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My Suzuki Hayabusa completes 5 years: Major service update

4th April 2022, 14:23 by Rahul Nagaraj

Knowing it was a 2-day job, I arranged all the spares & consumables accordingly.

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Bluebird completed 5 years in February and it's time for a major service update.

I had mentioned earlier a few things I wanted to get done on the bike during the next service and a few of them were going to be done for the first time and were just preventive maintenance so that I don’t face a problem later.

Spark plugs to be checked/replaced
Throttle body to be opened up for cleaning
Front fork oil change along with the oil seal
Fuel pump filter to be cleaned
Coolant to be replaced
Cone set to be opened and greased
Wheel bearings and sprocket bearing to be greased
Stock high beam bulb to be replaced with an LED one
Engine oil and oil filter to be replaced

With the above list in mind, I knew it would be a two-day job and had already informed the service guys what I wanted to get done on the bike so that they can arrange the spares and consumables accordingly.

The work was started with stripping down all the fairing parts and then taking out the front fork legs, fork T bracket, cone set and front wheel bearings. Initially, the plan was to check and see if the fork seals if they need replacement and later on we decided to change the fork seals and dust cap. The cone set was in good shape but was opened up at the right time for cleaning and greasing. Or else the grease would have dried up more and would have eaten up the seating. Same with the front wheel bearings which were cleaned and greased again.

Next, the air filter and plugs were attended to. The air filter was decided to be replaced and the plugs looked good and didn’t need to be replaced. Post that the throttle body assembly was removed for cleaning and post that the fuel pump filter and finally the rear wheel bearings were cleaned and greased. This is all the work that was completed on day one.

On day two the bike went for a wash before starting any work and without the fairing. Post the wash the coolant was replaced followed by the high beam LED bulb upgrade. Lastly after checking all is in order and the radiator was functioning as desired with no leaks the engine oil and filter were replaced. With all the service work completed the fairing was put back again and the bike went for its final wash followed by a few test rides by the mechanic who worked on the bike and me to confirm everything was in order.

The total damages for the above work was Rs 14,325 (parts) + Rs 9,000 (labour) totalling to Rs 23,235. I was actually expecting a figure of Rs 30k + but thankfully the OE parts from Suzuki are of excellent quality and offered at an excellent price as well.

Loads of pictures as I was present to see all the work get done and for the readers, it's a visual experience to see this beast being stripped down.

If it was not for our dust conditions I would have ridden it like this for a day or two looks absolutely menacing.