jos
New member
Yesterday was the day that was allocated to do the first 1000kM service. Never done a motorbike service before, all new to the game and willing to learn
Moved her outside to warm her up a bit in the sun, and as a pre-op ran the engine ofr a while.
Back inside she was lifted up to operating height and I started with taking her coverings down.
Latex gloves on ( as I have seen is the right thing to do in one of Lamont's video's), plenty of light and documentation on the right page of the book, tools neatly arranged I started to work.
My first impression was that she looked vulnerable without her covers and trusting me to do the job correctly.
I carefully feel my way and soon discover the part that is in need of removing and soon the opening was made and warm engine oil gusted out of her. I had learned from this forum to insert a drain pipe through the hole to avoid any spills and only my hand became covered in her fluid, all went well.
My trusty nurse, Kathy, dabbed the sweat pearls of my forehead while I was performing this intricate activity.
Next was the identification of the second opening to be made. This required some underbelly research but with the help of the documentation its location was soon discovered and a second stream of bodily fluids was excreted from her. Next on the list were the two filters. This required some careful manoeuvring with tools to remove the filter housings and filters. She did not mind and I felt that I was in control of the situation.
The two new kidneys were installed and subsequently oil transfusion took place.
It was time to wake her up.
Within the allocated time of 5 seconds, she purred slightly, the oil pressure alarm vanished and all was OK.
It was time to put her covers back on, lower her down from the operating table and place her into a post operate position where she could recover.
Thank you to all on this forum to assist me with making me a semi skilled oil changer, filter replacer and general mechanic
It took me 4 hours to do this job, for sure next time I will be more skilled and be quicker...but why hurry?
Jos
Moved her outside to warm her up a bit in the sun, and as a pre-op ran the engine ofr a while.
Back inside she was lifted up to operating height and I started with taking her coverings down.
Latex gloves on ( as I have seen is the right thing to do in one of Lamont's video's), plenty of light and documentation on the right page of the book, tools neatly arranged I started to work.
My first impression was that she looked vulnerable without her covers and trusting me to do the job correctly.
I carefully feel my way and soon discover the part that is in need of removing and soon the opening was made and warm engine oil gusted out of her. I had learned from this forum to insert a drain pipe through the hole to avoid any spills and only my hand became covered in her fluid, all went well.
My trusty nurse, Kathy, dabbed the sweat pearls of my forehead while I was performing this intricate activity.
Next was the identification of the second opening to be made. This required some underbelly research but with the help of the documentation its location was soon discovered and a second stream of bodily fluids was excreted from her. Next on the list were the two filters. This required some careful manoeuvring with tools to remove the filter housings and filters. She did not mind and I felt that I was in control of the situation.
The two new kidneys were installed and subsequently oil transfusion took place.
It was time to wake her up.
Within the allocated time of 5 seconds, she purred slightly, the oil pressure alarm vanished and all was OK.
It was time to put her covers back on, lower her down from the operating table and place her into a post operate position where she could recover.
Thank you to all on this forum to assist me with making me a semi skilled oil changer, filter replacer and general mechanic
It took me 4 hours to do this job, for sure next time I will be more skilled and be quicker...but why hurry?
Jos
