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Yamaha R1 WGP 50th Anniversary Edition: 45k km Service update & More

16th August 2024, 10:04 by Kanad Kalasur

Even though the regular service times has been done and I have collected the bike, the service is by no means over.

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45,000 KMS service update

Since 45k has rolled onto the ODO it was time to book the bike in for its periodic maintenance. A slot was booked in with Karthick at Highlander and the service was done there. Even though the regular service times has been done and I have collected the bike the service is by no means over. There are a few more intricate jobs that will be getting done but the logistics of some parts that are required have delayed the work, The next few posts will mostly be on that and will be covering it in detail here.

Spark plug change was also planned as the last plug change was done at 34,000 and the plan was to get it done at 44,000 but I pushed it to 45,00. But when I was rechecking the service manual in preparation for what all the service items needs to be done I realized that I had mistakingly been replacing sparkplugs at 10,000 km when it needed to be replaced at 20,000 km only. Yeah. SO 2 set of sparkplugs that I changed was actually a bit prematurely done. But no issues, it causes no harm anyway and I know the plugs that I did remove are all still good for another 10,000 kms. Yes, I have all the sparkplugs previously removed from the bike safely stored with me.

So back to the point, the work that was done is as follows

Oil & Oil Filter change
Fresh batch of brake fluid and bleeding
Air filter clean
Chain clean & Slack adjustment
Tank Side panel & mounting screw replacement
Techspec pieces salvaged and reapplied on the new panel
Front and Rear Brake pads and Caliper cleaning

2 changes in the fluids used this time.

Engine Oil: After a long time, I have moved away from Motul 7100 to the Fuchs Silkolene Pro 4 XP. It's been getting rave reviews recently and while it is definitely pricey(at about 1,3xx/liter) I wanted to give it a try and see for myself. Spoiler alert, I didn't find it to be noticeably different from the Motul I have been using all this while.

Old oil filter

But what needs to be seen is how long it'll last. The Motul lasted pretty much 4k plus being fully smooth and for the last 1k usually I would experience some mild roughness. I hope it can surpass the longevity that Motul offered, if not I see no reason to go for Silkolene at the price its sold at and will stick to Motul 7100 itself.

Brake Fluid: Again after a long time went back to the Liqui Moly DOT 4 instead of the Motul RBF 660. No particular reason for changing other than the fact that I forgot to bring my stock of RBF this time around.

Old fluid has turned a dark yellow (Motul RBF 660)

Fresh LM DOT 4 fluid in

Since I have already used the LM DOT 4 fluid before I know what to expect, my only gripe with LM is that it absorbs moisture sooner than the RBF, and braking performance wise too RBF is much better in my opinion, but that's not to say LM is bad.

Brake pads were removed, inspected, and cleaned, still lots of life left, it was swapped in at 37,000 on the ODO almost a year back and they are wearing in evenly too.

Left Caliper pads

Right caliper pads

At this point, I took a couple of photos to show the more permanent jugaad fix that was done for the Headlight/Indicator issue mentioned in a few posts back.

Headlight wire bypassed from the connector plug

As you can see in the pic, the headlight wire has been fully bypassed from the connector and a direct connection has been given by joining the wires and soldering them in place. Now it shall remain like this till we get the right pin and the proper fix onto the connector plug itself will be made. Will be covering that properly when the job is done. No fuse has been bypassed so as far as electrical issues go nothing to worry about

A closer photo shows the empty spot on the connecter plug where the headlight wire used to be pinned.

With most of the service work done, the bike was solely put back together. Here you can catch a glimpse at the heat-insulated Air-box. Hands down one of the best rideability mods that can be done on the 14B models.

You can also spot Xaos636's blade with the front fairing all stripped out.

Next, the brand-new side panels were fitted onto the side of the tank.

Brand new hardware was used while the old stripped out head screws were disposed off

The old side panels had a piece of the tech spec tank grips on them, a decent dose of heat from the heat gun and they were removed. Techspec claims these to be reusable and it did still have a good amount of adhesive on the back of it.

But I did not want to take a chance with them falling off so applied proper strong double-sided tape which was thin enough so they wouldn't stick out too much.