87801km

Oil change time!

After the abyssmal look of the final drive oil I decided to prioritise the engine oil change..

I did that today, and it was about time...
No pictures, as I was busy being covered in oil, but this is a quick rundown:

The old oil was pitch black.. Not a shade of brown, just... black! I changed the oil and the oil filter, and the small gaskets around the housing and drain bolt.

There is a notable difference in running sound and gear change noise. The bike rides calmer and shifts with less of a clank and more of a thud.. I am pleased =)

And also: I fixed the blinker issue =D

86820km

Time to tackle the rattle of the rack!

I got a tube of grease (26,90 NOK ($4,50)) from biltema and got to work!

MMMMM! Nothing like a little grease for the bolts!

I went over the rack, and thightened all the bolts, but the rattling persisted. After a little sound hunting, I found the reason!

The previous owner has mounted a 12v outlet in one of the side covers. I never payed it much attention while removing said covers, but it was loose, and barely hanging on. After a little bit of tightning, the sound was gone :)

Note the nice, purple colour too.

There is a crack in the side cove, so I bought some more stuff, this time at Clas Ohlson - Some fiberglass and lamination epoxy for 119,- NOK ($20)

I went over the bike and tightened up a lot of screws. Also figured out the problem with wobbling speedo gauge. Tighten, tighten and tighten the wire =)

All in all, a good session with the bike, it runs a lot smoother now, with less vibrations and not so many weird noises!