps are always within range).
the clutch fluid (clutch action is fine).
the brake fluid (brake action is fine).
the air filter ?
If I remember correctly all the above services were done at least once with the PO.
I have the Yamaha Super Tenere Shop Manual and I am aware of what the service intervals are but in all honesty in my 30 somewhat years of street riding I usually had these types of services done by the dealership where I bought my bikes from.
How difficult are the above mentioned fluid changes to do?
Lastly, because here in the Metro NYC area where I live I have never come across other S10s, I am curious as to the sounds a Gen1 makes when the CCT is on its way out. I know the S10's engine when running sounds quite harsh but I just do not know the difference from normal sounds to abnormal sounds if the CCT is misbehaving.
The fellow I bought it from purchased this particular S10 in late '15 as a leftover and did not really put it on the road until the Spring of '16 and he took very good care of it. The ECU was flashed, he added the OEM Yamaha side cases, Alt Rider crash bars, an ACD Racing skid plate, did the stud mod, Yamaha OEM grip heaters and a MadStad windscreen bracket.
Last year the second week I had the S10, I insanely cleaned and detailed it (as I still do every other Sunday night), changed the oil, oil filter and the final drive oil, put a new battery in and went over every nut and bolt to make sure all was tight. Did the shift lever pivot clean/lube as well as the brake pedal pivot. The bike has been great.
This year so far had new Michelin Anakee Adventures installed, did another oil, oil filter and final drive oil change, tightened the spokes using the method EricV recommended (just two were a bit loose).
My questions are:
At what point should I change out:
the coolant (color looks fine, temps are always within range).
the clutch fluid (clutch action is fine).
the brake fluid (brake action is fine).
the air filter ?
If I remember correctly all the above services were done at least once with the PO.
I have the Yamaha Super Tenere Shop Manual and I am aware of what the service intervals are but in all honesty in my 30 somewhat years of street riding I usually had these types of services done by the dealership where I bought my bikes from.
How difficult are the above mentioned fluid changes to do?
Lastly, because here in the Metro NYC area where I live I have never come across other S10s, I am curious as to the sounds a Gen1 makes when the CCT is on its way out. I know the S10's engine when running sounds quite harsh but I just do not know the difference from normal sounds to abnormal sounds if the CCT is misbehaving.