It's late in the day and there's no "daily" tip posted yet, so I'd better do my part.

Elsewhere on the forum can be found the oil change tip/no tip debate as to whether the engine should be tipped to both sides in the interest of evacuating all possible oil from the engine before replenishing with fresh. My "tip" for the day is to indeed "tip" if you intend to ship the engine.

The bottom end is light enough to be shipped by most shippers including the Postal Service. However, if the item is found to be leaking any form of "fluid", the item is considered "undeliverable" which prompts a registered letter informing the recipient that he/she has 5 days in which to retrieve the item after which it will be destroyed. And the recipient will be charged the cost of disposing of the item. I should add that Murphy's Law dictates that any leaking oil must occur at the furthest point possible from either the shipper or recipient.

And finally, the obligatory "don't ask me how I arrived at this understanding".

Tip for the day - take your pick.
"Tip Baby Tip"
"Tip to Ship"
"If you don't tip, the Postal Service will".

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I think I'm in the "don't tip" camp. Again, the greatest wear occurs in the first moments following start-up. Those little reserves won't remedy that problem, but every little bit helps. Instead, we'd need a pre-oiler as installed on many Pratt and Whitneys.

I want to get ALL the used, dirty, worn out oil out of there I can so I can replace it with some new oil with new additives. But thats just me

Went to check my valve clearances and was stymied by having nothing on hand to remove the valve timing inspection plug - until I discovered that the bracket that holds down the rear of the tank and the front of the seat is a perfect tool for the job. It's almost as if they designed it for that purpose.

Just wanted to pass that on.

When you want to be left alone, grab a broom.

Pam, on the other hand, is, well,, now on your other hand..

Hi that is funny you mentioned about leaning over cause I did that and it worked not pretty though doing better with slow control now so not necessary to do that just saying as all. I'm new to the site.

Done all you can think of with jetting and adjusting the idle mix screw and checking for air leaks and your bike still give gunshot pops on decel? Clip a small amount off the TEV spring.

In previous threads, people were recommending clipping 10mm off the length of the uncompressed spring, but that often resulted in the TEV being open all the time and the bike running much too rich. Instead, start with clipping a very small amount. On my stock 2007 in the Boston area, clipping 1/2 of a round (about 1/8" or 3.175mm) off the uncompressed spring has eliminated all gunshot pops, at least so far. If you are at a higher elevation, start with even less. Place the cut end of the spring against the TEV cover to avoid puncturing the diaphragm in case you slip up.