First service

[chacha]

Denny -

If you're getting only 12+V on one post of the cb (Circuit Breaker), then it is tripped. There is a black button on it -- push it in to reset it. Then check the voltage again. Should look something like this:

 

[dnespolo]

Ok I charged the battery all night long and this morning the bike fired up very strong like never before. Battery volts red 13v and with the engine on the meter red 14.5v. That tell me that the charging system of the bike is working. Am I right? I went for a few miles ride (4-5 miles froze my ass 25 degree here this morning) and when I came back the battery were still reading 12.9v and fire the bike back up. The only thing I put the tender back on and the red light of the tender come on as the battery needed to be recharged again. I'm not sure what this mean maybe it's the way the tender work, the manual says when the battery is under 80% the red light come on. It's a junior tender. Any comment would be appreciated.
thank you

 

[dnespolo]

Never mind I went back to the garage and the tender light was already green.

 

[Germanbiker]

Got the same "problem".

My 08 Pitbull came with 24 miles on it - only 26 miles to go for the first oil change ????????

May be change the filter - the oil itself can never be worn out......

Right??

Jochen

 

[07bigdog]

Everything sounds normal to me.

 

[WetDog]

May be change the filter - the oil itself can never be worn out......

Right??

It's not that the oil is "worn out", it's that you want to get the metallic particles out of the engine. During break in miles all the minor interference areas get worn in and it's common for that first oil change to have crud in it. Usually stuff you don't want to stay in the motor for long and contaminate the bearings.

I like doing a 'moto-man' style break in on my new bikes. Then change the oil at 30-50 miles and follow the recommended service intervals after that. Cheap insurance!! The 50 & 500 oil changes are to ensure you get those particles out of the engine. After that, normal intervals. And yeah, do change the filter too! :lol:

 

[dnespolo]

It's not that the oil is "worn out", it's that you want to get the metallic particles out of the engine. During break in miles all the minor interference areas get worn in and it's common for that first oil change to have crud in it. Usually stuff you don't want to stay in the motor for long and contaminate the bearings.

I like doing a 'moto-man' style break in on my new bikes. Then change the oil at 30-50 miles and follow the recommended service intervals after that. Cheap insurance!! The 50 & 500 oil changes are to ensure you get those particles out of the engine. After that, normal intervals. And yeah, do change the filter too! :lol:

You are right it is a cheap insurance the motor oil look like new when I changed mine but you want to get the metallic out. The primary oil look to me kind of bad though. Do it yourself save a lot of money and it's fun.