If your are thinking of changing to Stainless,? or chrome spokes. I recommend Buchanan's in Azusa, CA. It's what they do.
On Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 10:20?AM Jeffrey Alexander via <jseconds77=
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Welcome! Lemme say, these rides were well engineered and are quite friggin bulletproof! Now, the jets and exhaust were designed to meet rather stringent emissions standards and the jets get clogged if the ride sits idle without any starts to 'keep things moving'.
So, during the off-season I highly recommend starting it every week or two and let it gently idle, top off gas with your fuel stabilizer of your choice. Shop manual calls for 91 or higher octane.
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These rides can go the distance! Some owners sent me videos of their bikes with over 100,000 mi on the clock! The key is don't let them sit up too long without running/riding, respect the bike, do basic maintenance and remember, oil cooled motors will need more frequent changes vs modern liquid cooled rides. I'm in Floriduh so I change before the recommended 3500k mi recommendations.
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Also, the W does not eat thru chains, tires, etc but be smooth with takeoffs and accelerations and you'll be good to go. My favorite tires are Michelin Road Classics and with like 5k mi they still look new! For chains, I like DID X-ring. Kawi recommends checking, not adjusting, ever 1600 mi and thousands more than that, with careful cleaning and lubrication the chain has barely gotten out of recommended specs. I ran with 27mm chain slack and feels good to me.
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And yup, bike is a 'sausage magnet' so be patient when fellow riders and admirers chat ya up. Enjoy and good luck
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Tom Marckese