q: filter oil & tank attachment

[stuwoolf]

Front Forks with yokes and wheel with disk. Also front brake. Have KL/R650 manuals if anyone interested. If interested contact me off list at stuwoolf@.... I am in UK. Stuart

[Zachariah Mully]

On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 12:39, Eduardo wrote:

> . > A couple of questions for the collective: > ----- > I use Castrol foam air filter oil, a gummy red fluid. > The bike manual says to use 10w40. > I don't want to carry too many bottles on a trip. > Is the motor oil as good as the Castrol "special" stuff?

The Castrol stuff is much better than motor oil, but motor oil works perfectly fine as well... The filter specific stuff is tackier and so stays on the filter longer, with motor oil, you should service the filter more often as motor oil will run off the filter faster.

> ----- > So when reinstalling the gas tank the two bolts at the back do all > the holding and the front of the tank is a bit loose (no shrouds yet). > Is this normal? > Is there someting that needs to be done (strap down)? > Don't like the tank not feeling firmy attached, does it need to move > a bit? > -----

Look just below the spine of the bike, and you should see two hockey puck looking rubber bumpers. If you look at the bottom of the tank you'll see where there are yokes on the tank to slide onto these rubber mounts. If the tank is really loose you might have knocked one of these mounts off (they aren't glued on, they just fit over a nub on the frame). The tank, even when properly installed, will still have some play in it, probably helps lessen tank damage when you crash it. Nothing to be worried about. Z DC A5 A11