Carb diagnosis question on my 96

[Dr. Mordo]

Yeah, I got a similar thing recently from a Triumph Dealership mechanic who didn't know about all the sprag clutch issues the Steamers had.  He made some comment about, "well, you know sometimes that stuff on the internet..."

[nightrunner]

+1  When I bought mine it had the DAR noise.  Local Triumph dealer told me they are just noisy engines and not to worry about it.   Joined a chat group and learned about DAR.  Years later I mention it to the head mechanic at another local Triumph dealer.  He hadn't heard of it either and of course warned me of BS on the net.  Oh yeah, this same guy told me that bikes run better with lean factory jetting.   :lol:

[Mudhen]

I think we're the best buncha g'damn Steamer mechanics on the planet!

Well...Mustang is...but we'll all back him up.

[Stretch]

Internet rumors...

That's what I thought about most of the whining from BMW owners until I met up with two guys in Alaska that were trying to get their final drives rebuilt before they ran out of vacation days.

A number of guys reporting the same thing (based on their own experience) isn't internet rumor, it's a consensus.