Hi people,
This is my first thread, hope you can help.
Planning some maintenance next week. Got the Haynes manual and some good experience fixing stuff but any advise is appreciated anyway. First time that I will strip the DV down. Bike 2008MY @ 45.000 km
- Spline re-greasing. Got some heavy duty moly grease used on truck axles. Should I take it all down including the shaft and the knuckle?
- A squeaking sound comes from the mid-rear section, depending on rear wheel travel. It's got not much to do with the load, only wheel travel. In other words, if suspension setting is soft and bike is not loaded, it sqeuaks. If I've got a passenger and set the suspension to hardest, it hardly squeaks. Single riding at moderate or high setting: nothing at all. Can't trust anyone to jump on the bike while I'm looking under to find it out. So, any ideas where it could be coming from? Lower mount of the suspension is my first suspect (Which is covered with mud at the moment)
- Is the knuckle (Cardan joint) sealed? Does it need any maintenance?
- Bought some rubber mat for a custom mud flap to protect lower suspension mounting. Also against splashes around footrests. I will make a suspension sleeve from AEM rubber too. (Beats CR )
- The bike feels like trying to go forward when in gear and clutch lever is fully pushed. Freeplay is OK, 3-4mm. Also slows down while moving, frees significantly when I take it to neutral. Obvious at 1st and 2nd. If in 1st and bike deccelareting, impossible to take it off gear. Other than that, gear changes are fine, silky smooth. I am guessing maybe the plate splines carved the gasket a bit? There are also some discussions about the effect of push rod adjustment. Any ideas?
- Ordered some grade 43 thread lock. How much should I use it? How many drops per (X) Nm bolt? Don't want to get it stuck.
- Whole bodywork will be stripped down to check cracks etc. and also for re-painting faded plastic parts. Maybe I will try plastic spraying instead of paint.
- Fog lights (60W), LED strips (2-2,5m) for rear, maybe a short flash stop light, voltmeter, usb charger will be installed. Is it OK to use common fuse for all? I guess 15A will be OK?
- Headlight and instrument panel might get foggy in rain sometimes. Seems like a common issue for some. Will check for failed sealing.
All suggestions are gratefully appreciated and please let me know if you advise having a look at anywhere else.
This is my first thread, hope you can help.
Planning some maintenance next week. Got the Haynes manual and some good experience fixing stuff but any advise is appreciated anyway. First time that I will strip the DV down. Bike 2008MY @ 45.000 km
- Spline re-greasing. Got some heavy duty moly grease used on truck axles. Should I take it all down including the shaft and the knuckle?
- A squeaking sound comes from the mid-rear section, depending on rear wheel travel. It's got not much to do with the load, only wheel travel. In other words, if suspension setting is soft and bike is not loaded, it sqeuaks. If I've got a passenger and set the suspension to hardest, it hardly squeaks. Single riding at moderate or high setting: nothing at all. Can't trust anyone to jump on the bike while I'm looking under to find it out. So, any ideas where it could be coming from? Lower mount of the suspension is my first suspect (Which is covered with mud at the moment)
- Is the knuckle (Cardan joint) sealed? Does it need any maintenance?
- Bought some rubber mat for a custom mud flap to protect lower suspension mounting. Also against splashes around footrests. I will make a suspension sleeve from AEM rubber too. (Beats CR )
- The bike feels like trying to go forward when in gear and clutch lever is fully pushed. Freeplay is OK, 3-4mm. Also slows down while moving, frees significantly when I take it to neutral. Obvious at 1st and 2nd. If in 1st and bike deccelareting, impossible to take it off gear. Other than that, gear changes are fine, silky smooth. I am guessing maybe the plate splines carved the gasket a bit? There are also some discussions about the effect of push rod adjustment. Any ideas?
- Ordered some grade 43 thread lock. How much should I use it? How many drops per (X) Nm bolt? Don't want to get it stuck.
- Whole bodywork will be stripped down to check cracks etc. and also for re-painting faded plastic parts. Maybe I will try plastic spraying instead of paint.
- Fog lights (60W), LED strips (2-2,5m) for rear, maybe a short flash stop light, voltmeter, usb charger will be installed. Is it OK to use common fuse for all? I guess 15A will be OK?
- Headlight and instrument panel might get foggy in rain sometimes. Seems like a common issue for some. Will check for failed sealing.
All suggestions are gratefully appreciated and please let me know if you advise having a look at anywhere else.
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