make sure the tensioner rod deploys if the eng was rotated when the tensioner was out it woul be advisable to check the timing marks on craink and cams if it is out of time or the chain is loose it will go out of time and could result in catasrophic faillure
when you removed the tensioner it extended out to max it has to be reset, first remove the bolt in the end of the tensioner her's the manual steps on resetting and installation.
while lightly pressing the timing chain tensioner rod by hand, turn the tensioner rod fully clockwise with a thin...
like most i bought my bike for pleasure 30-40 mpg is a happy bonus if looking for milage a good rule is the higher the rpm the lower the fuel economy fuel consumption is directly related to speed and rpm
i just did my fork seals in order to remove the damper retaining bolt on the bottom of the forks to keep the damper from spinning i welded a 16 inch long square tube to a 1 1/16 sockett
when tuning a fuely i would recomend an afr guage like aem or fjo to tell what is going on i use one on my snowmobile while tuning the rb3 fuel management mapp on it
i believe that proper education/training along with the proper choice of bike can go a long way in preventing many accidents that ca be attributed to experience level and too large a bike, i was very lucky/fortunate the bike i got my license on was a kaw 750 triple two stroke which was too...
hi ime al i,me from levack ontario canada, ive had my bike since new 01 the last 5 digets in the vin is 00003, my profession is mechanic heavy equip and truck-coach, my toys are 01 fz1,02kodiak quad,03 rx1, 06 apex rtx supercharged among riding hobbies include working on them, ime my own best...