Am I screwed or lucky?
Picked up this bike at auction for under $2k, know nothing about Dynas as my other bike is a ‘76 FXE and this is an 03 FXDL. Same same. Reading up on Dynas and they all say crack the cam cover and check the cam tensioners. So after a bit of riding, mainly to work and home for a month (15 minute trip) I take the time to replace some rotten rubber including the front and rear motor mounts, took off the exhaust and opened the cam cover and found this. I’m excited it’s not stock and doesn’t need to be replaced but the fact the washer and retaining clip were off and in there just free. So I put it back in and make sure the clip is seated and hopefully it doesn’t happen again.
Let me know if you think I need to do anymore exploring to make sure it didn’t do real damage but I felt around the chain and I didn’t feel anything raised or chipped, the washer looks clean like no damage to it, and there’s only that slight rubbing on the plate, no gouges or deep scratches.
Bikes still up on the lift for a bit, but hopefully I can get it back running Tuesday.
Thanks in advance for any tips.