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Posted by chief
 - November 08, 2020, 17:28:38 PM

Please keep us advised.

Posted by Rlearmont
 - November 08, 2020, 15:31:45 PM

I started taking apart my 800 for some OVERDUE maintenance.
I purchased the bike last year with 46,000 miles on it.
The handling was so bad I decided to check the steering head bearings and figured while I was at it, I would strip it down, and make a few upgrades.
So far I found the PO was running 17/42 gears.
The steering head bearings just about fell apart when I removed them.
I don't think the rims have been cleaned since the last time the tires were changed.
The upper fork tube covers were both badly damaged
The handlebars are bent
2 dents in the gas tank.
Brake pads paper thin.
Spark plugs black.
1 exhaust stud broke off.

I can only imagine what else I find.
Glad I ordered a shim kit for the valves
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