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  1. My vibration problem solved

    I was experiencing what appears to be a fairly common vibration from the engine at around 2400 rpm that smoothed out greatly when the clutch lever was pulled slightly. It wasn't enough to make the bike un-rideable but was annoying on long trips as the vibration from the handlebars left the hands...

  2. Valve spring compressor mod

    I noticed that I had a valve stem seal leaking a bit so thought that it was a good idea to replace them all while I have the cylinder head off. I'm sure that someone makes a valve spring compressor for motorcycle engines but all I have is an old school automotive one that wasn't able to reach...

  3. Can anyone identify where this came from?

    So, I am cleaning up the oil sump on my 2010 Roadster and I find this "shaving" in the oil screen at the front of sump. I think it was all one piece but it might have been two pieces. It is quite shiny, about 1/2" long, and felt quite hard when I broke it apart. Thinking that it may be a piece...

  4. Front wheel shimmy problem solved

    I thought that I would post what I found to be an unlikely (to me) solution to front wheel shimmy on my 2010 Roadster. The problem started as a slight shimmy when letting go of the handle bars around 60 kph and gradually worsened from there. I eventually noticed some cupping on the Metzler front...
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