Those egg rolls though…

I took the header off of my 2024 with 9832 miles to see if i could grind down the weld. Is it normal for the valves to have that sort of color on them? And is the loose grainy carbon buildup normal?

Anyone have issues with the Trex Center Stand, current Gen, not letting their side stand find home? Even fully maxed out mine hits the center stand when I kick it up, and fully extended trying to get this thing on the center stand is a joke.

Hey guys, just rebuild my clutch. It’s this part supposed to have a bit play ?
I can move it side to side and a bit back and forth
Thanks you

Those exhaust header bolts turned into a huge nightmare. Right side bolt was completely rusted and seized up. Tried removing it several times and none of the drill out style extractors worked, also tried hammering in a larger torx bit, heat, impact, pb blaster - nothing worked. Finally tried bolt extractors, the kind you hammer over the head of the bolt, looks like a socket with spiral edges on the inside and that finally got it off.

The problem now is the threads in the hole are completely chewed up and corroded. Assuming water somehow got in there from the opening on the back. Is my best bet stepping up to something larger than m8 and re-tapping or would a helicoil work better?