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Flipping the clamp.... Hmmm something to try

I set cam chain,valves,point gap,and now the electronic ignition with a strobe. The right side strobes nice and clear. The left looks erratic. I set the mark trying to average the difference of what looks like it flashes on either side of the l F l . .?? Ideas?

This water is high! (Opportunity to take a pic )

I hooked up the timing light and I was a bit advanced on the right cylinder. When I moved the clamp over to the left side, I had a hard time getting it to line up with the mark. It was erratic and seemed to blink side to side of the mark? I just did my best to try to even it out as best I could...

I will dig up a timing light and see where I'm at

Timing off? It really just feels like the spring on the kicker is what's springing back?

My sump filter is a completely different design than original. All metal.

Not a "paint job" in the oil....yet. I did also put in a upgraded sump filter for the XS. This one should never tear! I will try it kick it over instead of using the starter. It's just so damn hard to kick! Luckily usually takes just one or 2 kicks as long as it doesn't spring back and bust my...

Well I'm gonna ride it a few more times and see. It really runs smooth and pretty quiet. Is the metal possibly from the chain slapping something? ( it was real loose and now in adjustment) Thanks for your input!

Soooo, I will do a tear down this fall but I wanna ride this summer. Any one have a big problem with that? Worst case scenario?

Here is the filter.

Pulled the filters and this is what I found. Do the long pieces look like cam guide parts to you? Not sure about the metal fragments in the filter?

Pretty stock bike, but the night was one I will never forget!

". You will see close to zero at idle when the engine is hot." That seems scary? No oil pressure? How does it pump it around?

I will try thicker oil and see if it's better. The valves are in check and do tick a bit, but as you say these are a bit noisy. I'm afraid when hot they tick real loud. So I will see about the oil. Ever use Lucas stabalizer?

Any way to see if the pump is working? I can ride for a while and I'm sure it's getting pretty warm, the valves seem to get louder when the oil thins down. But I'm wondering if I could make darn sure the pump is working "good".

Well I'm converted into the "acknowledge everyone" status. I work retail and I'm used to having to deal with the public, so everyone is in the club. Wellllll...... Maybe hard for me to nod the sport bike punks who are trying to make riding a bike a bad thing around here.

Why do moto riders feel the need to wave to very bike they pass another bike? I would like to hear about wether you wave or not? Why do some do it and some do not. Personally I nod, but not all of the time. I guess I "pre judge" some folks? I do seem to have a problem with yuppy HD riders...

Not sure the ratio? Not my jet ski. The gas would really thin the oil down right? Would it burn out?

Not a motorcycle but a seadoo jet ski. I was just at the lake and rode the ski up on the float to get gas. I hopped off to grab some snacks and the dumb girl says fill it? I said yup. She hollers back" it's already full?" I said not possible, my gauges work and I've been riding around. She...