I took my forks to the dealer for service since I haven't yet tried to do it myself, but considering the price, 200e, I think I'll try to do it myself next time. Looks like the work itself covers about 2/3 of the price and doesn't look like black magic so it would be worth the effort. I think I already have a pretty good idea where to pay attention and what's needed for the service.
The bike also got a new set of tyres, Metzeler Roadtech Z8s since the old ones wouldn't have lasted for the whole season (assuming the bike works for that long :)) and those had been just standing still for two years. Didn't notice myself but the guy at the shop told that the wheel bearings made a little bit noise when balancing so I replaced the wheel bearings along with the sprocket carrier ones. Finally put a new chain and sprockets and it was ready to run.
Funny how you start hearing completely new noises after completing this kind of project for the first time. I think most of it is that I didn't previously pay attention to. It seems to run pretty well and at least on the engine side, the bearing noise is totally absent. Clutch plates are new with the old basket so it doesn't make too much noise. I don't really hear anything extra when the bike is standing still and accelerating. When riding, there's probably some intake noise at higher speeds, so need to check the intake manifolds that they are tight. Or it could be completely normal, wouldn't worry too much.
So 1000 kilometers behind so far and I decided it's time for the first oil change. There was some debris on the oil plug which I was expecting too since there are gears that may be in a little bit different position, piston rings repositioned etc.
That's something magnetic and even though the picture doesn't clearly show, it's kind of shiny stuff. The amount isn't huge so probably nothing to worry about. The oil filter screen had just some flange sealant bits on it. Not too much though. I still plan to pull both side covers off and check that flywheel and primary drive gears are still intact.
