SPARK PLUGS

[charliespain]

Hello, someone has changed the spark plugs.
Images Step by step, please.
I know it's long and complicated, but sometimes pictures worth a thousand words

Thanks ¡

[VirginiaJim]

How many miles on them?

[charliespain]

15.000 Milles.

But my question is not how many miles to be changed?

 I ask, on step by step pictures

[gPink]

http://www.angelridevideos.com/concours.html

Fred Harmon's maintenance videos will guide you through a valve check. You can stop when you get to the spark plugs.

[maxtog]

15,000 Milles.

But my question is not how many miles to be changed?

He was just wondering, since modern spark plugs should last for a very, very long time (WAY beyond 15,000 miles).

[VirginiaJim]

15.000 Milles.

But my question is not how many miles to be changed?

 I ask, on step by step pictures

You get more than you ask for here....

You can change them at 15k, but you are wasting time and money to do so.

We do not have a step by step pictorial on the installation of the spark plugs.  It's in Fred's Videos, though.  Good luck on the process.

[stevewfl]

You get more than you ask for here....

You can change them at 15k, but you are wasting time and money to do so.

+1

Almost as wasteful as a valve lash check at 15K 

[Son of Pappy]

15.000 Milles.

But my question is not how many miles to be changed?

 I ask, on step by step pictures

Kinda rude Charlie, maybe lost in translation?  As has been stated, changing the plugs at 15K is way too soon, 30K would be closer to a reasonable amount, but even that is early.  53000 miles on the bike, I wasted the $$ on plugs at 15 and 30, I still have them and they look like new, I will be reusing them when I hit the 75k mark, same holds true on the valve check.  The first valve check yielded some changes, the second showed no change so as far as I'm concerned things are good to go.  FWIW, my bikes is a do it all bike, commute, mountain twisties, 2 up, and twice a year to the track.  Heck, I even ride it in the rain and she gets a bath once a year weather (sic) she needs it or not

[charliespain]

hey¡ son of papy

En primer lugar no hablo ni escribo inglés.
Hablo y escribo correcatmente español y frances.
Jamás me he mostrado  GROSERO ante cualquier consulta.
Posiblemente la traduccion de google translator haya sida la culpable.
Si alguien se ha molestado, pido disculpas.

Estas paginas de la KAWASAKI  (Concours en los USA) y GTR, ( en Europa) bien sean americanas, francesas, alemanas o españolas, son PARA AYUDARNOS ante cualquier duda que tengamos, y NUNCA  (NEVER, NEVER, NEVER), para resultar GROSERO y/o insultar.

Saludos desde el Norte de Africa

[Mister Tee]

What is a Spanish and French speaking person doing in North Africa?

[Son of Pappy]

No idea if I was just called the son of a fatherless dog or not  

But, I'm willing to bet it was a matter of the google translator that has led to the misconception.
OK, I just translated it, many thanks for the kind reply and I apologize for my reply to you.  All is good in ZG land

Translated reply from Charlie,

"Hey son of papy!First of all I do not speak or write English.I speak and write Spanish correcatmente and frances.I have never been rude before any consultation.Possibly the translation of google translator has the guilty AIDS.If someone has bothered, I apologize.These pages of the KAWASAKI (Concours in the USA) and GTR (in Europe) well are American, French, German or Spanish, are to help us any doubt that we have, and never-NEVER, NEVER, NEVER to be rude and/or insulting.Greetings from North Africa"

[PH14]

What is a Spanish and French speaking person doing in North Africa?

French is spoken in around 30 African countries as either the first or second language. There are Spanish speaking cities in Morocco as well.

[VirginiaJim]

French colonies and Spain just across the water....   Makes sense to me.

[lt1]

Hello, someone has changed the spark plugs.
Images Step by step, please.
I know it's long and complicated, but sometimes pictures worth a thousand words

Thanks ¡

Aunque la fabrica recomienda cambiar las bujia a los 7500 millas/12000k, realmente no es necesario.  Son de tipo iridium, y pueden durar hasta 50000 millas.  Mejor hacer la decision a los 15000 millas al inspeccionar las valvulas.  En muchos areas, la inspeccion de las valvulas no se requiere hasta 26000 millas.  Por eso, has recibido las respuestas. 

En cuanto al cambio, no es tan dificil, pero seria mejor si conseguis un manual oficial, y tomas fotos al desarmar el plastico y de cado paso.  Hay DVD's de mantenamient disponibles en este sitio:  http://www.pbase.com/fredharmon/concours14, y varias fotos que quiza te ayuden tambien.

[C1xRider]

Getting to the spark plugs is harder than doing a valve adjustment, almost.  I checked mine at 24,000 miles, and they only needed to be re-gapped. 

 The procedure is pretty simple.  Just remove all the upper plastic so you can get to the valve cover, remove the fairing support braces and brackets that are in the way, remove the stick coils (which is a major pain), then remove the spark plugs.

 If you search the forum for stick coil removal, you'll find some pictures I posted of what they look like.

It is a big job just to get to them, so I would wait until you do valve lash adjustment and throttle body sync.  Check them out all at the same time.

[lather]

Denso Iridium FAQ:
http://www.densoiridium.com/faq.php

Who knew iridium killed the dinosaurs?

[VirginiaJim]

Technically it wasn't the Iridium.  It was the big rock it was buried in that supposedly did the damage.

[lather]

Technically it wasn't the Iridium.  It was the big rock it was buried in that supposedly did the damage.

According to the FAQ the big rock was "composed almost entirely of the precious metal Iridium".

[Conrad]

Denso Iridium FAQ:
http://www.densoiridium.com/faq.php

Who knew iridium killed the dinosaurs?

Um, I did...

[lather]

Um, I did...