Winter Maintenance

[Jambriwal]

Change engine oil & filter
Bleed clutch
New air filter
top off coolant overflow
Fill Fuel tank with Non Ethanol
change spark plugs, went to Honda for CR7EH9 spark plugs and they only had two
Tried 4 other parts stores, no stock
Honda dealer ordered 2 more
Found out Honda only uses this spark plug for the ST1300?

 

[klaproth]

On a tip from Mellow a few years ago, I ordered plugs from Rock Auto. Whole lot cheaper, and quick shipping.
I get all my oil filters there too, but be careful of the shipping prices, which can be pretty high.

 

[canada_67]

I use the NGK Iridium equivalent...

CR7EH-9 (3486) = CR7EIX (7385)

eBay/Amazon usually have them at good price.

 

[Igofar]

Go to the NGK website and inspect the plugs you purchase against the information about knockoff plugs.
Several members have brought me NGK itridium plugs purchased from Amazon and rock auto that were cheap fake knockoffs,
Beware.
I would urge you to use ND DENSO or Honda ordered parts in the OEM boxes.

 

[Igofar]

Change engine oil & filter
Bleed clutch
New air filter
top off coolant overflow
Fill Fuel tank with Non Ethanol
change spark plugs, went to Honda for CR7EH9 spark plugs and they only had two
Tried 4 other parts stores, no stock
Honda dealer ordered 2 more
Found out Honda only uses this spark plug for the ST1300?

If your going to the trouble of removing stuff to TOP OFF the coolant, why not check the TStat and flush and replace stuff at that point?

 

[etalors]

Change engine oil & filter
Bleed clutch
New air filter
top off coolant overflow
Fill Fuel tank with Non Ethanol
change spark plugs, went to Honda for CR7EH9 spark plugs and they only had two
Tried 4 other parts stores, no stock
Honda dealer ordered 2 more
Found out Honda only uses this spark plug for the ST1300?

If you are not going to ride the bike over the winter. I would have done all this in the spring time and have fresh fluids and air filter.

 

[Jambriwal]

If your going to the trouble of removing stuff to TOP OFF the coolant, why not check the TStat and flush and replace stuff at that point?

I did replace the coolant in 2023. At that point it was 7 years old counting the 4 years it was stil in the crate. So maybe a little evaporation or a little short on the refill. However the cooling system runs 3 bars and very seldom hear the cooling fans come on.

 

[Jambriwal]

If you are not going to ride the bike over the winter. I would have done all this in the spring time and have fresh fluids and air filter.

I have always preferred to service equipment before it's put away. We had a very comfortable season this year in Hamburg NY. So seasonal changeover is much easier. Not so motivated when the weather is harsh.