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<p>Greg - depending on what CC did on your last maintenance - you
may need or not need a few things. There are things I'd suggest
checking:</p>
<p>- Rear drive. When was the oii last changed? Has the driveshaft
spline to the rear-drive been lubricated?</p>
<p>- Alternator belt. It dies with age and use. I usually plan on
every 40,000 miles, but the newer bikes use a stretch belt that's
a bit more forgiving. You have a fixed length belt and it might be
time to change it before subjecting it to miles and heat.</p>
<p>- Transmission oil. I don't know what's called for on the R1150
series bikes, but you may want to check that.</p>
<p>- Brake fluid and flushing of the brakes. I don't recall exactly
what year bikes have the "whizzy" brakes, but I think most of the
1150's do. That requires a different sort of flush/bleed
procedure, that many home mechanics get wrong. There are two
circuits for each wheel - and it takes some knowledge to do them
right. The fluid is called for every 24 months from the date the
bike was manufactured. I'd stick to that schedule since repairing
that system can be quite costly, and failure isn't something you
want.</p>
<p>And if these have been done by CC as part of a major service -
then you can forgeddaboutit.. <br>
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<p>All of the above could be done by Mike Kowal (MG Cycles - Howell
- a club member - 732-239-8541). You probably want to contact
him now if you're considering scheduling it with him. It's his
busy season.</p>
<p>Don<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Hi, just putting this out there.
I’m getting ready for a fairly big ride for me end of July. headed to the Smoky Mountains. NC & TN.
Going to ride mostly back roads getting there + a couple loops while I’m out there.
I have some GP X-Files. (thanks to some of you that helped with maps and files)I also used my “scenic “ app in addition.
(Btw If anybody’s interested in tagging along that would be fine with me, the more the merrier. )
I want to make sure that me & my motorcycle is prepared for the journey.
Looking for some advice as far as maintenance for my 2004 1150RT.
Bought the bike with 18 K about 2 1/2 years ago.
Cross country did a full maintenance and some needed work out about 20 k.
Other than that some of the things below have already been taken care of.
I still feel that I would like I have the bike looked at as well as serviced and or replace any needed belts -parts -fluids , etc.
Any advice or recommendations would be much appreciated. I guess I could go back to cross country but I need to have some money left over for the trip - 😝
Thanks in advance,
Greg B RT🎹🏍
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