Daz, I'v offered advice to you from time to time and recieved same from you. What I think chy's point is, I may be wrong. I often am. Is that you seem to have become so frustrated in your attempts at reaching mechanical perfection, you may have lost your perspective on motorcycling in general. If you haven't read Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, pick it up. If you have, perhaps a second read is in need. I'm not taking a jab at you. You just seem to have lost any joy and pleasure in riding your bike. Which is the only reason I own a bike. Sometimes you have to just walk away from a problem for a bit to see it. I, being a mechanic in daily life often find that a problem with a customer's vehicle is often very hard to find at first. If you search too hard sometimes, what is right in front of you is often overlooked. With my bike at least. If she gets me there and back again. I generally feel its been a good day. Im not hiding behind anominity on the net. If you venture to my little corner of NC, Im the only one in town with a triumph. Well One of the new one's anyway. Here's a bit of advice a customer of mine used to give me when he saw that I was frustrated. " Drive slow and drink alot of water". Didn't help me solve the problem. But it did give me a good laugh. He's past on to the great beyond now. But I still reflect on his words in times like these.