goodman4
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Post by goodman4 on Nov 27, 2021 9:48:11 GMT -7
Do you think there is any change in the maintenance schedule or anything else I should do now that I've been taking the MT10 to multiple track days? I did 4 this year on the MT10 and likely will do some more next year as I'm really enjoying it. I had thought I'd just do one or two to see if I wanted to trade it in on a track only bike but I'm having too much fun on it. In all my years riding I would have never have come close to approaching the rev limit, but at the track I have hit the limiter a couple times accidentally when I didn't shift in time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2021 11:13:36 GMT -7
Id change your oil.
Just keep an eye on your tires for excessive wear.
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Post by mindcrime79 on Nov 28, 2021 3:02:56 GMT -7
Change/bleed brake fluid
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Post by hooli on Nov 28, 2021 20:21:45 GMT -7
Get your suspension set by a specialist, if possible.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Nov 30, 2021 22:11:22 GMT -7
Everything is usually on an accelerated schedule. For example, I usually have to do my forks yearly on the track bike vs about every 2 years on the street bike despite there being much less miles put on the track bike.
But the pace of 4 trackdays a year probably won't be that drastic depending on your street riding. Just air on the lower side of the maintenance schedule especially for things like valve checks, spark plugs, brake fluid. Basically stick to the schedule religiously or do earlier.
Two of the most common things I see that I think are underestimated by track riders to become a major problem are coolant system leaks and chain snaps. Any small leak or evidence of leaking (that infamous white stain on the hoses) has the potential to be a full blown coolant system failure during a hot track day. And then one thing I've never seen on the street but have seen a good amount on the track is peoples chains snapping. And when they go, they usually go violently. I've seen one shred a tail fairing apart on a ZX10. So make sure you keep up on chain and sprocket wear and make sure the measurements are up to spec.
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goodman4
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Post by goodman4 on Dec 3, 2021 13:44:04 GMT -7
Everything is usually on an accelerated schedule. For example, I usually have to do my forks yearly on the track bike vs about every 2 years on the street bike despite there being much less miles put on the track bike. But the pace of 4 trackdays a year probably won't be that drastic depending on your street riding. Just air on the lower side of the maintenance schedule especially for things like valve checks, spark plugs, brake fluid. Basically stick to the schedule religiously or do earlier. Two of the most common things I see that I think are underestimated by track riders to become a major problem are coolant system leaks and chain snaps. Any small leak or evidence of leaking (that infamous white stain on the hoses) has the potential to be a full blown coolant system failure during a hot track day. And then one thing I've never seen on the street but have seen a good amount on the track is peoples chains snapping. And when they go, they usually go violently. I've seen one shred a tail fairing apart on a ZX10. So make sure you keep up on chain and sprocket wear and make sure the measurements are up to spec. This is what I was thinking. I am pretty diligent with my chain measurement and lube since it's my first chain drive bike but I will stay on it. Actually none of my track days were hot, but one was wet, two cold and just one a little warm. On the suspension, I took it to the suspension specialist that was there at STT at Barber to discuss my spring and setup and he said I was good and shouldn't worry so much about it. I decided to take his advice. |
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