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Never Seize and aluminum and SS

Mercedes used to say that every time new tires were mounted, the rims (steel in those days) should be scraped and repainted.
DAMN! is that all that was required??? i always used to replace the rims with NEW ones :confused:
 
I would like to keep the Kat running for many years to come so I don't mind the little extra care here and there even if it seems unnessasary. With over 400,000km on the GS1100G engine and still going well with high even compression from each cylinder I am happy with the result, cheers.

400,000 km! Wow!! Has it been rebuilt?

It would seem to me that for people who ride moderately (me) that cleaning the sump would make sense if the exhaust system has to come off anyway. If there is a lot of crud at that time, do it more often.
 
Carbs have been overhauled a couple of times and the valve train has been done. When the camchain and tensioner were replaced had the barrels/pistons and bottom end checked over, minimal wear and well within tolerance guides so left them as it is. Bearing in mind the GS1100G is a tourer and was not flogged (though they can take it) she had a pretty easy life and always got me there and home again everytime. As to the crude issue, sometimes its there and somtimes its not, but as an owner I think its good to know what it is, how it got there, and how to reduce its impact on engine life. Cheers.
 
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