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Hi everyone,
did the 1400 eight valve motors have the flat tappet problem that the 1200 eight valve motors had?
I looked on the forum but didn’t see anything on this. I want to know as I am interested in a 2014 California 1400 that is for sale locally, and I believe 2014 was around the time that the 1200 eight valve motors changed from the deadly flat tappets to the happy roller tappets. If the problem did exist for the 1400 motor, and 2014 is a suspect year, is there any way to tell beside removing the valve covers?
I suspect that the bike I am interested in probably went through Todd’s shop as it is in SoCal and has the Matris suspension upgrade and other performance upgrades. I‘ve never had a 1400 but it looks like a badass ride. I hope to check it out soon, but I was wondering about the tappets as I know that’s a red flag issue with the 1200 eight valve motor.
Thanks
Hope you all have great holidays.
did the 1400 eight valve motors have the flat tappet problem that the 1200 eight valve motors had?
I looked on the forum but didn’t see anything on this. I want to know as I am interested in a 2014 California 1400 that is for sale locally, and I believe 2014 was around the time that the 1200 eight valve motors changed from the deadly flat tappets to the happy roller tappets. If the problem did exist for the 1400 motor, and 2014 is a suspect year, is there any way to tell beside removing the valve covers?
I suspect that the bike I am interested in probably went through Todd’s shop as it is in SoCal and has the Matris suspension upgrade and other performance upgrades. I‘ve never had a 1400 but it looks like a badass ride. I hope to check it out soon, but I was wondering about the tappets as I know that’s a red flag issue with the 1200 eight valve motor.
Thanks
Hope you all have great holidays.