R1 sparkplugs suck.

[Zac]

Yup yup.

Remind me not to change those again for awhile :lol

Have fun doing yours Ross. It's not hard just a pain in the balls. I have 13k on mine and they still looked really good. Guess the bike is running right.

Time for a 04.

[Orgnoi1]

day late and a dollar short....just did mine today also...as well as put a new air filter in... and install and map my PC3...LOL oil comes tomorrow

[Zac]

Good job lil man :lol

You install the velocity stacks while you were in there?

[Orgnoi1]

I was actually talking to Frank when I was doing it... and said to myself..and him how much of an ass I am for not getting them BEFORE I did all this...LOL thats ok though...after installing the PC3 the bike is running like a champ...went down and ran it on Riverviews marked off 1/4 mile...lets leave it as...it was fast... and much smoother response then before without it....

[DrEvil]

mine were very easy to take out.

You guys just need to get the skill.

Thats what college for cars learns yah.

[Zac]

It's just a pain - not hard.

I wouldn't want to do it on the side of the road :)

[Zac]

Not to mention the amount of electrical connections I had to move out of the way. Damn connectors tore up my finger :lol

There is more wires on these bikes then anything else.

[DrEvil]

I forgot you have an 02.

So you have alot more electrical due to the fuel infection.

[ROCR1]

ANy special trick you guys learned when changing the plug? Or is it just take it slow.

I'll be doing mine during the off season.

[Zac]

Take off your side fairings. It'll help with pulling some wires away from spark plug #4.

Use the tool that comes with the tool kit to remove #4 plug - it'll make it easier.

I just used a ratchet with a long extension on the other 3.

[ROCR1]

That will work :thumbsup

[ROCR1]

I forgot to ask but what spark plug is the correct one to use. I know i saw a bunch of threads on the r1-forum about it, but I wanted to check with you guys and see what ones you used?

I see that on yamaha's website parts list call out the NGK IR CR9EIA 9

:)

[Zac]

Yes that is the plug I used.

You can also use the CR9EIX

[Orgnoi1]

hey Roc... yeah I took all the fairings off also... I ended up using the same ratchet but used a knuckle on #4...I made by with that... didnt even think to use the tool... <slap myself> the plug Zac listed will be the one to use... they are usually good for 10000 miles...or so...

[ROCR1]

:thumbsup thanks again. Very usefull

[ROCR1]

Bought some new plugs for the bike last week and they cost $9.58 each. I was alittle shocked at the price but I guess thats the price for high performance :lol