Recent content by Alan Maupin

Small miracles do happen. I took the slack out of the throttle and adjusted the idle to 1100 spec. Now It's like riding a different bike. It shifts smoother, and doesn't stall off idle at intersections, and the general herky-jerky at slow speeds is tamed. More than a few times I've had to...

Ross, Thanks for that very positive information. I have a feeling the shifting problem may be operator induced. I need to work on doing a proper shift if I can figure out what that is relative to the function of this particular bike. On a different note, I was analyzing the previous owners...

Roger, Roger Dodger, Wilco Thanks

Ross, Thanks for the tips and pointers. I'm located in Iowa. The bike has 24,500 miles. I put 500 on it in the past week. I don't believe the clutch lever master cylinder has ever been serviced except for replacing fluid three years ago, April 2020, with 23960 on the odometer. The owner...

Just purchased a used 2010. So far so good, except the clutch might need attention due to not so precise shifts.