There’s one more thing that comes to mind, and if this is it, I’m not going to be very happy. This is not a race bike. It’s a commuter bike. When I rebuilt the top-end, besides needing an oversized exhaust valve guide installed when I had the valve job done, I noticed that several (8) of the cam bearings looked a bit worn. Since I had an ‘extra head’ that had it’s own worse issues, I salvaged some of the cam bearings from that head and replaced the worn-looking ones with some of the ‘good looking’ ones from that head. If this were a race bike, I would have replaced all of them with new ones. I can’t believe that this is the problem. The bike runs freekin’ great. It only sometimes won’t start after a short ride. If I keep going, it keeps going. If I start it cold, it always starts. I did get some ‘pinging’ when I excellerated at freeway speeds, but by droping my plugs from 8’s to 9’s (one step colder) and with the afore mentioned electrical modifications, the pinging arrears to be reduced, but isn't gone. Otherwise, the engine sounds & runs great.
Post edited by: howard95132, at: 2007/10/01 19:50
Post edited by: howard95132, at: 2007/10/02 01:58