Official Maintenance intervals
 

I will volunteer to compile a table with recommended maintenance intervals if folks can help me identify what needs what and when.
As a new bike owner (and someone who does not wrench on my own car), memorizing maintenance intervals or digging up a tiny owners manual is not in my nature - I'd rather have an electronic document that I can reference or print out and keep in the garage.

I've noticed the tiny table in the owners manual is not clear, and actually seems to be in conflict with what is listed on some of the tutorials. In addition, it does not seem to be complete - perhaps assuming that whoever owns the bike has some semblance of knowledge on the care and feeding of motorcycles.

If you feel this is redundant/useless and already have knowledge of such a table or reference, I would very much appreciate if you point me where to go looking :) I don't want to inadvertently find myself missing some critical maintenance because I had no idea I was supposed to do it!

Me too! I think yours is an excellent idea! :thanks:

okay, Here is the Google Drive Sheet.


Comments welcome. Note this is over and above TCLOCS which you should be doing on some frequency ;)

I will update this periodically as things pop up.

Looks good WLS!

Woodland...excellent work, you put good time and effort 8nto this sheet. Seems like csc should have something like this ,officially.

Is this stuff in an rx3 manual?

I started with what was in the manual and then referenced the online tutorials. I asked specifically if they had anything or if they would consider making such a document and they only pointed me back to the owners manual. I personally found the owners manual to be light and slim on detail, but ymmv.

Thanks for starting this thread, Sprite. ;)

I am glad to see you have the 3 most important, maintenance items listed.

Change engine oil every 2,000 miles
Check valve lash every 2,500 miles
Check crankshaft nut and locking tab @ 10,000 miles

You did a nice job on the spreadsheet, Sprite. :tup:

I would add the following items.

Change brake fluid in both brakes every two years.
Change spark plug every 10,000 miles.

Thanks Spud. Maybe I will add an additional line for brake fluid. I noted the fluid replace at every 2 yrs but I think a separate line would be more clear. Will add the note on the spark plug.

Any comments on suspension? In the owners manual there was a line for 'absorbers' and I can only guess that means the fork and rear shock.

I'll leave it to you if you want to add a link to your sticky post about maintenance. I'll publish the Google spreadsheet link once I finish fussing with it.

That's great work sprite! Thanks for putting that together!

The chart shows a wheel bearing inspection at 12,000 miles.

Considering Spud's broken wheel bearing, it might be prudent to inspect them more frequently,

.....perhaps at every tire change.

jb

Sprite,

Are you able to make it a public Google Drive doc? Of course, I would probably not allow anyone to edit it but you, but if we had a link to it to a Google Drive doc, it is something we could all save and have access to. If there is anything that someone would want to recommend you add, they can do it from the doc with notes, which then you could clear or just post that info here for you.

I'm with you, I like digital docs! Having one place to see everything is awesome! Unlike you, yes I'm a girl, but i wrench on my cars. Wrenching on bikes to this degree is new to me. My husband is a airplane mechanic, and wrenching on bikes is new to him as well. However, there seems to be many things that are the same. At least when it comes to the tools needed to get the job done.

Thanks again for taking the time to do this. I personally appreciate it very much. Cheers!:thanks::tup::clap::yay:

Indeed, I always check my wheel bearings during every tire change. ;) However, I got 13,000 miles of wear from my Shinko S244 rear tire, so I think it is well to word the maintenance check in this manner.

Wheel Bearings: Inspect during every tire change, or every 10,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Thanks for making this nice contribution to the forum, Sprite. I have added a link to this thread under the Maintenance subheading in the RX3 Tech Sticky. :tup:

http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...480#post175480

Regarding the forks, I would suggest changing the fork oil every 25,000 miles. The stock shock absorber is sealed, so it is a no-maintenance item. However, I would suggest setting the correct spring preload for the shock absorber immediately, upon delivery of the motorcycle. ;)

Thanks Sprite, a great addition. Maybe a little tongue-in-cheek, but I would add a daily inspection of the RX-3 forum on ChinaRiders. Spud has done such an excellent job of collecting and disseminating information on our bike, that I need a daily read of the forums to keep up to date.

Yes, I will publish the google drive link - wanted to get additional input before doing so :) and also wanted to see if others would find such a document useful.

While I'm somewhat leery of wrenching on my bike, I am looking forward to learning - I've wrenched on multimillion dollar equipment in a semiconductor manufacturing facility (though that was ages ago)....so I should feel like with sufficient instructions, I should be able to manage learning how to work on my own motorcycle!

I appreciate all the willingness to share information on this forum, and I figured this might be an opportune way to "give back"

Well noted, I will take Spud's wording recommendation and will make the update.

honestly if it wasn't for this forum, I'm not sure I would have bought my RX3. I was definitely apprehensive about being put in a situation where I was going to have to do all my own maintenance and troubleshooting.

I was a bit leery too, but all the support and information from everyone made it an easy decision.

Thank you for your kind words, George. It's people such as you who make these forums such a nice place to frequent. :tup:

okay folks - I replaced the flickr screencapture with a link to the google drive sheet.
It is not editable, but if you have a comment for an update, please post here and I'll update periodically.

Amen !

Yes! Same here. The amount of organized info on this forum, helped me to finally pull the trigger. I have been reading the forum since early last year, but never joined in the conversation until I actually put a down payment. I do know there are other forums, but I do not want to overwhelm myself with information. I see detours on a number of others, at the end of the day, everything seems to show up here. I feel like I am part of a family.

Anyways, if this rain every stops, I'll actually be able to get 200 miles on the bike and finally do my first oil change.

Madsocial, an easy way to get a quick fix of China riders is just stick to the new posts button. This way you can fuel the obsession with mass amounts of time draining posts.

You and everybody here are indeed members of the China Riders family. :tup: We have always had a great group of members who are helpful and friendly; people who buy Chinese motorcycles are a special, independent breed. ;) We work hard to maintain the friendly, helpful, family-oriented atmosphere of these forums, and we are glad you decided to join us. :)

When CSC sent out the notice on their latest parts sale, they mentioned replacing the fuel filter every 2000 miles. I hadn't heard that one before, and it's not on WLS's schedule. Anyone care to debate adding it, or adjusting the mileage?

Indeed, I didn't see it mentioned anywhere else before, though it makes sense to replace the fuel filter with some frequency. I suspect there are a number of folks out there who have significantly more than 2000 miles on their bikes at this point!!

I only have an RX3 so I don't know what the comparable maintenance/replacement interval is on other bikes for a fuel filter...

RE fuel filter replacement. My experience with other FI bikes was that they did not offer any required filter replacement interval. That's with Ducati and Guzzi and over about 8 different bikes. The same applies to my various 4 wheel vehicles. You would think that there would be a replacement interval but...I have yet to see one. This falls in the category of 'it can't hurt'. If I were in an area where crappy fuel was the norm I'd change the darn filter frequently, I'm not and won't yet.

I'm at just about 15K miles on mine. Have the fuel filter sitting on the shelf for the next time I pull the tank to do the valves. So far I've had no issues with my bike.