[sarnali2]

1. I wouldn't be alarmed to find a small amount of debris in the oil, (I would sedate myself just in case though)

2. It's not bike miles but engine miles that aply here, still a small amount of particles in the oil shouldn't be an issue (self medication is still recommended, just in case)

3. Not unless you just like to spend money, the cartidge filter is just as efficient as a spin on, just more trouble. (sedate if stress levels raise)

4. "The bike runs great".....pretty well answers that question eh? If you want top end noise, try a Triumph Trophy, you'd swear it was a diesel compared to most Jappers. Paper thin valve covers and being built like a brick sh*t house explains most of it. The engine on your Kawi is as close to bullet proof you're likely to find, as long as the cam chain tensioner is operating correctly (which could be an issue on early 900/1000 Ninja motors) it should run as long as you want to ride it. (after ride self medication optional but recommended)

 

[sarnali2]

I'm a veteran of the Navy's old Preventive Maintenance System, where we used to take down operating machinery and electronics and open them up to "inspect" them. I'm convinced we broke a lot of equipment just checking them.

So, "ride it like you stole it!"

What a total waste, I don't know how much liberty we got ****ed out of doing PM's....." well yeah Sir, we took it apart and put it back together and it sounds the same, can we go now?"

 

[sarnali2]

...were ones that required crawling under the evaporators while they are in operation. I'd like to get 5 minutes in a room alone with the sadist who thought of that one.

my favorite was "inspect fuel oil service pump screw gears for wear" which required either breaking the fuel lines open in the bilge and dropping the gears out the bottom or breaking the steam lines to the pump turbine and chain falling the drive gearbox off and lifting them out the top. In one case you're filling the bilge with raw Naval Distilate from the piping between the tank header and the pump, in the other case you're working under a few thousand pounds of gearbox suspended by a chain and swaying with the ships movement, all to find out that the gears are fine with minimal wear.

Just looking at the gage's and noting the pump putting out 350psi @4000 rpm like it's set for would have told you the same thing. Instead you get to risk a bilge fire, getting crushed or a hernia so some Chief can fill out his report sheet of completed PM's. That's why they have 18 and 19 year old kids doing it instead of adults. An adult would tell them to go to hell, it works fine