I'd noticed the gearchange wasn't quite as crisp as usual so yesterday I had the linkage apart for a clean and re-grease of the rose joints and a clean up and lube of the lever pivot on the footpeg. All needed doing so hopefully I'll notice the difference tomorrow on the way to work.
The other morning it did its run on one cylinder trick when starting up (not surprised as I'd just started it when cold the night before to put it in the garage - always makes it a bit more iffy to start the next day). That coupled with the non starting issue a few months back and I thought I'd better have a look at the plugs.
So up with the tank and then off with the upper auxiliary oil tank (sometimes referred to as the air-box) to get at the plugs.
Of course the upper auxiliary oil tank contained more oil than I would like it to and it looks as though when resting some makes its way into the TBs. The air filter was also lubricated with as much engine oil as K&N filter oil.
It was no great surprise then that the plugs came out looking extremely black (.... and this is a case that proves that black certainly does NOT make it faster).
So cleaned the plugs and then found all the gaps needed closing up a bit (always a bit nerve-wracking when adjusting iridium plugs with very fine centre electrodes).
Put the plugs back in but then didn't really have time to properly clean my K&N filter .... but leaving it as it was would soon foul the plugs again.
I remembered that I had an old carbon plate that could replace the upper auxiliary oil tank and that had a filter that mounts over the velocity stacks - so decided I'd give that a whirl.
Hopefully will be an even happier Falco tomorrow for having had a bit of basic maintenance.
Falco off the road until I can find the time to sort it.