Well, with winter coming on before long, it will be time to think about doing maintenance on the bike. I was just wondering if there were any particular symptoms of the valves needing adjustment (besides a loss of power)? I bought this bike used with about 8k miles on it last year and now have about 15k on it. I'm pondering whether or not I want to mess with valve adjustment this winter. I know mileage wise it's probably due but the danged thing runs so good I'm pretty much of a mind of "If it's not broke don't fix it."
Funny case in point story: Last weekend I was working on a truck at the shop and had to go get a few parts. Since the truck was down, I just hopped on the bike and took off to the store. It's about 10 miles (open four lane) to the store. I'm cruising along at 70 and as I come up on a pickup doing about 65 I see a Harley bobber coming up on me (don't ask me which model or what 'cause there's so many different names they have for them and they all pretty much look the same to me LOL). So I slide into the left lane and effortlessly ease it up to 85. I look in my mirror he's crouched down behind the windshield whipping the hell out of it hanging behind me. I'd slow down slightly for a little curve and then roll right back up to 85 or 90. When I got into town and hit the turning lane he went by looking at the bike like WTF?
Dan
Funny case in point story: Last weekend I was working on a truck at the shop and had to go get a few parts. Since the truck was down, I just hopped on the bike and took off to the store. It's about 10 miles (open four lane) to the store. I'm cruising along at 70 and as I come up on a pickup doing about 65 I see a Harley bobber coming up on me (don't ask me which model or what 'cause there's so many different names they have for them and they all pretty much look the same to me LOL). So I slide into the left lane and effortlessly ease it up to 85. I look in my mirror he's crouched down behind the windshield whipping the hell out of it hanging behind me. I'd slow down slightly for a little curve and then roll right back up to 85 or 90. When I got into town and hit the turning lane he went by looking at the bike like WTF?
Dan