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Kept cracking away on Sunday as the weather dictated staying home, not roaming the highways and byways of this fair land. I did a trial fit of the bodywork again with the bellypan reinstated. This highlighted that I am missing a good number of the "5x11 special screws" which hold the bodywork on. I think I will get those ordered but may also look at bodging something up using cut-off bits of aluminium tube as spacers. The body panels obviously need painting and I will get a Real Painter to to that; I did spend time with my brush putting rust neutraliser on the tank rear bracket which did not enjoy its previous "Outdoor Lifestyle" very much. Fortunately all the rust is superficial, unlike the wave washer on the gearshift which had been eaten half through. In spite of my best efforts, the frame still looks a bit scruffy,being faded and with a bit of alloy crusts in places. Any suggestions on how to improve this? I am leaning towards a lot of masking and a light spray of satin black at this point, at least on the exposed bits. And lastly-an Oil Question! There's not alot of 10W-30 MC oils available here (I found one). What are other 1200 owners using? All my other bikes (including the MT-10) have 10W-40 specified. Would the bike explode if I use that instead? I also got as far in as the air filter; predictably ugly but at least serviceable.

It's super hard to time it for the same spot on the fly.

Want to recall even the stubby Delkevic cans had removable dB killers. Check to verify they are out and if so, shout at Delkevic about a set in inserts. I've got LeoVince slipons on my 07 and to me, they offer the best rumble and I can slip out of the neighborhood each morning without complaints.