A real pain in the ass. I removed the side panels , loosened the tank cover, and the nose cone. Basically trying everything to get at the bottle. Its the nose cone that hides the bottle, and on hindsight, I should have aimed at all the screws around the cone first. But then I still might have had the take out more around the tank cover. I was so pleased to eventually get access, I didn't analysed how much I had removed that I may not have had too.
I have just refilled the oil with 9,500 km (8,500 since first service). I only had to add 200cc of oil. Tourist use in Europe with my wife (heat wave with 45 degrees in Spain this summer) 5,500 km and 2,000 km in solo sports use and the rest on Sunday ride. Up to 2500 km I did a very strict break-in. I hope this information is helpful.
Does anyone know if there's a special tool for removing the engine oil filter plate, if not, what size of bolts are needed to prize the cover plate off evenly?
Full system has arrived and getting fitted tomorrow. After nearly writing my car off yesterday, my mood has improved considerably!
Hmm, I want to replace the standard chain with an RK ZXW in black but can’t find one that’s 126 links.
Im running the HPE non oil chain , brilliant no crud , oil spray , just a clean bike . Makes your bike more beautiful .... even tho its a PP
I haven’t ruled one out but I really like the black finish. Had one on my 1260. Where did you get yours from?
I ran the black RK chain last year, the black anodising comes off really easy, after around 6k miles the chain went rusty where the black had worn off. I had put the bike away wet after a ride as it was late but still, I've done that before with other chains, gold, and had no issues.
Got mine from here Buy Drive chains HPE 525 maintenance free Rivet link included | Louis motorcycle clothing and technology (louis-moto.co.uk) This is my chain, old photo but still looks the same after 4K , no oil and one Euro trip. It nice not to have all the oil and a clean bike , just wash and go , and dry off if you can. The only oil has been a rage wipe with a bit of GT85 , twice I think as was eager at the start , but now just wash and dry but the gt does help to get the shine back on , wipe only tho on the outer links.
