First real service of the Bike for me on the weekend:

• Warning light inspection and check
• Throttle grip free-play inspection and adjustment
• Idle speed inspection and adjustment
• Coolant filter inspection and clean
• Coolant inspection and replacement
• Fuel hose, connection and tank inspection
• Air cleaner inspection and clean
• Brake fluid level inspection and replacement (Front & Back)
• Fuse box inspection
• Worn nut, seals and bolt replacement (~15 in total! One bloody bolt had to turned from an allen-key bolt into a flat head screwdriver bolt with a metal file only 10cm long)
• Bash plate ‘straightening’

Still to go over the next 2 days of public holidays:

• Smashed/melted rear right indicator repair / replacement – No mum I didn’t crash, girls just keep knocking it when they get on/off my bike! 😉
• Horn replacement
• Fuel filter inspection and clean
• Fuel line clean
• Radiator grill inspection and clean
• Clutch play inspection and adjustment

Still to go when I get someone organised to send me some brake pads from Australia (Any volunteers?):

• Front and rear brake pad replacement

Things to think about:

• When I removed the fuel tank, the manual said to disconnect 3 hoses. I could only find 2! Still baffled!
• Coolant was clean and radiator full but coolant filter was full of black flakes… Any ideas?
• Bike still feels like it is getting too hot even though no temperature warning light comes on.
• Bike occasionally cuts out with the clutch still fully in when I put it into first gear for the first time… this is the most concerning, hoping that the clutch inspection will give me some hints.

Big thanks to the Sydney S&CC team who got me a Leatherman multi-tool as a parting gift. Big thanks to Maria also for replacing it when it was lost on the way to Maliana with Dad. It has been very very useful.