Hank
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Sorry, my reply was to the question about cutting the plastic for the luggage rack.
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I checked the valves last night. 14,000 miles is a little early but I knew my 2012 needed adjustments at 8,000 and 14,000 so checking them had been on my mind for several thousand miles. I was pleased to find 7 of 8 at the high side or middle of tolerance and only 1 exhaust valve at the limit of tolerance. I moved that one to the middle of specification and buttoned everything up. This thing is so easy to maintain!!!!!
cussed mine a lot. When removing the bottom engine mount bolt it started to come out and then it snapped. Drilled the bolt out, put the EZ out in and promptly snapped that off in the bolt. Fought with that for awhile, got the EZ out tip out and drilled completely through the bolt, started to step the hole up but broke my drill bit. Tried using another EZ out but nothing is budging. I have a feeling I'll be drilling and tapping soon.
wow that's crazy, I hope it got worked outcussed mine a lot. When removing the bottom engine mount bolt it started to come out and then it snapped. Drilled the bolt out, put the EZ out in and promptly snapped that off in the bolt. Fought with that for awhile, got the EZ out tip out and drilled completely through the bolt, started to step the hole up but broke my drill bit. Tried using another EZ out but nothing is budging. I have a feeling I'll be drilling and tapping soon.
Dropped the bike for the first time. No damage and nobody was watching.
...Rode 100 miles home in the driving rain in the dark. Couldn't see, gonna need rainx or something next time...
I think madstad is against it because it leaves a film, you can't tell for awhile but I used the 2 in 1 rain-x on my visor and it left a film that is very hard to remove. If rain-x doesn't work, is there something that does work on plastic?Careful with the Rain-X, Madstad recommends against it on their shields but your helmet visor might be just fine with it.
I think madstad is against it because it leaves a film, you can't tell for awhile but I used the 2 in 1 rain-x on my visor and it left a film that is very hard to remove. If rain-x doesn't work, is there something that does work on plastic?
Too bad about the hassle. Looks like exactly 1 thread in the case completely welded itself to that bolt and stuck it tight. New bolt _should_ be okay just skipping past that 'blank' section in the case, right?