erock85
Been Around the Block
So this happened... Everything was fine and I was out on a ride about 5-6 miles into it I lost all power. Previous to that I was on the highway ~65-70mph. Got about a mile down a side road and that's when I lost power. Towed it to my dad's and found out the left cylinder was not firing. OK not a huge deal so I towed it home and set all the timing and got spark on left side. Replaced the plugs and still no fire on left side. Opened the intake tappet cover and the adjustment screw was gone not a good sign right off bat. There was also a large gouge in the tappet cover. So I took the valve/cam cover off and the offending spring was loose. I grabbed it and the whole spring assembly was not attached to the valve stem and fell right off. Upon closer inspection, the stem snapped right at the retainer groove. So my question is what else could be wrong, what else should I check, and what could have caused this? I'm OK with removing the engine to tear down further if needed. The bike has ran beautifully for 2+ years with the occasional timing adjustment and oil change. In those 2+ years I've probably only put about 500 miles on it. Always had charging issues so I couldn't ride far, found out it was the headlight bulb I was using, anyway that's besides the point. Once I fixed charger issue I rode it quite a bit this year with no issues. Just looking for help, thanks.