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Offline Landsurfer74

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Re: Iridium Plugs
« Reply #20 on: October 26, 2022, 06:36:35 »
My last bike was a RE Himalayan , fantastic bike, but they all suffer from random cutting out on the standard plug .... the change to iridium plugs changes all that .... no one is 100% sure why but it makes a great difference.

How often should I be having my valve clearances checked / adjusted ? My 2016 650 has just hit 17K ?
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Re: Iridium Plugs
« Reply #21 on: October 26, 2022, 09:19:30 »
By the book 14.5k
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Offline Robotstar5

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Re: Iridium Plugs
« Reply #22 on: October 26, 2022, 10:50:56 »
Bring back the good old days when plugs were serviceable  :) some of those I use on my vintage stationary engines can be stripped for cleaning.
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Re: Iridium Plugs
« Reply #23 on: October 26, 2022, 15:47:48 »
At my next valve check (45k) I think I'll replace the centre two plugs as there a pain to get at and leave the two side plugs be. You can get at the side two easy if they don't last 30k miles. Another 25-30 quid saved!
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