Hi all,
(I have a 2003 Fe501e, 6 months old, 5000kms/100Hrs on it)
just wondering if sticking to the service manual is the right thing to do. After having my dealer tell me not to worry abou the rocker bearings at 50Hrs like the manual says, and then having them fail at 70Hrs, which also damaged the rocker and cam, plus put shavings all through my motor (it was fixed under 12 months Aussie warranty luckily!), i am a bit nervous about not following the service schedule.
However, the 100Hr service seems pretty expensive.....replacement of
timing chain incl tensioner
connecting rod
crankshaft pin
main bearings
rocker bearings(only 25 hrs old but anyway...!)
counterbalancer bearings
intermediate shaft counter bal. bearing
rod bushing
clutch shaft bushing
bike is used half for trail, and half ridden pretty hard on practice track but not racing.
so what's everyone else do????do you do the service or just wait for it to go bang and possibly cost more?????i wouldn't split the cases myself so labour will be a major expense here by the sounds of things.
thanks for your help....
nervous JJW501
(I have a 2003 Fe501e, 6 months old, 5000kms/100Hrs on it)
just wondering if sticking to the service manual is the right thing to do. After having my dealer tell me not to worry abou the rocker bearings at 50Hrs like the manual says, and then having them fail at 70Hrs, which also damaged the rocker and cam, plus put shavings all through my motor (it was fixed under 12 months Aussie warranty luckily!), i am a bit nervous about not following the service schedule.
However, the 100Hr service seems pretty expensive.....replacement of
timing chain incl tensioner
connecting rod
crankshaft pin
main bearings
rocker bearings(only 25 hrs old but anyway...!)
counterbalancer bearings
intermediate shaft counter bal. bearing
rod bushing
clutch shaft bushing
bike is used half for trail, and half ridden pretty hard on practice track but not racing.
so what's everyone else do????do you do the service or just wait for it to go bang and possibly cost more?????i wouldn't split the cases myself so labour will be a major expense here by the sounds of things.
thanks for your help....
nervous JJW501
