http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/ Suzuki V-Strom DL-1000 Owners group Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:10:02 GMT GaryS http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90115 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90115 Willie, contact your local Jet Hot place and ask them. Even if you rough up the chrome, paint will not last on the header, especially up by the head. I've been Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:59:33 GMT william rowe http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90114 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90114 Hey, I was forced to buy a chrome vance & hines 4 into one for my GS750(soon to be a 834 or 931) and I don't like chrome, plus i'm trying to make this bike Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:03:39 GMT MARK NEWBY http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90113 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90113 I recommend that you find a little jar of REAL O-Ring and Seal lubricant. "Load'er up with bahr grease" is a bit too backwoods for my liking. While you are Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:00:56 GMT Larry Schroeder http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90112 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90112 It ended up being the seal for the clutch push rod. A local dealer said to put some heavy duty grease in where the rod goes through the seal, then put some Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:03:50 GMT J.D. Bronson http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90111 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90111 ... I agree. I just push the bar as far as I can, hence the SS A4 bolts. Besides, I like the way they look against the black bars. The GIVI bolts can get Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:56:05 GMT GaryS http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90110 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90110 I installed mine, no problems, like JD says, install all the pieces loose, when it's all fit up then tighten and torque. I didn't swap out any nuts and bolts, Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:05:35 GMT J.D. Bronson http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90109 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90109 ... PS. Always use BLUE loctite on these bolts and adjust the torque accordingly for a 'wet' torque vs a dry torque. I think mine are torqued to about 16ft Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:00:36 GMT J.D. Bronson http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90108 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90108 ... Qualified mechanic?? Bah. Simple mechanical skills. Takes little time but there are some issues. 1. Sometimes the OEM bolts can be tough to get out. They Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:42:38 GMT niteskygzr http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90107 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90107 Has anyone installed these. All the ads say they should be installed by a qualified motorcycle mechanic. Is this true or can they be installed in the field. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:02:57 GMT t.ahawk http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90106 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90106 Just a bunch a variating vicissitudes, but no not really, it was real life, and I look at the things that get me down here in my little corner of the world, Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:33:45 GMT william rowe http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90105 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90105 http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/780311954.html Life is short, the art long; the crisis fleeting, experience decietful and judgment difficult. First,do Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:39:36 GMT william rowe http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90104 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90104 if the oil tastes like glycol...it aint oil. mine leaks oil from the bottom of the case and brake fluid from the clutch slave which accumulate  at very nearly Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:20:32 GMT Larry http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90103 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90103 What you describe is not uncommon when switching to synthetic. Synthetics will weep past seals that are not 100% and you will probably consume more of it Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:28:54 GMT Larry Schroeder http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90102 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90102 So I have noticed some oil near where the shift shaft seal is, at least in that general area. I have recently replaced the chain and sprockets and didn't Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:52:21 GMT williamlbaer@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90101 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VStrom2/message/90101 Well, I rode my 04 650 for 70,000 miles.? Was a great bike in many, many ways as we all know.? Sold it last week in large part because I could not take the