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How To: 1st service for 04' ZX636

for a bike with 664 miles on it that doesn't recommend checking this it was pretty out of sync, but hey i'm picky :laughing

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on to the chain. remove the cotter pin forom the rear wheel and loosen the axle nut

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after adjusting so that the slack is between the recommended 1.0 & 1.2" slack, use 2 12mm wrenches to tighten up the device

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torque the axle nut to 127 N/m and replace the cotter pin.

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i forgot to post this in the right order and i don't want to go through the trouble of changing it. torque the oil drain plug to 29 N/m and the steering stem head nut to 78 N/m

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all in all this bike was pretty well off. the upper triple clamp pinch bolts and subframe bolts were a few pounds shy of factory spec and the throttle bodies were out of sync, but nothing totally fucked :staRang
 
Wow--very informative and helpful!

:thumbup

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What kind of torque wrench are you using? Are those special sockets a special order thing fr. the local Kawi dealer?

TIA!
 
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pimp mechanic

As some of you have probably read my thread on where I should take my first *new* bike for its first service (all my previous bikes were used), link to thread here:

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93183

This is mainly the reason I took it to Shawn. Ever since my 2001 F4i that I bought with 5000 miles on it, which I took to Alan over a year ago, which had just about every engine mount loose and out of spec, I have been hesitant about dealers. I began to realize that taking a new bike for its *checkup* to a dealer doesn't guarantee the personal attention it might need. I know how to do an oil change, but I knew that a new bike had to be checked out properly by a professional who knows what he is doing. Its been said before and I will say it again: Shawn is THA MAN. I did not imagine how much attention to detail was put into by new ride until I saw this pictorial. My bike purrs like a kitten, and I know everything was done properly above and beyond. That is the quality that Shawn puts into every bike that he works on. And that's why this is the 4th bike has has worked on for me, and it wont be the last. This guy is an asset to barf and the bay area rider community. And I heard he knows a thing or two about Harley's also. :laughing

Thanks again Shawn, you my nizzle! I owe you a few of these :staRang :Port in the near future. :thumbup
 
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myap said:
Wow--very informative and helpful!

:thumbup

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What kind of torque wrench are you using? Are those special sockets a special order thing fr. the local Kawi dealer?

TIA!
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its a craftsman. i have 3, in different sizes and a 1/4" snap-on 1. i rarely use the snap on its for little shit.

the special socket is actually a honda tool, bought through K&L. it however came in a honda bag with honda part # inside. the 2 of them, the extension and the part that goes through the back making it a t-hande, that i never use, was a little of 80.00, dealer cost.


ZeroGravity said:
As some of you have probably read my thread on where I should take my first *new* bike for its first service (all my previous bikes were used), link to thread here:

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93183

This is mainly the reason I took it to Shawn. Ever since my 2001 F4i that I bought with 5000 miles on it, which I took to Alan over a year ago, which had just about every engine mount loose and out of spec, I have been hesitant about dealers. I began to realize that taking a new bike for its *checkup* to a dealer doesn't guarantee the personal attention it might need. I know how to do an oil change, but I knew that a new bike had to be checked out properly by a professional who knows what he is doing. Its been said before and I will say it again: Shawn is THA MAN. I did not imagine how much attention to detail was put into by new ride until I saw this pictorial. My bike purrs like a kitten, and I know everything was done properly above and beyond. That is the quality that Shawn puts into every bike that he works on. And that's why this is the 4th bike has has worked on for me, and it wont be the last. This guy is an asset to barf and the bay area rider community. And I heard he knows a thing or two about Harley's also. :laughing

Thanks again Shawn, you my nizzle! I owe you a few of these :staRang :Port in the near future. :thumbup
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its really about who does the work. i worked a a really good dealership for 7 some odd years, thats where i learned what i know now, and we did the kind of work i do, it cost more but @ least you could trust the people working there. not all dealers are bad guys....remember i used to be 1 :laughing
 
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where is that 929RR suspension set up tutorial at? I think I found a new mechanic.
 
lol929rr said:
where is that 929RR suspension set up tutorial at? I think I found a new mechanic.
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i'm doing the work on sunday, so hopefully it'll be up that evening or the following morning
 
what did that cost when it was all said and done? with plugs, filter, oil etc?
 
staRang said:
Plugs, no more than $10 each?
Oil, Motul 5100 - 4 qts for $25
Filter, K&N $10
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the plugs were 12 each, NGK # CR9EIX, iridium fine wires.
the oil was 19.something for a gal of 10W40 "honda" oil, i know, i know its a kawi, but its a good petro oil for breaking the motor in.
the oil filter was 16 something, OEM kawasaki part.
the air filter was not replaced.
it was a few cents over 85.00 for all the parts, which i got @ mission honda/kawasaki/yamaha in daly city, its close to my house and i'd much rather give the guys there my money than GG.
 
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