September 5, 2013 First Rear Brake flush and fill. First spark plug change

A day of misadventures. I wanted to perform some standard service on the Sabre, change the oil, change the final drive oil, flush and fill the brakes, flush and fill the radiator; no biggie right?

As it turned out it became a biggie. I was in Florida a day longer than I thought I was going to be, very enjoyable, but, I got back mid day on Wednesday. I spent the rest of the day trying to get the GL1000 back together, well the back wheel and brake. Which I did, but without the brake pads. And then when I was ready to move the wing out and the Sabre in, I found that the front wheel of the wing was locked. No shuffle last night.

I'd forgotten that I had an eye appointment at 10:30 am. We haven't gotten new medical cards yet; I called the Dr's office to see if the statement of coverage would get me my exam, they said yes. Of course, when I got there they said no. I'd held off on working on the Sabre. I'd held off going grocery store. No half the day was shot.

By the time I got home it was over 80, too hot for me to work outside. I was able to get the rear brake flushed and filled. The fluid didn't look as bad as the Wing's, but it didn't look good. This makes me wonder about the rear drive. I'm not worried about the oil, I changed that and the filter a year ago, I don't think I've put 1,000 miles on the bike in a year.

I also changed the plugs. I bought Champion 810's, they're a buck or two cheaper than NGK's. The only thing that's a little funky is that the champion's need a 17mm socket instead of the 18mm for the NGK's, which is what's on all the other bikes. 

The old plugs were NGK's but they weren't the plug that's recommended for the bike. All the books say NGK DPR7EA-9, the bike had NGK DPR6EA-9 in it. These plugs are speced for a cold climate, that's 5 degrees and below. We haven't had that kind of cold in many years. It could be that when the PO went to find plugs he couldn't find the 7's and bought the 6's. I certainly don't think it woulld have been bad for the bike. The poor brake fluid and wrong plugs make me wonder about how well the bike was taken care of.

For tomorrow, the front brakes, rear drive oil, crankcase oil and filter. The press was on to be done by tomorrow. I'm riding with the boys on a long ride down Skyline Drive. However, some of the guys couldn't make it until Saturday, I get an extra day to get my work done.