Recent content by Mototoro

(2015 RC390) I’m so fed up with this bike right now!! I don’t have money to continually dump into this thing to make it run or run correctly. I had to helicoil one of the valve cover bolt holes recently and after two days of riding its leaking from the same bolt. I’m afraid to tighten it...

I have 2015 and I’m scared this will be an issue is there any way to tell if you have one of the poorly milled heads? Honestly, the last person who owned my bike did some questionable stuff and I’m not sure what damage they did. The bike is running okay now - but if the head gasket does go -...

Well honestly, it’s probabaly the same amount of work, it’s a pain to do the valves with it in and It would be way easier to put the valve cover back on with the sealant with the engine out. I did my valves with it in the bike and I often cursed the decision and wished I had just removed it...

It's really common for most vehicles (cars, boats, motos) to have weird lights and gauge readings when voltage is low. Mostly because the sensors translate their parameters in voltages. Don't ask me to explain how that works lol - but most of the Tech schools I've been to had programs that read...

Ohhhh, so it's just a general overflow hose that combines into one after the Y - okay that makes sense. I ordered that hose too, it just doesn't show that connecting anywhere on the coolant parts view either. But that makes sense. I had some other hoses that went "no where" and had to tank the...

Okay, so I don't know how to edit headings - it's not an exhaust leak. It was coming from the valve cover bolt and just collecting grime. My forward left cover threads are completely stripped out, I was thinking this was an exhaust leak because of the black soot but when I looked at the exhaust...

So what are the black RTV looking worms then? I had them in my oil too.

Thanks guys - you all are super helpful!! Michelle: It looks like there is more than enough room to do the valves, obviously a little close but I can get in there no prob, thanks for the pictures. Always helpful, and I use that zip tie trick too! Glad to know it works fine here, our bikes cam...

haha Whoops, i put (US, 2015) and didnt bother explaining that. But Yeah 2015. :) But While I'm here - I thought of one more question, do u guys do the valves with the engine in the bike or do u remove it? It seems like it might be easier to just remove? Looks like a struggle fest...

It's just one little thing after the next, nothing major, but i want to get it all out of the way. I'm trying to take one weekend to throw some time, money and parts at it (maybe some wrenches too, out of frustration) and knock everything out at once. Figured i would get some input from you guys...

Wow. I'm surprised it was running decent at all. I'm trying to figure out what previous owners messed up and what messes up on its own that I need to be checking constantly, like bolts coming loose. I have a service manual now too, so the numbers are super helpful for the drawings. Thanks!

Well I just found a crack in airbox - same place everyone else's cracks. I'm sure that's not helping. Gonna swap that out this weekend and see if it helps and if not i'll definitely look into getting it remapped or talk to chad about the power commander. Ill have to see where I'm then, but good...

Hey, so I was searching for reasons that my bike idles weird and in giving it a thorough once over noticed that, what I think are relays, on the left side of the battery were all loose or popped up to some degree. The grey one towards the back was almost falling out. First is that something I...

Okay so i figured i would wait till i put some miles on the bike and gotten used to it a bit before posting, but these issues are irritating and persistent... i have a 2015 with close to 6k miles, only 1000 or so miles of those are mine. The bikes idle is all kinds of unpredictable, sometimes...

Totally! And some great view's, too bad the 154 is on fire, that was my go to for just riding around.