Picked up the bike a week ago! I'm going to order/do a couple of things and thought I would get input from the wise folks on the forum.
1. Read about the ease of install, longevity and reliability of the AGM batteries (my TLX uses AGM oem as well) so I thought I'd get this:
10L-A2 AGM battery -
fortnine.ca/en/bikemaster-agm-platinum-ii-battery
2. This is the iridium version of the stock plugs:
NGK BR7EIX -
fortnine.ca/en/ngk-iridium-ix-spark-plug
When the old plugs are out, I'll do as Warren3200gt suggested and:
before turning it over, take the plugs out and squirt a bit off oil down the cylinders. Turn it over by hand several times using a 17mm spanner on the ignition side end of the crankshaft. If you feel any resistance stop. It should turn over very easily and smoothly with yhe plugs out.
3. For Oil, I'm reading mixed reviews on synthetic vs conventional, some posts saying I need JASO oil. Manual says to use 10w40 weight. Should I be concerned with using a synth 10w40 oil like Castrol GTX?
4. Will be draining old fuel and cleaning the tank (looking up some articles/videos on this)
5. Cleaning the carbs (using the carb cleaning 101 post on this forum as a guide
and ).
cleaners:
- Gumout 800002230 Carb and Choke Cleaner Jet Spray
-
www.amazon.ca/Carburetor-Cleaner-AIFUDA-...46&s=gateway&sr=8-14
This is just my starting point, I know I got lots more to do...