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#602881 grigby (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 804 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Erbman02 wrote: Find out if the transmission recall was done. I bought an 01 Roadiee last year that required the transmission recall maint. My local Yamaha shop did the service and went over the bike completely, including new fluids as part of the the recall maint. Nice way to get peace of mind with a used bike.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #602883 jd750ace (User) Front toward enemy Platinum Boarder Posts: 18763 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Make sure the rear shock preload adjuster nuts are not backed all the way off. Get a new battery if it does not already have one, so you know where you stand with it. Check the steering head bearings and make sure they are properly tightened. Lubricate the cables thoroughly. Do all the pivot points for the levers, shifter, and brakes as well. Pretty much do a 6000 Mile service on the thing to get familiar with it and get eyes on as many things as possible. All the above is reccomended as well.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #602894 Tug (User) RIDE FREE. LIVE FREE. Platinum Boarder Posts: 9855 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   from Seattle WA Sounds like everybody has you covered   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #602903 MrAshley (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3679 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   form NC . If you change the transfer case oil sometimes you have to give that big chrome plug a pretty good tap to break it free .   Logged     US NAVY   The administrator has disabled public write access. #602907 Criggs (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 252 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Not so old... You might want to check that the drive pulley nut is tight with the lock washer bent tight to it. Been quite a few on here with it loosening up. Welcome from NC   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #602910 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 22378 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   +1   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #602911 Motorcycler (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 72 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Said you changed the oil. change to the 14mm plug . I'm still trying to get my 17mm off!..... Hey! Welcome from Spokane Washington,   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #602916 jd750ace (User) Front toward enemy Platinum Boarder Posts: 18763 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   3rdarrow wrote: Said you changed the oil. change to the 14mm plug . I'm still trying to get my 17mm off!..... Hey! Welcome from Spokane Washington, Problem: Can't get on forward drain plug worth a damn. Solution: Works every time. A top quality wrench like this Snap-On has a thin enough wall on the boxed end to go right on, even with the tight space around the recess of the plug, and you can wail on it with a hammer to bust that bitch loose, and not worry about hurting the wrench.   Logged     Last Edit: 2013/03/19 15:07 By jd750ace.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #602917 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 7727 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   +1 on that... Craftsman wouldn't fit, Snap-On does!   Logged     Sig Pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #602918 MrAshley (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3679 Re:Preparing for the Road - Old Bike 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Give it HELL JD jd750ace wrote: 3rdarrow wrote: Said you changed the oil. change to the 14mm plug . I'm still trying to get my 17mm off!..... Hey! Welcome from Spokane Washington, Problem: Can't get on forward drain plug worth a damn. Solution: Works every time. A top quality wrench like this Snap-On has a thin enough wall on the boxed end to go right on, even with the tight space around the recess of the plug, and you can wail on it with a hammer to bust that bitch loose, and not worry about hurting the wrench.   Logged     US NAVY   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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