That is terrific news. Whoever suggested the valve train adjustments was a genius. The symptoms were sure puzzling. NOW we'll know.

 

That's the beautiful thing about these bikes (well, one of the beautiful things..), they aren't shim/bucket... just regular tappet adjusters. Just like a Civic!

I don't know how I missed the rest of this thread. TBT was right on with the valves and I'm glad you got it sorted Cybertrip.

I've done the same thing.... twice.
I swear, it's like they're made of cheap plastic.
They're easy to get out, though. The one I was able to use a little screw extractor on. The worse of the two, I just drilled into the center of the bolt and then pounded a slightly larger torx driver into the hole and screwed it right out. I thought it was pretty ingenious.
The bolts are the same size as the ones that hold the fairings on if you need a quick fix. Otherwise, they are M6 I believe.

 

Here's the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8murdiMAHDg


As you can see, I did something bad that morning!

 

I'm confused. What was that video supposed to show?

 

It WAS supposed to show the bike starting properly with a cold motor. Instead, it showed that I had a dead battery.

 

Aint it a bitch when things dont go to plan. When you get it sorted try agian!!

 

Time for that $30 automatic trickle charger from Walmart. I have three.

 

Already got one. It has come in handy so many times.