June 8, 2010 at 8:43 pm
#26933
Jeff in Kentucky
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I am a big believer in Seafoam in the gas tank, mainly as preventative maintenance, or as a first attempt instead of taking the carbs apart for cleaning.
I would probably paint all the silver parts black to match the lower fairing, but you might like something else for looks.
The biggest, easiest improvement for a bike like this is more, heavier fork oil. I like the Valvoline MaxLife 20w-50 engine oil in the forks, an inch higher than stock. This oil seems to do a very good job of sealing off the fork seals, to prevent slowly losing fork oil and to keep dirt from coming into the forks. You can also add Progressive Suspension brand better fork springs, especially if you weigh more than 150 pounds.