floridajon Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 got my 2018 in april 4900 miles now. Had the dealer do the first maintenance 600 mile did the oil change at 4000 myself.I plan on keeping this thing a long time and doing the majority of the work myself,, i'd like to know other members experiences and opinions on this topic. i love this bike and shes a definite keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted October 15, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted October 15, 2018 I have done all my maintenance myself with the exception of the 600 mile check which I had an independent shop do. I had not done any motorcycle work before but am reasonably competent doing car maintenance. This is a simple bike that is easy and fun to work on. It is also satisfying to have done it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 18 hours ago, floridajon said: got my 2018 in april 4900 miles now. Had the dealer do the first maintenance 600 mile did the oil change at 4000 myself.I plan on keeping this thing a long time and doing the majority of the work myself,, i'd like to know other members experiences and opinions on this topic. i love this bike and shes a definite keeper Check out our tech tips section, it has DIY posts on how to do everything yourself. https://fz07.org/forum/16/yamaha-fz-07-tech-tips/ Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregjet Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 If you haven't changed the front suspension springs/damping at least change the fork oil. Yamaha OEM fork oil ( like many other fork oils) has no antioxidants in it and degenerates reasonably quickly . That plus the initial few hundred miles will build up most of the metal wear in the oil and accellerate wear. While you are there do the spring/ damping upgrade ( cartridge/GVE whichever) and change the rear shock to something less resembling a pogostick. These changes will make THE biggest change to the enjoyment of you bike you can do. Puts the bike into a much more expensive league in terms of handling. Check out the suspension posts. You won't find a better quality of information on many forums anywhere. Go forth and modify my son...go forth and modify... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow poke Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Can someone tell me if fork cartridges are that much better than the GVE for spirited riding in the mountains. I do not commute only ride twisty mountain roads but sometimes roads are not so smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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