Well, did the first scheduled maintenance today and noticed some things that really frustrated me. All comparisons are made to my 2005 Kat 750.
On the positive side.....this bike is a blast to ride. Extremely forgiving ride. This is a ton of bike for the price. Glad to go with another Suzuki than the Ninja 650R or the Yamaha FZ6R.
- The oil filter can no longer be accessed from the front of the bike. For some reason, there is a cross member on the exhaust that is a direct line of sight to where an extension bar for a ratchet would go nicely. This gave me a chance to take the fairings off that would lead me to #2.
- Why all the push-pin style connectors (belly)? They are problematic, at best, and see no advantage to having them as compared to hex head screws.
- Getting the oil filter out (and putting the new one in for that matter) is an exercise in geometric studies. There is basically one way to get the filter in/out.
- Has anyone actually adjusted the rear spring load (not rebound) on this bike? Maybe I'm missing something, but this is extremely difficult to get good leverage with the supplied tool without spending gobs of time in dismantling.
- The front pre-load adjustment knobs are ridiculous. The stems have difficult access and there is not an easy tool to make this adjustment easier than the flat head screws on the Kat.
- There has to be some use of the fake air intakes. I would like to re-route a hose (2X) to either the radiator (exit in front of for more cooling capability) or somehow into the airbox (MUCH more challenging).
On the positive side.....this bike is a blast to ride. Extremely forgiving ride. This is a ton of bike for the price. Glad to go with another Suzuki than the Ninja 650R or the Yamaha FZ6R.
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