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Frustrated in California

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Just my .02 here but if it were me doing this to my bike, I would go with OEM all the way. Check with Z1 for best prices IMO.
Good luck,

Larry
 
reoccur said:
So I finally gave up and took took the bike to a shop! They said the compression is to low For the engine to function properly.
Leak down test indicated rings as the culprit.
They recommend rebuilding the top end and as I cant afford to have them do it I will give it a go.
I see ring kits are from $40 to $250 Dollars gasket kit $60 to 150 top end only, I don't want to buy junk so whats a reliable parts source. Quality brands...
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Bikes that sit for a long time often get sticky rings
The general solution for that is a bit of Marvel Mystery Oil down each spark plug hole. Rotate the engine,Let it sit for a day or so, then fire up the bike and see if things are better. It will be really smokey at 1st.

The shop, what compression numbers did they come up with? I find it hard to believe you got 120 and they think that's too low. People can make them run at 90 psi.
 
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