I have made the decision to move from 2t to 4t and will be picking up a new 2025 301rr in a few weeks. I want to follow maintenance protocols closely and in line with that, I would like to mount an hour meter somewhere visible, but not in the way.

Hoping for suggestions on which meter and some installation tips.

Give yourself plenty of time to adjust to the bike, many throw the towel in far too early.

Make sure you get a workshop manual, they are brilliant.

If you plan to keep the bike long term and like to do some tinkering, I’d advise doing a proper PDI on the bike. Grease the headstock bearings, they are lacking in grease and can fail prematurely. (It’s a time consuming job, but do it now and they’ll last for years)

Get the copper grease out and do every steel bolt that goes into aluminium to help prevent corrosion and problems down the line.

Removing the rear linkage and swinging arm to grease the bearings may seem a big job, but they are easy to do and will again prevent early failure.

There is a load of things you can take off the bike to improve the aesthetics and shed quite a bit of weight, you’ll find many things in this forum.

The hour meter is a good idea but not necessary, serving really depends on how you ride the bike, a bike that gets ridden hard and often will benefit from oil and filter changes monthly. At the other end of the scale, if you’re just pottering around without getting anywhere near the upper RPM’s then your oil and filter will be good for at least 3 months. The same principle applies for valve clearances. Once they have been adjusted they shouldn’t need doing again.

You should never have to change a piston or rings unless you keep it for 10+yeats

Do the air filter after every ride, for such a simple design they work well. Remove the flame guard it is not necessary. Remove and clean the throttle body every now and again. The mudguard bolts are made of cheese and wear easily, titanium ones are better but expensive.

Taking the air box and throttle body off is much easier when all pipe work and breathers have been taken off and sorted out, all the information can be found on here.

The tick over can be dialled back a little without affecting starting too much. Once you get to know the bike you’ll be amazed at the build quality and how everything fits together perfectly. Enjoy

Wow.....thank you for this comprehensive and super helpful information.

You rock and I can't wait to see and ride it in a few weeks.