Thanks for a great resource!

[David Joslin]

Thanks for being such a great resource.

 

I have done valve adjusts before, but was jammed for time, so I took my 99 r11rt to a local MC shop. After a $480 36k service, the bike barely ran. Totally botched the sync. That and he missed a blown fork seal. He offered for me to bring it back, but frankly, I don't want him touching anything.

 

I got the parts for both fork seals. Info found here. I spent Sunday afternoon doing both for seals and a sync (info found here as well).

 

Once complete, my bike runs the best it EVER has in the 4 years and 24k miles I have put on it. Idles with no shake whatsoever. Pulls smoothly and is much quieter than before. Has me re-thinking my desire for a new bike.

 

Anyway, thanks for the great resource, and if you are waffling on doing service yourself, I say go for it.

 

David

[beemerFROG]

Here, Here!

 

Literaly.

[KMG_365]

Nice!

 

Yes, the only way we can afford to own and ride these bikes is being able to do our own servicing . . . and almost all of what I've learned about the Oilhead was gleaned here from this wonderful "Collective". Glad to see it's still paying dividends to others as well!

 

I spoke with someone at the last UnRally who said something similar--thought the bike was crap. Bought it used, it already had a Techlusion installed but it still ran like crap. He pulled the TechIllusion out and gave it a "proper" tune up and synch and it's a totally different bike! Until they're set right, they can be pretty finicky, but a well tuned Oilhead is a true pleasure.

[Huzband]

...a well tuned Oilhead is a true pleasure.

 

Oh, the places we could go with that.

[ninermatt]

Good job!