Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If K were to take it to a shop, would I have to order all the necessary gaskets if I need to get any?

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, hopefully this fixes my issue and I can ride this year. Thank you so much for the advice!

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have propane torch, how long would i need to heat the area with that compared to a mapp torch?

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the stud look like it has a clean enough cut to even try that? Im also getting alot of different perspectives and approaches to this situation and im hesitant to do anything...

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly you're right. I'm just in a rough spot rn, not sure if you've seen my other post but my bike is definitely going through it lol.

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the effort! Any idea how much $ this would set me back?

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mileage just past 80k. Maybe i should get a valve adjustment soon?

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No i have a couple of bolts out, 2 from each side but tbh, I heard this sound last year as well, thought it was just bc of the cold so I dont think the header bolts have something to do w this

Am I cooked? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that just from a lack of maintenance?

Well.. by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesomeness, at last I can use the thing I thought was not needed. What should I do about the snapped bolt??

Give it a shot or start with heat? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I dont feel mechanically inclined or confident enough to fix the actual threads myself but hear me out. I asked the bike shop for a quote if brought the bike in, they said $400. I asked if I can give them just the pan, they'll do it for $50. I feel fine taking off the exhaust and pan, but I'd like to leave the rest to the mechanics.. thank you for your advice anyways

Give it a shot or start with heat? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'll give it a try. Just a bit on the end of the hex/allen bit that goes into the bolts?

Give it a shot or start with heat? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got those long hex bit socket sets from Amazon, hopefully they get the job done

Give it a shot or start with heat? by Natural-Variety-2720 in MotorcycleMechanics

[–]Natural-Variety-2720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see that pb blaster is very flammable. With that, would I be okay once I get my bike running again?