Okay, we have a winner 😀
My wife just took this Burgy 650 w/Hannigan Classic sidecar rig out for her first excursion, and she came back with all positive reviews.
Since this rig was purchased to be her rig, this was the big moment.... will she 😀 it or...😞 it ?
Now that the initial ice has been broken, she is very UP about this sidecar rig.
Yeah 👍 👍 🐒 🐒
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
Because many of us that own Sidecar rigs...in fact most of us...are the mechanics that not only maintain the mechanical systems on our rigs, but also do our best to perfect the driveability of our rigs, you can understand the feeling of buying a second hand bike/sidecar, then doing the initial fluid changes on the engine, and the transmission, and the rear differential.
In the case of this 2018 Suzuki Burgman 650, it was obvious that the engine oil and filter had been changed, BUT...it was also obvious that the transmission oil and the rear differential gear fluid had never been changed.
Additionally, the previous owner used a K&N oil filter on the engine, whereas I am devout at using only the OEM oil filters on any engines.
Getting to the three (3) drain/fill plugs for the transmission is not an easy job, but it had to be done, both from the mechanical need, but also for me to know with 100 percent certainty that it has now been done, and done right
Same thing with the rear differential gear fluid, it's never been done prior to this, but now it has, and done right.
Done right, to me, means not only draining the old fluids, but also a complete and thorough FLUSHING of the mechanical systems. I would choose to use an extra quart of new oil or gear fluid, to flush out any old residual fluids, than try to save a few bucks, but not be convinced that I really did FLUSH out all the old oil or gear fluid.
In some cases I will put some Marvel Mystery Oil in with the flushing oil, as its RED color is a marker for telling me that the flushing fluids are getting through.
Bike had 11,785 miles on it when I picked it up in Los Angeles. Now in my shop, it's at 13,000 miles, so it was at the mile time to change these transmission and rear differential fluids.
Now that they have been done....and I am happy with how it all went, this doesn't need to be done again until the bike hits 20k miles on it, which is only 7k miles from now, then every 10k miles after that.
The engine oil and filter will be done every 2k miles, as this 638cc parallel twin engine spins at higher rpm than my larger bike engines.
But the engine was also flushed out...twice.
The cost of engine oil is minimal, compared to the cost of engine repairs.
Yes...I will also do the engine coolant, and all the brake fluid lines.
Real sense of satisfaction knowing that the primary systems fluids have been drained, flushed, and refilled with proper fluids.
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort