Phaedrus

You don't need a dyno, just a buddy with a stopwatch and a road with a mile marker. Check your times in the quarter mile before and after the change, as well as your time for a 30 to 60 roll on in fourth gear, and 50 to 80 roll on in top gear. Old school man.

I had a Harley friend of mine who chased a similar problem through two dealerships. He swore that his brakes would drag while the bike was in neutral and parked. I was riding with him one day when we stopped for lunch. When we came out he got on his bike and unleashed a string of course expletives, then threw in a few choice words about Harley dealers as well, ranting about his brakes binding for no reason. I walked up to his bike and lifted his helmet off the right handelbar where the weight was compressing the front brake lever. I never heard of that problem again from this guy.

Sounds like the bike really enjoys being ridden hard:whistling: . Keep it up man:thumbsup2:

The first thing I'd do is check the fuel line where it connects to the fuel petcock. Many people remove the tank when changing the plugs, as it makes it easier to remove the dogbone that connects the engine to the frame, which must be removed to get to the front spark plugs. When tank is removed the technician has to disconnect the fuel line. If that line was not put on all the way, or the clamp was not slid back on, you could be leaking a small amount of gas from that line. Or the line could have been damaged, which could cause the same thing. Give it a visual inspection to see if the fuel line is installed properly, then take a clean dry cloth or paper towel and wipe the fuel line right where it connects, to see if there is any gas there. The other thing is there is a tank vent and vent hose under the chrome bezel that goes around the fuel tank cap. If that vent hose was not hooked up you could be smelling the fumes from there. Remove the plastic chrome bezel and check to see if the vent hose is hooked up. The bezel is held on with allen head screws. You should have an allen wrench that fits in your tool kit. That's my two cents.

I need a cure for my wifes nerves. What would you recommend. My wife keeps telling me she's down to one good nerve, and I'm on it!

One other option is to use welding gases. If you have access to MIG or TIG welding gases you could fill the tank with an intert gas mixture such as CO2, 75%CO2/25%Argon, or pure Argon. The Argon is heavier than air and would stay in the tank, preventing combustion should a spark be generated.

JustJack Thanks for posting this stuff. I check mine every other week and generally have to add only a pound of pressure. Between what you and Goose have posted lately I'll keep an eye the whole tire, not just the psi.