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2004 Fe550e first non Japanese bike..I hate my modded xr600r. Too hard to start and it hurts me half the time. Thought I could handle an exotic. Not so sure now. I cant even figure out how to get spark plug out to check it, and get to TDC for a valve adjustment Didnt realize till today im not...

Hi all, this is what I had the last time I changed the engine oil [attachment=2:2giujk7t]IMG_0679.jpg[/attachment:2giujk7t] This is the cause: [attachment=1:2giujk7t]IMG_0702.jpg[/attachment:2giujk7t] This is the consequence: [attachment=0:2giujk7t]IMG_0703.jpg[/attachment:2giujk7t] Luckily...

I have my engine apart at the moment to fix the result of a stuffed cam chain tensioner (no tension on chain, chain engraved it's name on the casing and chain is now rooted). While i was taking a precautionary look over everything else I could see, I found something that was a bit of a...