New year's day maintenance work

[saaz]

While planning a quiet day off the roads to stay clear of any straggling party goers, I look up my maintenance log and worked out I was due to look at the valve clearances (well, it was 5000kms overdue..)  So I wheeled the bike into the garage and removed the required bodywork and did the valves.  Only one inlet needed a shim change, as all the others were right in the middle of the required ranges  so it seems the bike may have settled down at 179,000kms.

While the bellypan was off, I gave the clutch a good bleed. The fluid was quite dark and a little bit of sludge needed cleaning out.  The front brake fluid looked like new, so the clutch fluid obviously get a harder time of it with the heat.  Rear brake fluid looked ok as well.

Bike is back together, so I may even give it a proper wash and polish 

[Brock]

I am in the middle of fitting a Stebel Nautilus horn, so lots of plastic off and hand scraping.

[Biggles]

I am in the middle of fitting a Stebel Nautilus horn, so lots of plastic off and hand scraping.

1100s are a cow to fit.  I've done both, and the 1300s are a cinch by comparison.
I split the compressor off and put it in the left pocket and plastic tubed the air to the horn which I hung under the headlight so it was out in the open.

[Brock]

I made a mount for the compressor, and bolted it where the original horn fitted, and Hot glued the trumpet to the fairing above it and connected by a short hose. Its a bugger of a job

[bobSTer]

Mounted mine about 2 years ago  ST1100

Powered from existing feeble power via Relay to Stebel (Power via frame over and behind Steering Head)-original feeble is still in original mounting point

Mounted on Right Hand Upper Inner Fairing Mount - with Cable Ties - without separation of the halves - has not moved since Instal.

Nil Tupperware removed - a bit tight for a big Aussie Hand but all completed in about 75 minutes
and 139db output is not affected - even Truckies in the window closed air con cabs can hear it

Best purchase

I ride         

Bob