The little things

[Spearfish]

Checking my points gap and setting it right makes a difference....for a ride or two...

[Ocean1]

For those of us with older bikes 90s or thereabouts after getting them home besides the obvious both steering head and swingarm bearings should be replaced,in said decade Suzukis anyway lube from the factory in Swingarm was minimal to say the least,not to mention the archaic bearings in the steering head on a TL.

True. I've been quite pleasantly surprised having replaced even slightly sticky swingarm and linkage bearings at the improvement. Same with head bearings. Fork oil is another one that sneaks up on you, I've left it too long at times and really noticed the improvement what it's been done. In fact from one particular experience I'd now be tempted to change fork oil damn near from new.

One particular hate is finding loose shifters, rear brakes and kickstarts. Given how hard the consequences will bite you on the arse it's surprising how many bikes you see with levers loose on their splines.

[98tls]

True. I've been quite pleasantly surprised having replaced even slightly sticky swingarm and linkage bearings at the improvement. Same with head bearings. Fork oil is another one that sneaks up on you, I've left it too long at times and really noticed the improvement what it's been done. In fact from one particular experience I'd now be tempted to change fork oil damn near from new.

One particular hate is finding loose shifters, rear brakes and kickstarts. Given how hard the consequences will bite you on the arse it's surprising how many bikes you see with levers loose on their splines.

Fwiw will add that its really not that hard to simply change the whole front end on many 90s bikes inclusive of brakes.I have a late model GSXR 750 front end/radial calipers/spacers blah blah in the shed to put on the TL,will probably do it over the winter.