Maintenance of modern bikes (DL)

[Erik_G]

The procedures for maintenance of modern bikes makes me crazy.

The owners manual for the DL 650 has 6 pages of instructions for how to remove the fuel tank !!!

The GT model has one ruber band to remove.
The GSX model has one 8 mm bolt to remove.

On the DL model, you have to lift the tank to replace the air filter.
(6 pages of instructions beore you get to the air filter)
On old bikes, you remove / open the seat. And there is the filter box.

On the DL model you have to remove the fuel tank (Remember ? Six pages) to be able to top up coolant.
On the GT, you open the cover on the tank.

How can you design stuff this way ?
So that it requiers six pages of instruction to rempve the fuel tank.
And so that you hide regular maintenance items as Air filter and cover of coolant reservoar?

For changing the main bulb(s). You have to remove the whole panel !!
On the old bikes, you removed 3 screws...

On the DL, you have to remove the cams to replace shims.
On the GS engine, you could compress the springs and replace the shims, with the cams in place.

I get the idea of restoring an old bike, and skip the new one.
It is to much hazzle to maintain this type of stuff on the road.

A shaft driven Suzuki GS 850 . A winter in my garage.
And I will have an reliable travel bike, with bullet proof engine. A bike that is easy to maintain.
Krauser panniers and here we go.
23 liters of fuel. What modern bike can match that ?

https://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_GS850