s4 good advice & help

[welshman]

Can anyone advise

question how difficult is it to change the belts on a 52 plate Monster S4 Ive had the bike from new and after 2 years on the padock stands its time to get the old girl out again


looking for advice on the following

best place to buy a new battery

oil choice semi

Belt change how difficult is it to do , were to buy

i,m out of touch to be honest , look forward to any replies

cheers
john

[littlejimmy12]

There should be a belt service on youtube

[satan916]

Can anyone advise

question how difficult is it to change the belts on a 52 plate Monster S4 Ive had the bike from new and after 2 years on the padock stands its time to get the old girl out again


looking for advice on the following

best place to buy a new battery

oil choice semi

Belt change how difficult is it to do , were to buy

i,m out of touch to be honest , look forward to any replies

cheers
john

BATTERY: MOTOBATT (Google it for supppliers online), mine seems to hold it's charge well when not used

OIL CHOICE: I don't use semi, fully synth every time, Motul 7100 is good, again look online for best price

BELT CHANGE: Can't be arsed to do it meself, the worst job (so I'm led to believe) is getting access to the belts themselves ie getting the covers off, I changed the original carbon ones for see-through Rizomas and I can confirm it's a right PITA, then you need to make sure the rollers are ok before putting the new belts on. Luckily I have a "man wot does" and recently he changed mine (along with a dodgy roller) and did the valve clearances for £80, not including the belts.
As for the belts, you'll see a lot of debate on here about which are best, Genuine or after market. Personally I use EXACTFIT belts on both the S4 (part no. TBST4) and 900 Monnie, NEVER had any problems with them, only available from the States though cost about $47 each plus postage. Try www.ca-cyleworks.com or www.gothamcycles.com both ship to UK

[welshman]

thanks for the tips very much appreciated ....... nice one i will look on line for best prices as advised cheers again

[slob]

Seconded for Motobatt and fully synth with dry cluch bikes like an S4 (best stick to semi on wet clutch bikes though)

[jerry]

belt change is easy less then one hours work if you are a competant mechanic ,

[utopia]

I've only done my 2-valver, but belt changes are simple on that.
I recently got cheap, genuine belts from G-tec, leics, via ebay.