If you ride the bike harder do you need to adjust the valves more often?

Hi Chandra.hp,
Where do you live?
One of us I'm sure would help you in person with your valve adjustment. If you are in Central PA, I can help.
Best wishes,
Todd

I'm in Los Angeles, Southern California. I don't know of anyone on this board from that area.

If someone in LA doesn't mind showing me how it's done... I'm more than willing to try. I just put a quart and a half of oil in. That sound is gone... wow... so my bike was just lacking oil. I'll check the oil every couple of days to prevent this from happening again.

And since there is a long weekend coming up... I'll see if I can get my hands on some feeler gauges and inspect the valves. It's a big relief knowing that I don't have to shell out nearly $300 in the next few days.

Chandra