Hey all. New guy here. I did a search for this and didn't come up with much, so bear with me and/or point me in the right direction if this has been covered elsewhere and I'm being n00b-ish.
I'm looking for maintenance advice and a good source for local and/or mail order parts. I'm a trained mechanic, former independent shop owner and ex-Ducati/Triumph/KTM/Aprilia dealer service manager (NYC/LA/SF bay area) so I'm doing this work myself.
As the title suggests, I have a SM610 I bought used from a member here, back when I lived in NorCal. I'm now in Philly. The bike just hit 7500 miles and the service reminder came on. The 12,000 kilometers is between the 10k and 15k kilometer services indicated in the Factory Service Manual ("coupon C" and "coupon D"). I don't have service records handy and I've done nothing to the bike since I bought it used, so I'd rather err on the side of safety this time.
The bike runs fine except for being hard to find neutral with the engine running at idle, which seems to be common to this model. It also seems to be a bit down on power compared to other competitive bikes - haven't had a chance to dyno it yet. It does have a Leo Vince pipe and (allegedly) some efi programming.
According to the FSM, the 12k kilometer service is the bigger one, and includes:
replace engine oil and filter
replace spark plug
replace air filter
replace brake fluid
replace coolant
replace drive chain and rear sprocket
replace fork oil and overhaul (!!!)
check cam chain
clean engine oil suction filter
clean fuel filter
check/adjust valve clearance
and the usual host of "check the entire bike from front to back", it seems
So, yeah, some of that seems silly. I'm planning on replacing the engine oil and filter, replacing the coolant, looking at the air filter and replacing it if necessary, ditto with the spark plug and cam chain, adjusting the valves, and cleaning the oil suction filter and fuel filter.
Any words of wisdom about parts I should replace while I'm in there? Are there any aftermarket parts that are better/longer lasting than OEM?
I assume drain plug gaskets. Is the valve cover gasket (or any of the other ones) reuseable? Am I going to need special tools to do any of this, and if so where can I buy, rent or borrow them? Anything going to trip up a first time Husky mechanic?
Thanks in advance!
- S.
I'm looking for maintenance advice and a good source for local and/or mail order parts. I'm a trained mechanic, former independent shop owner and ex-Ducati/Triumph/KTM/Aprilia dealer service manager (NYC/LA/SF bay area) so I'm doing this work myself.
As the title suggests, I have a SM610 I bought used from a member here, back when I lived in NorCal. I'm now in Philly. The bike just hit 7500 miles and the service reminder came on. The 12,000 kilometers is between the 10k and 15k kilometer services indicated in the Factory Service Manual ("coupon C" and "coupon D"). I don't have service records handy and I've done nothing to the bike since I bought it used, so I'd rather err on the side of safety this time.
The bike runs fine except for being hard to find neutral with the engine running at idle, which seems to be common to this model. It also seems to be a bit down on power compared to other competitive bikes - haven't had a chance to dyno it yet. It does have a Leo Vince pipe and (allegedly) some efi programming.
According to the FSM, the 12k kilometer service is the bigger one, and includes:
replace engine oil and filter
replace spark plug
replace air filter
replace brake fluid
replace coolant
replace drive chain and rear sprocket
replace fork oil and overhaul (!!!)
check cam chain
clean engine oil suction filter
clean fuel filter
check/adjust valve clearance
and the usual host of "check the entire bike from front to back", it seems
So, yeah, some of that seems silly. I'm planning on replacing the engine oil and filter, replacing the coolant, looking at the air filter and replacing it if necessary, ditto with the spark plug and cam chain, adjusting the valves, and cleaning the oil suction filter and fuel filter.
Any words of wisdom about parts I should replace while I'm in there? Are there any aftermarket parts that are better/longer lasting than OEM?
I assume drain plug gaskets. Is the valve cover gasket (or any of the other ones) reuseable? Am I going to need special tools to do any of this, and if so where can I buy, rent or borrow them? Anything going to trip up a first time Husky mechanic?
Thanks in advance!
- S.