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I would also ensure you're seeing 12ish vdc at the starter motor itself when engaged easier said than done but I'd agree with skip.

Wife and I both sold our sleds before we got married. Logistically its a tough proposal living in the cities. Storage, trailer, driving to snow... it sucks.
Would 100% have sleds over streetbikes if we had the resources/didn't live in concrete hell. Would probably keep the dirtbikes tho.

My mityvac lasted about 2 times before it just went to crap. I switched to a power bleeder setup with a bunch of different cap sizes and have been happy minus the cleaning of the container between uses but meh.

5 minutes ago, betoney said:

Correct, the top and bottom the forks might not be true if the triple clamps aren't 100% in alignment but that's all in the top triple clamp area, loosening the axle wont change that.

No but it removes the static binding from when the whole combo was forced previously. It isn't much, but it's a thing.

2 hours ago, betoney said:

I don't understand that idea either.  Whether the axle is loose or tight the wheel will ALWAYS be correctly aligned in the forks

No, the wheel will always be correctly aligned with the AXLE. You got three dimensions your working with here, not two.
Poor example but think of sitting on the bike and both forks in your hands like a triple clamp, now push one fork forward, this is highly exaggerated, but this is what happens but from the wheel end but very small.  The slop being taken up is from the forks, not the other end.

If your worried about the friction or throttle pull, a few have lightened the spring on cable carrier to great success:

https://www.tracer900.net/topic/3442-reducing-throttle-effort/#comment-39568

2 hours ago, T9 Jeffrey said:

It’s 10w40. 
https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/for-personal-vehicles/our-products/products/mobil-1-racing-4t-10w-40

 

Works good for me, most everyone carries it so that's what I use.

You sure your not fooling yourself/getting used to the bike now/past the honeymoon phase?

I was actually thinking about it till we got 1/2" of snow Saturday night and out came the salt parade. Was really liking this no snow winter.

39 minutes ago, miweber929 said:

Brand new OEM oil filter, 2 new OEM air filters, brand new OEM clutch cable. $40 for all

Dibs.

10 hours ago, betoney said:

I don't think you are going to get much input on this topic, I would bet that 99.99% of members here have no clue what a shim stack is let alone what their numerical values are and in what order they are assembled. 

I have a vague idea what you are talking about but still those numbers are just numbers to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Correct, I know some of these words.😁

On a happier note, after doing the valves on my bike, it actually runs and revs! First timer with the whole valve under bucket deal.

Sadly had to tear it partly back down again to cylinder #1 spark plug valve cover gasket phuckery but that's the way she goes.

New spark plugs, flushed coolant, gave the radiator a soak over night to release the bugs, new air filter, oil change,

While I'm here. Shims came in while I was out on work, we'll see what we get accomplished today.

21 hours ago, skipperT said:

What do you mean by “stack” the shims?

you need to remove the cams and measure the installed shim size, yes. 
On your sheet of measurements for cyl 1 Ex, you wrote 1.78 which could be an installed shim size. Did you mean to write 0.178mm ? Just for clarity. 

Cams are removed and installed at a different mark on the flywheel, in case you weren’t aware.

Oh yeah, my helper had issues with thousandths to mm, hence the decimal discrepancy.

Say what now? Or do you mean you measure and remove at different points? I thought you measure at the line tdc and remove/install cams at triangle btdc?

I hate four strokes.... Hope I don't screw it up. But if the holes in the cam are correctly lined up, and the timing mark is at the triangle, should be fine no? Like the picture?

20k valve check, yep everything tight on the exhaust.

Do I stack shims or do I have pull the shims that are there and measure?

FYI everything is in mm and I only had thou feeler gauges, hope I that works.

Added note, not a lot of people talk about it but those lipos do/should/prefer a full charge outside what the bike can deliver voltage wise now and again.  IIRC some even suggest keeping it on a charger full time but I've seen some get away with not doing it at all so maybe it's just vehicle dependent?

What's the voltage on the lipo when it cranks? These ecu's super sensitive to drops.

4 hours ago, dazzler24 said:

Hmmm,  might be the reason it's been advertised so cheap eh?

Pfff no one I know has ever been burned before on a deal too good to be true...

36 minutes ago, 2and3cylinders said:

How much was the new basket though?

Going rate from usual suspects is 350 USD, i picked mine up for sub 300 a year or so ago.
I wouldn't bother if you haven't noticed.

1 hour ago, 2and3cylinders said:

You have a 20 that came with the S/A clutch.  I have a 15 with a 16 XSR S/A clutch.  Am I correct that the latest clutch PN you used with also fit my steed (he's no dame)?

Also, did you replace any plates while you were at it?  My S/A clutch has at least 40k miles on it (I'll have to check my log), which could mean a midland bit of wear.

Thx

I believe so, your primary is 1RC-16150-00-00 which is the same as the 2020-22 Tracesr, and the updated is B7N-16150-00-00.

No, I only have 20k on the bike and it's a trivial task to do the plates if need be in the future minus the ~ 15 dollar gasket.

13 minutes ago, dazzler24 said:

Remind me, are you going with the replacement part (later version) or the modify what you already have technique?  Interested to hear your impressions of the final result either way. 🙂

I did the easy button and just bought the new basket. This seriously took 15 mins to do.

Night and day difference. I took a quick spin around the block before hand since I wanted to do a quick back to back test.

Feels like it did for the first 3k of ownership before I started chasing my tail trying to find that weirdness gronk feeling.

I have ~20k on my bike.

Also keeping my old basket and going to modify to keep it around as a "just in case." I haven't heard anyone have issues with the new basket but more time/miles my be required but I think we are in the clear.

Gronk removal today.

2 hours ago, Heli ATP said:

It's deal season. How about a new 2022 Tracer 9 GT for $3000 off list?

NEW 2022 GT on sale

IDK, dealers play all sorts of games with numbers online to get you in the door, surprise the dealer setup fee is 2500 instead of the normal 500-800. Been there, done that, always call for out the door price.

Well I now own the world's most expensive klx300r. Original dealership's owner finally got wind of all the shenanigans and wanted out. We split the cost. Yadda yadda pain in the ass. Oh well, bike is mine, I paid a lot in stress and cash.

We bought a number pack because my boy likes stickers, he choose my number lol. 😂

We should be ready to rock next spring.

Even picked up a decent trailer on the cheap, which means it's probably stolen in my experience...

I'm on the list of victims, not sure if that does anything. Guy has a rap sheet going back to the 90's, career felon, but because it's minnesota, he just keeps being let go.

43 minutes ago, Ride365 said:

Damnit that is awful, truly a lesson learned in "buyer beware".

The real sore deal is since there's no title, our DPS (DMV) won't run the vin to see if it's stolen or has a lien. Same goes for ATV and snowmobiles in MN. That was a real eye opener for me.