regular maintenance

[Alberta_Qaudin]

for the last 2 years i've been riding my friends old 300ex beater, up untill 2 months ago when i bought my 400, so if some oncecan let me know about the regular steps they take monthly, daily, ect. to maintain they're 400'd i'de appreciate it alot.......
and one more question...is there anything special you should check on after rolling it.

thanks for any help you can give

Always keep good oil in it, make sure the air filter is clean,. Just do little check ups on it like making sure everything is tight and secure. Little stuff like that will really help out and that 400 should last you a LONG time

Good luck with it

[Alberta_Qaudin]

what about after rolling it, anything beicdes the obvious i should check, becides the fact i picked upa a tick in my engine

[wantinga400ex]

The tick is probably the valves needing adjusted

[zephead400ex]

Taking out the pivot bolt for the swing arm and lubing it is a good idea every few months. If not, it is SOB to take out!

[Alberta_Qaudin]

thanks for all your help guys

[ILGNCC400EX]

Originally posted by zephead400ex
Taking out the pivot bolt for the swing arm and lubing it is a good idea every few months. If not, it is SOB to take out! yep that should be the 1st thing.also take every thing apart that pivits and grease it a arms ,shock linkage,the front shock bushings on the bottom.you keep this up it will last you a long time

[JRDrider22]

another thing to do is change your oil and oil filter every 3 hard rides. also just go around and tighten each bolt(a nut and bolt check). after im done with each bolt i use a dry erase market and dot the nut to show that i did that one already

[xr50layke]

i dont ride hard if im just cruising but still thats like an oil change every week. thats a lot of money in oil!