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Maybe there was air in the lines, old fluid that needed changed, slow pistons in the calipers that need(ed) rebuilt... but I did the stainless brake line upgrade last year, and did see an improvement. Hopefully you will, too.

The quote function's not working for me, probably because of the computer I'm on. Wm.P -- I may go ahead and do a valve check since the machine's so new to me, just to have a baseline. It's probably easier than what I'm fearing. Hey Kelvininin -- So far I don't have the windshield back on yet...

Thanks Russ, I agree; that's a great idea. I'm looking at some recommended LED brands now and am anxious to pick up a pair. Probably the Cyclops H4 7000-lumen bulbs. I didn't see too much in this forum one way or the other on "upgrading" to stainless brake lines. Wouldn't now be a good time to...

Thanks for the replies. Good thoughts, hppants. Spark plugs and air filter look new, coolant looks fresh, and I'll be doing the throttle body sync right before I get it back on the road this spring. I haven't checked the valve clearances, and I have no idea if the PO checked them/had them...

Thanks guys, In my case, the chattering is actually the outer two white nylon slide bushings, because they still chattered after the fairing was totally removed (not touching any rubber gaskets). It seems like the pushing and pulling of the motor against the arms puts a twist on the arms...

Given that I decided to dig in under the fairing to replace the windshield motor "slide bushings" (those white nylon things that start chattering after the auto-retract forces the windshield down way too many times), what else should I go ahead and do while I've got all that fairing off? (On...