| Someone sent me an email suggesting adding some service and
maintenance detail to my site. Here's a few tidbits that might be
interesting. |
| Changing the oil is pretty straight
forward. The picture below indicates the oil plug bolt
location. Access is easy, though a socket extender is required to
get a decent hold.
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Oil is added into the
dipstick opening on the
opposite side of the bike...it requires a funnel with a fairly small
neck. An oil change takes
about 10 minutes start to finish, depending mainly on how long you let
it drain.
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Adjusting the idle is easy
enough. The S2 has no tachometer on the dash, though, so you need
an
external device for this if you want to apply any precision to the job.
Access is achieved by removing a single screw and panel under the seat. This exposes the top of the engine, including the carburettor and idle adjust screw. .
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| Engine
access, through the under-seat panel. |
Idle
adjust screw. |
| Here's a summary of my scoot's 8000km service
appointment. Nothing real exciting, but here's how it went down. I had them inspect/adjust every item on the 8000km list in the owner's manual (variator/clutch inspection/cleaning, valve clearance, steering head bearing check, brake inspection, etc.). I brought in a new drive belt and irridium spark plug for installation. I asked them to check the auto-bystarter (the unit on the carburettor that assists cold starting by enrichening the fuel mixture), which I thought might be misbehaving. I asked them to look at a front suspension squeak that had recently developed. Finally, I asked them to adjust the rear suspension. I had stiffened it one level myself a while back, but after deciding that I preferred it the way it was before, I was unable to adjust it back down using the tool that came with the bike. The total time I was charged for labor was four hours. I had anticipated 4-5 hours, based on phone conversations when I was making the appointment. The bike was dropped off at the dealer on a Thursday early afternoon, and was ready for pick-up at noon the following Tuesday; the mechanic for this particular establishment does not work weekends. Some of the things he needed to do required the engine to be cold, while others needed it warm, so he could not just do it all in four straight hours. |