Thread: General Maintenance on a 99 900RR

I was reading the Haynes Service and Repair manual and i noticed in some of the maintenance items start out saying stuff like "Every 8000 miles or 12 months (whichever comes first)". Now when i purchased the bike i bought the extended warrenty and had the Honda Techs give the bike an initial inspection so i would have a good feel for where it was and what i needed to concentrate on in the future. The only issue that stuck out was the brake pad less than 50% wear. I have changed those with EBC HH pads about a month ago. Recently i hit the 12000 mile mark and check the manul when i noticed the 12000 miles or every 18months. My question to this is since the bike is 7 years old should i go ahead and do everything that the book recommends?

I'm thinking yes i should at least check out what i can so tomorrow i'm changing the brake fluid, checking sag, plugs, and whatever else i can get too.

Any suggestions on the brake fluid change? Use mighty vac etc...what about the other maintenance items over 3 years etc?

Originally Posted by evl_twn

If you're removing the lines anyway, pull the calipers and hold them upside down until all the old fluid is out of them. If you're really anal about your brake fluid, pop the pistons out and clean the inside of the calipers.

Coolant should be changed every 2-3 years. At 12k miles, I'd also replace the plugs, and check the valves. Also check the carburetor synchronization.

thanks for the information...unfortunatly i wimped out on the brake fluid change due to heat LOL we only managed to reinstall the K&N Air Filter. That in itself btw made a noticable difference in the bike's performance. I'll get to the others next weekend.