New Bike, New Bike !!!!!

That's an awesome bike Dave enjoy, let us all know how you get on with it.

 

Will do Don, first job is to give her a damn good wash and polish.

Then brake and clutch fluid changes, oil + filtre/air filtre/fuel filtre, fork oil change, and coolant. Check condition of : chain and sprockets, all bearings, all brake pads.

 

A man after my own heart, its nice to have the confidence in a bike after you have gone over it yourself.

 

Well I think she's a brilliant bike, I just want her to be in optimal condition.

 

I recall the electrical connections on the starter solenoid were troublesome on my ST4s Dave. The solenoid is low down at the front of the engine (I'm assuming its the same set up on the ST3) and gets a fair amount of crap thrown up at it. Just keep the terminals liberally coated with moly grease and it solved the issue, well it did for me anyway. Other than that and the stuff you've mentioned, chain tension etc etc. Mine never gave me any bother in the time I had it.

 

"... and when I've done all that, I'm going to take an angle grinder to the exhausts!"

 

You just never know Steve..............................

 

That's a tidy looking bike Johne, very tidy. Thanks for the tip too !!

Dave