Went out for a little ride with some buddies sunday evening. After an hour of driving, a popping on decel worsens, shortly after, the bike turns much louder. I look down on the left cylinder, and a huge crack in the header is smiling at me. It's cracked all the way through.
I pull over, call for roadassistance, and an hour later, my bike is picked up, and I'm on my way home, pillion on my friends (admittedly comfy) V-strom backseat...
My mechanic will weld the crack, but I've sent Todd at guzzitech an inquiry for the crackfree headers.
Dang, the summer has just started here in Denmark.
/Steffen