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I also have this issue with my Dream and a friend who rides his frequently also is prone to it.

Brake cleaner is great. I even get a little saucy and take a little fine grit sand paper to the metal spacers.

Thanks for the help, Ed.

Ebay doesn't have any tappets new or reproduced that I can find, they're all used and flat looking as well.

Any sources for these that you know of?

That picture was way too big, I'll resize this one.

Here are two pictures. This is from my right exhaust valve, I cannot tell if there's any dishing on the actual stem although it doesn't look like it. The actual tappet is very flat comparably to what I think it's "supposed" to be. I rode the bike probably 50 miles today and it works great, only at i...

That's not a basket case, that's a gift in a basket. Pass it this way!

I'm glad I was on the right track, it was just so strange. I need to rig up a battery strap, I think.

I also typed this on my phone last night and realize how many bad errors were in there. Glad you could decipher it!

I'm having battery issues and it's a strange one. My old battery is almost two years old, so for the first time riding the Dream I charged it to 12.85 volts, went for a ride and the bike died with no power of any kind in the middle of driving. Couldn't turn it back on to get any power. I pushed the ...