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Why not? It's not like we are all spring chickens around here.

Na, he is just hesitating.

Shouldn't this be marked NWS?

Aliens? Sorry. I might try to remove seat and tail. With motor running, do the wiggle wire test everywhere I could. After that, I would be eyeing the Power Commander.

Takes that flat spot out, right?

Very hard would not be normal. I would push the caliper pistons back to be sure that it is the brakes and not the bearings.

I don't think that anyone would squawk if you posted them here also. We can dream.

So what other bikes are up for sale?

You guys don't know who he is? Watch Fox news sometime.

A while back someone on here found some big o rings that worked for cheap. My 97 rubber strap is still holding on, for now.

Might be loud.

Good but it always bugs me when I fix something without knowing what I did to fix it.

So you took them apart and cleaned everything? If so, could you see the problem?

I didn't see the mileage.

Bike looks great! Welcome to the place.

Very interesting and simple.

B F Goodrich TA Radials.

I have a car that isn't moved from Nov. to April in unheated garage and have never had a problem with flat spots.

There is a slight flat spot from the factory on the 97. Even remember reading about it in Motorcyclist magazine when it came out. A jet kit will help the flat spot if tuned well.

If your bike was OK before and down on power now, you shouldn't be looking at a jet kit but finding the problem. I have a Dyno Jet kit in my 97 and it works perfect but without finding your troubles first, you will be chasing your tail.

Looks like shortened factory cans. I would like to see and hear them in person.

This sounds right to me.

In Motorcyclist magazine, someone wrote in and asked if they could use a oil filter for for a Kawasaki on a Yamaha. Same size and it fit thread wise. Here is their answer. Each individual oil filter is designed for a specific engine's oil pressure, filtering requirements, and flow rate. Some filters have bypass valves that direct oil back to the engine in case the filter gets clogged, while some engines have internal bypass valves and use filters that don't have them. A valve with the wrong opening pressure might route dirty oil away from the filter and back into the engine. Filters are cheap; engines aren't. Get the right filter for your bike. It's not worth the risk. I have used car filters on my bikes because it is easy to find them. But, do you really know if the filter is bypassing or not? What are your thoughts?

The thread said man. date of 2012. If the post is true and Bridgestone gave me that reply, I would spend the rest of my days spreading the word.