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Originally Posted by isuoboe
Thanks for the input. Mostly I was curious how many people out there do all these maintenance items as listed in the schedule...........
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You are welcome.
I do the service as scheduled, more or less.
In my experience, the most neglected thing is regular lubrication of cables, bearings, telescopic forks, caliper slides and chain.
Coincidentally, those are source of frequent breakdowns or premature wear.
This is especially important in bikes, due to the water and mud effect.
If the pivots or heads of cables are not lubricated, the constant bending will break the steel strands rapidly.
Bearings that don't rotate much need extra attention.
That is the case of the steering head, cam chain tensioner, swing arm pivot and Uni-track mechanism.
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Steerin...ng_replacement
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Uni_Tra...ge_Lubrication
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Servicing_the_swingarm