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I bought a preowned 2005 Rocket in January 2007 with 6,000 miles. Since then I did everything possible to have the feeling that the engine runs smoothly. I actually got little fluctuating idle pattern, some "hesitating" engine operation with a constant low throttle opening while riding and small engine vibrations while riding (like not all cylinder where always performing 100%) I did all this: filled the engine with the 15W50 oil, put high perf KN oil filter-air filter, iridium spark plugs, odyssey battery, re-tuning, PCIII,...All this with no 100% satisfaction, let's say I got 85%.
Then I read the thread about the low fuel warning light with the pictures and the idea came up to change the fuel filter and that did it 110%! Hard to believe...A rolex bike! The filter probably filled with some deposit that never went with the treatments (drying, cleaning products I already used...)
So, if you have these symptoms go for it, it's pretty easy and the result is worth it. The last thing I did is to put in the motorcycle Microlon engine treatment and that does it 120%, no joke read the information on www.microlon.com and follow the instructions.
This resine coats the inside of your engine with a low friction resine undestructible for the engine lifetime. It's pricy ($126.00) but does it matter for the Rocket? I did it on my Goldwing with no remarkable engine performance changes but on the Rocket you have a really smoother gearbox operation, smoother clutch and less vibrations. The whole process takes 1000 miles, I did 250 already with A SIGNIFICANT improvement... RMk: I'm not sponsored by Microlon to advertise but just a mechanical freak that feels great when my bike runs great...
Then I read the thread about the low fuel warning light with the pictures and the idea came up to change the fuel filter and that did it 110%! Hard to believe...A rolex bike! The filter probably filled with some deposit that never went with the treatments (drying, cleaning products I already used...)
So, if you have these symptoms go for it, it's pretty easy and the result is worth it. The last thing I did is to put in the motorcycle Microlon engine treatment and that does it 120%, no joke read the information on www.microlon.com and follow the instructions.
This resine coats the inside of your engine with a low friction resine undestructible for the engine lifetime. It's pricy ($126.00) but does it matter for the Rocket? I did it on my Goldwing with no remarkable engine performance changes but on the Rocket you have a really smoother gearbox operation, smoother clutch and less vibrations. The whole process takes 1000 miles, I did 250 already with A SIGNIFICANT improvement... RMk: I'm not sponsored by Microlon to advertise but just a mechanical freak that feels great when my bike runs great...
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