All that work and you still question yourself if what you did was right.

I am finishing the reassembly of my 99 Valkyrie Interstate after replacing plugs, headlights, timing belts, radiator removal and repair, oil and filter change, clean air filter, replace O rings in water pump and replace the alternator cover that the chrome was peeling on. The only part of the maintenance that has me wondering is the timing belts. I have perfect matches on the marks on the right side and the shaft, but the left is just a little off. I wrote to a Honda mechanics line from an ad that Google has posted on this site and paid $15.00up front for an answer, if they can't answer of the information is inaccurate I will blog them hard as well as google for allowing them to advertise. Other than that like all projects of this type, if there are no parts Left over when the job is done then it's usually correct.

I have to wait for the air filter to dry out and then will finish the job, I went over to K & N air filters on my bikes several years ago and have been quite satisfied with the performance, the air box was very clean when I opened it. K & N furnishes a foam pre-filter that catches plant debris and large dirt particles the cloth filter was in excellent shape after a full season of riding. Next oil change I am thinking about Amsoil since I already run synthetic oil and a K & N oil filter.

I'll finish tomorrow night and fire up to check the timing and then replace the timing cover and the last parts of the fairing. I enjoy working on the bikes I ride and strongly suggest buying shop manuals, especially the ones the manufacturer puts out, and then following the instructions as they are printed, it's hard to make a mistake that way and since part of maintaining your own bike is to save a few bucks it's always a good thing to reassemble correctly.

Thanks for reading,

Election's near so this is your last chance to check which guy you think is the best for the job. My other blog has endorsed John McCain. I don't want my right to free speech modified by the no hate speak people and fairness doctrine which is one more way to pussify, and I mean pussify not pacify, America and push us one step further in the direction of Socialism. I love the freedom I have had all of my life and do not care for the prospect of the politically correct gestapo trying to dictate what I can and cannot say.

Don't forget to check out my other blog www.theindependentpost.com Just click on the link and it will take you right there.