It's been almost 2 years since my last update so I guess it's time..... I've gone through 2 riding seasons with very little problems from the bike but late last fall another one crept in....
Nearing the 85,000 KM mark my bike developed quite a coolant leak into the combustion chamber so I pulled the top end and found a faulty head gasket.... While I had the head off I sent it in for a valve job to restore the seats.... I ended up having to replace all the valves and guides due to wear at this time..... I then installed the restored head and upon inspection after the test ride I detected a very minor coolant leak in the right exhaust port....
To make a long story short: I ended up with a very small {almost undetectable} leak between the head and the valve seat.... My cure for this was to pick up a used head and fork out another hefty sum for more valve work and a new head gasket.... I don't mind paying for one valve job every couple of years but paying for a second one kind of hurts....
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