The Beast is Sick
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The Beast is Sick
Hi guys,
My '89 cane has recently started getting especially rattly, which I'm guessing means it wants some valve shims (it's past due) or has a CCT issue. However, it's my daily driver and I have nothing else to get to work with right now, so I've avoided any teardowns. This evening I took it out for a ride and did a few WOT runs on the freeway, and I've noticed the engine feels somewhat sluggish and has a few power "hiccups" as I accelerate. I've never known this bike to do that before, so I'm hoping it's just something related to this (pending) maintenance. Can those issues cause this sort of engine trouble, or do I need to look at something else? I was hoping to leave the teardown until the end of the season, as I live in an apartment and I don't have anywhere to work right now. Either way, I'm going to change the plugs tonight, just to be safe.
Thanks,
Fisher
My '89 cane has recently started getting especially rattly, which I'm guessing means it wants some valve shims (it's past due) or has a CCT issue. However, it's my daily driver and I have nothing else to get to work with right now, so I've avoided any teardowns. This evening I took it out for a ride and did a few WOT runs on the freeway, and I've noticed the engine feels somewhat sluggish and has a few power "hiccups" as I accelerate. I've never known this bike to do that before, so I'm hoping it's just something related to this (pending) maintenance. Can those issues cause this sort of engine trouble, or do I need to look at something else? I was hoping to leave the teardown until the end of the season, as I live in an apartment and I don't have anywhere to work right now. Either way, I'm going to change the plugs tonight, just to be safe.
Thanks,
Fisher
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RE: The Beast is Sick
May I ask how many miles are on her mate ??
These rides actually do not have shims as such ... we have valve follower arms that are easily adjusted ..
If she needs a tensioner , you might like to think about a chain when you do it ... but that really depends on the total mileage on her ...
These rides actually do not have shims as such ... we have valve follower arms that are easily adjusted ..
If she needs a tensioner , you might like to think about a chain when you do it ... but that really depends on the total mileage on her ...
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She's got just over 21,000 on her right now. I bought her with about 15,000 and I've done a lot of work since then, but I think the previous owner(s) neglected most of the routine maintenance. You could have started a bonfire with what I pulled out of the air cleaner.
If we don't need shims to do valve adjustments, then I'm going to trash this shop manual I've got, which claims they're needed. It's given me several pieces of wrong advice, including the number of links in the drive chain, oil capacity, and others. What's funny is that the cheap Haynes manual I have has been right on. Go figure.
If we don't need shims to do valve adjustments, then I'm going to trash this shop manual I've got, which claims they're needed. It's given me several pieces of wrong advice, including the number of links in the drive chain, oil capacity, and others. What's funny is that the cheap Haynes manual I have has been right on. Go figure.
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She's got just over 21,000 on her right now. I bought her with about 15,000 and I've done a lot of work since then, but I think the previous owner(s) neglected most of the routine maintenance. You could have started a bonfire with what I pulled out of the air cleaner.
If we don't need shims to do valve adjustments, then I'm going to trash this shop manual I've got, which claims they're needed. It's given me several pieces of wrong advice, including the number of links in the drive chain, oil capacity, and others. What's funny is that the cheap Haynes manual I have has been right on. Go figure.
She's got just over 21,000 on her right now. I bought her with about 15,000 and I've done a lot of work since then, but I think the previous owner(s) neglected most of the routine maintenance. You could have started a bonfire with what I pulled out of the air cleaner.
If we don't need shims to do valve adjustments, then I'm going to trash this shop manual I've got, which claims they're needed. It's given me several pieces of wrong advice, including the number of links in the drive chain, oil capacity, and others. What's funny is that the cheap Haynes manual I have has been right on. Go figure.
If you can stand the extra little bit of work, just do the tensioner and see what she comes up like ...the chains are not that expensive , so if you have a spare few bucks I would swap it out too...
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21,000 ?? The cam chain if? it has not been swapped out as yet is getting near its reasonable used by date..... but it may still be ok.. yer I know thats not much help..
If you can stand the extra little bit of work, just do the tensioner and see what she comes up like ...the chains are not that expensive , so if you have a spare few bucks I would swap it out too...
21,000 ?? The cam chain if? it has not been swapped out as yet is getting near its reasonable used by date..... but it may still be ok.. yer I know thats not much help..
If you can stand the extra little bit of work, just do the tensioner and see what she comes up like ...the chains are not that expensive , so if you have a spare few bucks I would swap it out too...