Well, my luck1% to be wrong. Ran about 20 miles today with a couple buds. Sitting at a red light, my bike just smoothly died. Sat in wonder, and started back up and got into a parking lot. I shut it down and it only fired on one cyl. Shut it down, restart and ran fine to get home.
Something is way wrong. On the way home stopped at a custom shop who is 2 weeks til I could even leave it there. He heard something not right but said couldn't really figure it out until it quit or it's apart.
Sounds expensive. Thinking that with this occasional one cyl. misfire combined with a wierd rattle that sounds like its inside the rboxes, should I venture into mild tear down? I've never done it before but am an auto mechanic for cars and have the S&S manual.
Was thinking it may be either rocker arm bushings or pushrods out of adjustment? Would this make it stall and occasional misfire? I have a week off next week so, this would be my time if I'm going to venture into it.
I would be confident in going as far as that, but would need to have someone do the bushings. I guess if I did, I need some new seals or gaskets?
As far as the misfire, new coil and plugs, battery, vreg, rotor and stator, oil change and filter, checked the tappet oil screen/crankcase oil screen (clean) less than 100 miles ago.
Ran fine after I left the custom bike shop, I didnt want to get off it, but didn't want to trash it either.
So frustrated that most shops around me won't work on big dogs either because they are
"too long for their lift" or they have wiring problems. Original owner said he did rip kit and I was given paperwork on wireplus with the bike. Not sure if that is the same either.
Limping it home, one bud with BRAND NEW fat bob tried to race me. I said "tried". So, its gotta be something stupid.
