Maintenance between servicing

[naughty]

Just want to know what maintenance I need to do on a new bike in between servicing (CBR600RR, done 2500kms).

Hopefully you all gona say just ride it more, thats easy i can do that! Cheers for the help, gotta keep my baby running sweet.

[98tls]

Chain,tyre pressures,change the oil more than recommended.

[jimbo600]

Fill the tank full of gas, and burn through it as quickly as you can. Do this cycle often. Best way to look after a sportsbike

[discotex]

Just want to know what maintenance I need to do on a new bike in between servicing (CBR600RR, done 2500kms).

Hopefully you all gona say just ride it more, thats easy i can do that! Cheers for the help, gotta keep my baby running sweet.

It's not a pile of bits gixxer mate. Honda's practically service themselves

EDIT: oh and how fuckin sweet a bike are they! 3500km on my '08. Thinking of giving her a spin around Taupo on Friday

[sAsLEX]

Check Air pressures before rides etc as service intervals are based on Km travelled rather than the 6 months between them.... maybe.

Clean and check chain adjustment.

EDIT: I just read some of the bike article on bike of the year....... seems the new 600 is a nice bit of kit........

[naughty]

Fill the tank full of gas, and burn through it as quickly as you can. Do this cycle often. Best way to look after a sportsbike

Yay..i was hoping someone would say that

[naughty]

It's not a pile of bits gixxer mate. Honda's practically service themselves

This is true! Good choice of wheels huh

EDIT: oh and how fuckin sweet a bike are they! 3500km on my '08. Thinking of giving her a spin around Taupo on Friday

Took it round the track when it was 2 weeks old, only just run in. Had a fab time cant wait to do another one

Have fun!

[Taz]

All that info is in your owners manual.... Read it. Unless Honda left it out to save weight?

[naughty]

Check Air pressures before rides etc as service intervals are based on Km travelled rather than the 6 months between them.... maybe.

Yea I always check tyre pressures before a decent ride.

Clean and check chain adjustment.

Chain gets pretty dirty, how often, when you wash ya bike i spose?

EDIT: I just read some of the bike article on bike of the year....... seems the new 600 is a nice bit of kit........

Yes it certainly is a nice bit of kit, theyre right!.. but im just a tiny bit biased

[discotex]

All that info is in your owners manual.... Read it. Unless Honda left it out to save weight?

It's like 8kg lighter than the R6 stock so I imagine they thought about leaving it out. It's the only thing that fits under the pillion seat though (only suck thing about underseat exhaust).

Best bit in the manual is the running in procedure. It basically says "don't do 1/4 miles or wheelies but otherwise ride how you want".

[Taz]

It's like 8kg lighter than the R6 stock so I imagine they thought about leaving it out. It's the only thing that fits under the pillion seat though (only suck thing about underseat exhaust).

Best bit in the manual is the running in procedure. It basically says "don't do 1/4 miles or wheelies but otherwise ride how you want".

Did you see the weights in the latest KR mag..... They had the honda as weighing heaps more than the rest.
Honda 184
Kawa 168
suzi 163
Yam 162
Luckily I don't believe half of what I read in the KR and realise that dry weights or even wet weights mean diddly squat on the road.

[naughty]

All that info is in your owners manual.... Read it. Unless Honda left it out to save weight?

Cheers bright spark. Im not talking about the big stuff ie servicing, but the stuff that needs to be done regularly that I can do

[Kittyhawk]

Should already know this stuff before upgrading.

[Taz]

Cheers bright spark. Im not talking about the big stuff ie servicing, but the stuff that needs to be done regularly that I can do

Surely there is info in there about tyre pressures, chain care, engine oil checks, air filter maintenance etc. I was trying to be helpful by pointing you to the most readily available resource on bike maintenance for your model. Have you read it?

[sAsLEX]

Yes it certainly is a nice bit of kit, theyre right!.. but im just a tiny bit biased

Just got me an 05 and that seems fanbloodytastic in my eyes!

Though if future me could of afforded it he would of purchased the 08 but the 05 stretched his wallet enough!