justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/08/08 at 18:18:22:How long since the valves were checked?If you dont like the way it sounds, check them IF you hear it & If they are fine then you learned what they are supposed to sound like. It doesnt cost anything to check them. What does it cost to not? Weekend is upon us. You can park it tonite & strip it down, check in the morning, adjust if necessary, slap it together & hit the road.
Yes well I have to be 40 miles away by 10 am tomorrow morning giving a program on medicinal herbs. And while I do get up at 4 I really don't want to tear apart the bike tomorrow.
And to be honest I'm not comfortable with the idea of tearing it down just yet. I'll get there but I just did my first oil change 2 weeks ago. I'm fairly mechanically inclined but still a newbie.