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Early December parked the bike (a XT1200 S10 (2012) ) at the end of an uneventful ride, under cover, and 3 months later, it failed to start. Changed plugs (confirmed all sparking)/bought a new battery/replaced fuel with fresh/dried the engine … made no difference (not even a single pop). Looked...

Guys thought I’d share this with you. I’m riding a First edition (made 2010, purchased 2012). I cover around 7K a year. Hard start always been an irritating intermittent problem. Seems like any issue – rain, dew, below par battery, spark plugs >5K, and I can get a starting problem (and when I do...

First the buffeting. I mean the bike reacting to cross winds. Speeds of 80+ with bags in blustery conditions were a problem. Not because I was being buffeted but because the bike was reacting. Increasing rear tyre pressure to 38psi helped (at pressures any lower than 36 psi buffeting was much...