Prepare your Dommie better than I did!

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Have riden from alaska and am at present stuck in quito hoping to get to argentina. i am using a 92 dominator with 52,000 miles on the clock. i thought would be ideal for the trip but started to doubt it in vancouver when it dropped a valve seat and wrecked lots of other parts in the process. 10,000 miles later it has done it again except the valve thankfully avoided hitting the piston. talking to various mechanics this problem is not that uncommon. i guess i overheated it and seeing as i have no temp gauge fitted and no oil cooler this may make sense. also i have probably blown the CDI which is a common fault also according to the auto electrician who has worked on quite a few dommies. i am posting this not to slag off the dommie just to warn others planning to use one that there are a few problems with this bike that can be avoided through modifications and carrying a spare CDI. good luck and i hope your dommie isnt as much of a pig as mine!