And, in other news,
I rode it to work today, and when I got back, I was worried. I heard some noise... maybe valve train noise???
There's a new hole in the muffler, and when I'm going at high speed, it really seems to make a racket... sounding eerily like mechanical noise... unless it's mechanical noise.
Dad thought it sounded the same as it always has, but I got worried that maybe the valves were noisy, and I just adjusted them slightly tighter than they were. I worried that maybe the adjusters stripped or came loose or the top end got starved of oil or something else really bad.
These videos were not taken immediately after coming home, but after a little while, so the engine cooled a little.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2SI0ZYKi2c&feature=youtu.beI noticed just then that pulling the clutch in neutral actually puts a slight load on the engine. Normal? Or is something not quite right?
(Never mind the end... I was just putting up the bike).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL_08cddE14&feature=youtu.beListen with some good earphones or something. I know my laptop speakers suck.
I listened to the videos... It makes me wonder if my mind isn't just playing tricks on me. It was dark, and the oil looked ugly and cloudy in the light of a flashlight. Maybe it's just an illusion from the light source. It's got fresh Rotella in it with a cap or two of ZDDP MAXX.
I read that Savages tend to clatter when warm. Maybe it's just mind tricks? It didn't seem to do this till I got back from my highway commute. I don't know...
It always seemed to run differently after the repair.