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"There's a method to the madness..." :huh: For many years, now, there've been lots of motorcycles (in-line-4 sportbikes, for example) where removing the engine (or, almost removing the engine) can greatly facilitate valve clearance checks -- and, especially valve clearance changes (where...

In the combustion chamber or in the exhaust pipes isn't where it needs to be. If most FJRs use no (noticeable) oil -- then, those that do are different (for some reason)...? :huh: :unsure:

I once had a friend who bought a new Kawasaki and after a while was asking the dealer for warranty work because the engine appeared to be using oil (lowering sump levels). Well..., Kawasaki had a procedure for determining if a motorcycle is using oil. (iirc) It required parking the bike in the...

As an added data point: The stock 'dog-bones' on my '03 (and maybe all Gen 1s...?) measures 6 1/4" on centers (16 cm, if you live in a metric world).

'40s/'50s BSA M20/M21 -- 500cc/600cc flat-head single (M20 = 13HP, top speed = 55 MPH) Gear box usually filled with grease (as opposed to gear-lube) -- much neater... I once went to look at one I heard of tucked-away in the corner of a guy's garage -- when I asked if he'd be interested in...

"First Hand Smoke" is more reliable... :o :( Saving yourself so you can kill yourself...? :o :unsure:

(clutch) Physics 101 -- think: "(The Law of) Conservation of Matter and Energy." At 'X' RPM the FJR's crankshaft has 'X' HP available for use -- the clutch delivers that HP (via the trans.) to the rear wheel. If there's a great differential between the crankshaft speed (HP) and trans./rear...

Good one...! If it doesn't move and it should -- use the WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't -- use the duct tape. :)

Making sense is what the FJR Forum is all about -- especially on Fridays... :o Hand tools -- how quaint... :huh: This is the 21st century, ya know... :blink:

Do they really want $5K to install a few parts in your FJR's engine? That sounds like highway-robbery, to me. :o (how do they justify that... :unsure: )

Is that the repair estimate from the shop? Care to share the diagnosis and repair estimate -- parts & labor?

Yep, several times. There's an Interstate I take on occasion where I fill-up at a truck-stop at mile-marker 450 and I get off at a town at mile-marker 150 -- takes 4 hours... :)

From England's MCN: "The Tiger 800 has become the fastest-selling new Triumph in over a decade. The Hinckley firm shifted 700 Tiger 800s and XCs in just the first four months of 2011." BMW must be feeling the heat. "It's a timely riposte to BMW, whose boss Hendrik von Kuenheim lays into...

From the above referenced, normal forum supplier (website): "These angled valve stems (actual angle is 83º)."

Thanks for the ride. Good on'ya for passing it on... My son and I travelled alot in his formative years both 2-up and on our own bikes. (he told me this story:) A while back he took his daughter as a passenger on a m/c ride in the mountains on his sport-tourer and, as they were standing at an...

(I thought it was a BMW that everyone wanted...? :unsure: )

A life vicarious (offered & accepted)? :unsure: I think, for many/some, just 'making it go' -- is motorcycling...? :unsure: :(

At least get the full diagnosis and estimate of cost of repair (without that, you just don't know). Used/junk yard engines are kind of 'a pig in a poke', IMO (unknowns -- ya take yer chances). I recco fixing what you got. While it may seem daunting to some, good motorcycle shops disassemble...

+ 1 ^^^ what 'wfooshee' said -- the main caliper seal "shape" functions to pull the caliper piston back into the caliper some (along with what little random motion the rotor might contribute). What, sometimes, becomes an issue here is: corrosion caused by electrolysis (dis-similar metals --...

Just my point (why was it so hard...? :unsure: ) (is there an echo in here...? :unsure: )