I haven't posted these in a while and there are alot of new owners.
1. Check your vacuum plugs on your carb manifolds. They crack easily. If you're getting intermitent popping or little backfires they should be checked for cracks first.
2. Remove all fuses and coat with di-electric grease. "DO NOT PACK THE FUSE BOX WITH THIS GREASE". Clean them with WD40 if you have corrosion. Coat all the connections and fuse tabs and replace them. Our fuse boxes corrode very easy and this will keep water and corrosion out.
3. There is a hidden fuel filter on our bikes between the carbs in the fuel line "T". If you're having fuel starvation problems it could be this little bugger. Many have removed and replaced with clear inline filter.
4. I recommend pulling apart as many connections as you can find and coating the male and female with di-electric grease.
5. Do not over tighten your chain. Err on the side of looseness. This will help prevent chain stretch and you'll get many more miles. Avoid WD40 as a chain cleaner, it cleans too well and could clean all the grease from your o-rings over time. Man use kerosene, orange cleaner or PJ1 chain cleaner. Use a recommended chain lube.
6. Check your header bolts every 3 to 4 months. Make sure they're torqued to spec. The constant heating and cooling tends to loosen them up.
7. Check your chain gaurd bolts. Use blue locktite on them. Many of us have had them loosen and a few near disasters.
8. FINE-C if you don't know what this means, look it up.
9. Check your tire pressure often. this varies by manufacturer slightly but 31-34lbs in the front and 34 to 36 in the rear is in the ball park for most of the the tires we have. The important thing is to check it and make sure you have the proper pressure.
10. Our tanks have a vaccum line and tipover valve. If your getting a vaccum in your tank check that the vaccum line isn't pinched or the valve it stuck. Many have gone to the kuryakyn gas cap because it looks cool and is vented.
11. If you're having battery charging problems clean and tighten the battery contacts before replacing the battery. I'm not sure why but this seems to be a common issue. Especially on brand new bikes. It could be a dealer prep issue.
ride safe