Doing a regular service to the Kawasaki Z900RS. I replaced the air filter, oil filter, spark plugs and did an oil change.
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@jaygdav3 ай бұрын
Oil Filter 13 Ft Lbs. use thin layer of oil on rubber gasket of filter. Drain Bolt 21 Ft Lbs. use new crush washer. Recheck oil level after starting as oil filter is empty. Never check oil on pit or center stand. (Note: Oil filter hand or just beyond hand tight and drain bolt snugged up works just fine) BTW-excellent video!!
@sjk827311 ай бұрын
Undoubtedly one of ther best maintenance videos out there for this bike. Thanks!
@DerekHerbst74711 ай бұрын
Those are kind words. I only addressed the 4 main aspects: air filter, oil filter, plugs and oil. I'll be making a follow up video for the other inspection and adjustment points to cover on a regular inspection service
@ldisipio6 ай бұрын
@@DerekHerbst747 I envie your knowledge and manual capabilities. SO GREAT!
@Jack908r6 ай бұрын
Love that flat green colour. Sadly we don't get it here in Canada.
@Peter7603 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing, whilst I did my own oil change recently. I now know the next level, getting under that fuel tank.
@HORNET64 ай бұрын
Perhaps it would’ve been a good idea to wash the bike especially around the oil filter. Very useful video 👍
@daveherbst9182 Жыл бұрын
Hi Derek , a really great service aid clip you made here . Regards
@Maverik24086 ай бұрын
Bel lavoro grazie della condivisione! Domattina cambierò l’olio e il filtro olio. Sono a 10.500km. Filtro aria e candele aspetterò almeno 20.000/25.000 km ma lo farò fare in officina: troppo complesso! Bravo 👍
@griparian11 ай бұрын
Thanks for making this video. I noticed that at 16.08 you can see a scrubbing point on the black pipe you are holding, which could become a hole at some stage. Not sure if you should be concerned, but at least you can keep an eye on it. Cheers
@DerekHerbst74711 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing it out. You have some eagle eyes! I'll check on that in the morning.
@billbright17559 ай бұрын
I’d put a clean cloth over those intakes while working to avoid any possible foreign object contamination into engine. Also very careful of open spark plug holes.🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️
@thomasosteen602710 ай бұрын
Good job. It purrs like a kitten. Thanks for sharing
@adrianleeds34686 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for making this. Especially the various connectors, usually a source of angst for me.
@68beeАй бұрын
Cheer Derek, Very informative
@harryso51215 ай бұрын
Great job. Thanks for sharing mate 👍
@R3RLEE6 ай бұрын
Mate great job and very informative....thanks
@kelvinjolley62642 ай бұрын
It's a bit more complicated than my Kawasaki W650 very good video of the Kawasaki 900😊.
@mrcintheuk46417 ай бұрын
Very interesting. 👍👍. At under 10,000 miles that's quite early to change spark plugs and air filter. To be honest, that air filter didn't look bad, just surface dirt but when you flipped through the filter the inner paper looked clean. The electrodes on even the new spark plugs looked very thin. 🤷🏼♂️. Anyway, better safe than sorry.
@billbright17559 ай бұрын
Basically if she’s running well in clean type roads not dusty off road you can go without air filter and plug change. Oil is super easy change out and well worth doing realistically once per year with top quality synthetic 10-40 oil and filter. Same with glykol ~ wasser coolant.
@DerekHerbst7479 ай бұрын
Agreed, oil change is vital. However I prefer to do the full service.
@billbright17559 ай бұрын
@@DerekHerbst747agreed friend I was only trying to be helpful not at all judging. It’s actually fun to service machines if the right mindset is undertaken. Safe motoring 😊.
@seabee123334 ай бұрын
you must have a lot of miles on your Z to have worn the spark plugs like that
@JeffreyEiler2 ай бұрын
Great motorcycle I just bought 2019 model “cafe” tastefully modified
@DerekHerbst7472 ай бұрын
@@JeffreyEiler it is indeed a great motorcycle. I bought it without ever having ridden one. I watched a few KZbin reviews and was persuaded that it's a great bike. I wasn't disappointed!
@kevinlindberg222010 ай бұрын
Whew! I think I'll just bring it to the dealer for maintenance.
@flatcapcaferacer9 ай бұрын
Nicely done!
@creed426Ай бұрын
Hi, Beautiful bike! Great maintenance,I hope you don’t mind me asking a few questions. Did you have the chance to see the Z900 Special Edition? If so, what did you think of it? Thank you.
@DerekHerbst747Ай бұрын
@@creed426 I have seen it but haven't ridden it. If it's better than the standard bike then it must be really good because I have very little negative to say about mine.
@Ringer19828 ай бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing this. Does your bike have the standard air/fuel tuning or did you remap the ECU? 5000 km ago I did the fuel remap and now I'm curious to see how different is the colouring of my spark plugs compared to the stock tuning.
@DerekHerbst7478 ай бұрын
The bike is totally standard.
@vincentdavidson7552 ай бұрын
Run your moter to warm up oil before you change it
@vincentdavidson7552 ай бұрын
I always used the 90 ° weight gear oil on my chain it pentrates the rollers and stays on never use grease 🧝⚡🏝️
@chrisb59866 ай бұрын
Nobody called out plugs at 15k? Insane.
@anggell3511 ай бұрын
Very nice job ! Question: what was the torque for the spark plugs, oil filter and drain bolt ? Thanks in advance!
@DerekHerbst74711 ай бұрын
I have always set them all firmly hand tight. I honestly don't know the torque values.
@anggell3511 ай бұрын
Hey Derek, one more question: did you disconnect the battery before removing the spark plugs? Thanks in advance!
@DerekHerbst74711 ай бұрын
@@anggell35 no I left it connected. Just turn off the bike and remove the key.
@anggell3511 ай бұрын
@@DerekHerbst747 thanks! So, you did not have any faulty codes popping out afterwards?
@DerekHerbst74711 ай бұрын
@@anggell35 nope
@matletih Жыл бұрын
Nice
@chrisb59865 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@KIMBER9766 ай бұрын
You guys don’t wash the bike before you work on it ?
@Russxm11 ай бұрын
When you undo the fuel line under the tank with the red clip does fuel come out of the tank?
@DerekHerbst74710 ай бұрын
Not even a drop
@robsonenduro33169 ай бұрын
in only 15k km there is absolutely no sense to check or replace spark plugs as well as that air filter. You could do it in 50k km but modern iridium plugs lasts till, 100k km easily.
@DerekHerbst7476 ай бұрын
Service manual says you are wrong. Every 12000km equals plugs change. Every 4000km is air filter change.
@robsonenduro33166 ай бұрын
@@DerekHerbst747 manual is wrong. Read spark plugs specification. If you want to waste money go head.
@DerekHerbst7476 ай бұрын
@@robsonenduro3316 if you want to give bad advice do it in your own videos, don't hijack mine!
@robsonenduro33166 ай бұрын
@@DerekHerbst747 go to doctor kid
@roadking741910 ай бұрын
Quite the ordeal getting to air filter & plugs..not user friendly at all.
@DerekHerbst74710 ай бұрын
Like many jobs, having the right tools is key to making the task as easy as possible. I found the most difficult part was getting the spark plugs out, until I got the right adaptor.
@auscurrymaster8 ай бұрын
I think this is pretty much standard procedure for most modern bikes.
@wills54822 ай бұрын
You should see this on a sport bike. 10x worse
@Zedinator59311 ай бұрын
Is it ok to gap plugs which have gone out of spec?
@DerekHerbst74711 ай бұрын
It can be done but NGK recommend against it due to the brittle nature of the metals used, especially the inner electrode. The old ones on my bike were also a bit pitted, which is a good sign that it's time to replace them.
@DerekHerbst74711 ай бұрын
These are iridium plugs, which are more likely to break when trying to bend the ground lug.
@fluppi123 Жыл бұрын
Hello Mr Herbst. I sended you a sms. I hope you have still the same number. Greetings.😊