So, after my last update a lot has happened. The Helicoil didn’t work out, so after much thought and contemplation I decided to try a “Keensert”. It’s basically an insert that threads into a tapped hole creating a new tapped hole the proper diameter (basically the same idea as a Helicoil, but requires a bigger [...]

Well, once I got the new stud to replace the one I messed up before I got busy installing it. Unfortunately, in my hurry and carelessness I misread the torque specs for the stud bolts. Using ft/lbs instead of in/lbs equals stripped threads in the engine case! After running out of curse words, I decided [...]

So, once again the Sporty is torn apart. As my previous post sugested I had a rear cylinder base and head gasket leak. What I found as I was tearing it apart was the one head bolt wasn’t even hand tight. Closer inspection once I got everything off the rear cylinder was the one stud [...]

Last week the breathers on the Sporty had spewed oil all over the right side of the engine. I changed the breather arrangement around to spew it directly on the ground instead. I also noticed that the bike suddenly in the last couple hundred miles started using a considerable amount of oil. Hmmmm… Well, I [...]