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mangizmo

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on: March 24, 2021, 08:11:40 am
   Hi
     Just taken delivery of a new 500 trials (red) great so far, coming up to the 300 mile mark, do I just need an oil and filter change or is there anything else I should be doing

Thanks     Vaughan


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Reply #1 on: March 24, 2021, 08:54:15 am
Hoi mangizmo,

in your owner manual starting from page 43 are all official service tasks listed.
You can also get the Haynes manual on the Classic and Bullet series for more detailed information or get the free manual provided by our host

https://forum.classicmotorworks.com/index.php?topic=29543.0

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Reply #2 on: March 24, 2021, 11:18:54 am

    many thanks for a great response, exactly what I needed to know and have downloaded the manual too

     Thanks again

       Vaughan


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Reply #3 on: March 24, 2021, 12:47:06 pm
   
       Is this the correct Haynes manual for a 2020 Bullet trials EFI ?

     https://flic.kr/p/2kNKawP

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Reply #4 on: March 24, 2021, 01:07:19 pm
Yes it is.

Some parts of your bikes frame are a little different from the Classic and Bullet series like the handle bar and exhaust routing.
But everything else corresponds with your bike.

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Reply #5 on: March 24, 2021, 01:19:41 pm
Many thanks again, I will order that manual now,     Vaughan


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Reply #6 on: March 24, 2021, 08:14:43 pm
Oil and filter change plus check and if needed clean the oil filter screen too. I was told by my dealer that checking and adjusting the tappets was also very important at the first service, but once they are properly set up after that first service being hydraulic tappets they will take care of themselves after that for a long time.
Past: CB125-T2, T500, GT500, Speed Triple, 955i Daytona. Now: Royal Enfield Bullet Trials 500


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Reply #7 on: March 24, 2021, 09:07:14 pm
Oil and filter change plus check and if needed clean the oil filter screen too. I was told by my dealer that checking and adjusting the tappets was also very important at the first service, but once they are properly set up after that first service being hydraulic tappets they will take care of themselves after that for a long time.

Checking and adjusting self-adjusting tappets?  How odd.   ;)
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Reply #8 on: March 25, 2021, 04:57:45 am
Checking and adjusting self-adjusting tappets?  How odd.   ;)

Sounds like a workshop was in need of some "additional service" money.


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Reply #9 on: March 25, 2021, 08:13:24 pm
Checking and adjusting self-adjusting tappets?  How odd.   ;)
I assume they were checking that they were checking they are actually working properly once the engine has done a few hundred miles...
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Reply #10 on: March 25, 2021, 08:46:41 pm
I assume they were checking that they were checking they are actually working properly once the engine has done a few hundred miles...

In my experience if the self-adjusting tappets are not working properly you hear about it.   ;) (Tap, tap, tap, bang, bang, bang.)  :o
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Reply #11 on: March 26, 2021, 07:31:13 am
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Reply #12 on: March 26, 2021, 10:20:01 pm
I thought that was the whole point of self adjusting tappets.