mattymatt716
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Thanks in advance for your help- I'm grateful to be a part of the community!
I have a 2004 with about 47k miles on it. Idle has been mildly inconsistent, power surges at low rpm's (especially when trying to *maintain* speed at lower rpm's), and when cold it will start but then slowly creep down in rpm's and die. When I restart again, it stays running.
I put a TRE on a couple of years ago thinking that this would fix the "surging" issue- and it did, for the most part. Not sure it was the best idea, but I didn't know that at the time, and I really like having a gear indicator.
Was planning this past weekend to do some basic maintenance (oil change, inspect brakes, air filter, spark plugs, etc.) and when I pulled the plugs, I was not very happy to see what I saw.
All four plugs look similar. They were easily wiped off with my thumb, so they weren't "dripping" with oil, but I recognize that this isn't normal.
I do not ride hard, and it is rare that my bike sees high rpm's. I mostly ride on the interstate.
My plan of action:
1) Remove injectors and inspect. Intend to send them out to be cleaned and flow checked because I think they will look like the plugs.
2) Remove fuel filter and inspect. Clean out fuel filter. Replace o-rings so no leaks later.
3) Check valve clearances. I have had the bike for about 12k, but I seriously doubt that this was ever done.
4) Adjust valves if necessary (leaning into this community for help since I have never done this).
5) Remove TRE. Keep gear indicator.
6) Put everything back together, pray, and try it all out.
Thoughts? Any advice would be appreciated.
I have a 2004 with about 47k miles on it. Idle has been mildly inconsistent, power surges at low rpm's (especially when trying to *maintain* speed at lower rpm's), and when cold it will start but then slowly creep down in rpm's and die. When I restart again, it stays running.
I put a TRE on a couple of years ago thinking that this would fix the "surging" issue- and it did, for the most part. Not sure it was the best idea, but I didn't know that at the time, and I really like having a gear indicator.
Was planning this past weekend to do some basic maintenance (oil change, inspect brakes, air filter, spark plugs, etc.) and when I pulled the plugs, I was not very happy to see what I saw.
All four plugs look similar. They were easily wiped off with my thumb, so they weren't "dripping" with oil, but I recognize that this isn't normal.
I do not ride hard, and it is rare that my bike sees high rpm's. I mostly ride on the interstate.
My plan of action:
1) Remove injectors and inspect. Intend to send them out to be cleaned and flow checked because I think they will look like the plugs.
2) Remove fuel filter and inspect. Clean out fuel filter. Replace o-rings so no leaks later.
3) Check valve clearances. I have had the bike for about 12k, but I seriously doubt that this was ever done.
4) Adjust valves if necessary (leaning into this community for help since I have never done this).
5) Remove TRE. Keep gear indicator.
6) Put everything back together, pray, and try it all out.
Thoughts? Any advice would be appreciated.