Better and better... '04 DL1000

[kc]

I'm liking my choice more and more. I picked up the '04 Silver 1000 Friday april 16. Lost a week to Colorado's schizo weather (it snowed again) but still hit 600 mile tuesday of this week. Changed the oil and filter, torqued everything (yes, including the fender bolts with blue loctite!), raised the forks 12 mm and called it broken in. [I take an approach somewhere between the mototune race breakin and the factory guide... by 400 miles I'm pulling through low gears to near redline, followed by a closed-throttle scrubdown coast.]

Yesterday, with warm roads, fresh oil, and 700 miles on the clock, I got two new firsts on this fun, fun bike: a footpeg on the tarmac and the front wheel off the ground. Even at altitude, this torquey motor will snatch the front up pretty easily. Not trying any high and long ones on this bike, got that out of my system quite a while ago - just a skimmer to satisfy myself it can be done. The peg down came as a bit of a surprise - it flicks in real nice now and my feeler on the right is a millimeter shorter today :)

I'm liking this bike... hell of a change from the GSX-R1000 that I had, but lots of fun. Oh, and the Alaska guidebooks came to work with me today for lunchtime dreaming.

[Bradley A. Convis]

I have been sitting on this bike for months in the dealership I work in. Now I finally have one of my own! I decided not to get the FJR1300 that I had a deposit on since March. No regrets!

Already have a center stand and a Cee Baily tall screen installed. I LOVE this bike! It runs great at speed and coming up through the gears.

BUT - having surging and missing at low/moderate speeds. I cannot mainain a constant speed in 2nd or 3rd gear without stubling or caughing - even with consistent trottle. I see that everyone reccommends 87 octane, synching the throttle boddies, and checking the TPS. Stalling seems to be taken care of by higher idle. We have done all above and it has made a difference but having problems still. Next we will replace the $20 spark plugs (EEEK!!) and check the air filter when they do my break-in service. Any other ideas?

Is a Power Commander the only solution to smooth things out?