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Thanks. Any suggestions on part sources? Or maybe I just sell her and get a stocker, but I would rather not start over.

Bingo that is what the guy at the shop just suggested. He said it is hard to explain any other way other than a previous owner lowered the compression on purpose. If that is the case what is my best course of action?

seems like my cam or head might be wrong. if they have part#'s on them I might be able to have the shop comfirm if they are correct.

guy said 10% sould not explain the issues with compression. not 5 hours yet but they will be between tear down and the rest of the work, this just gets worse and worse as I go......

might be in the market for a motor but not sure how that translates to miles?? any idea what shipping would look like to southern california, simi valley??

really don't know about the motor any more, dmv said mileage was correct when I bought it with about 12k on it.. but what woud one expect in the way of compression??

Where did the leak down test show the problem to be? The mechanic running the test should have been able to hear where the air was going. As far as I know, all heads have the same combustion chambers so that wouldn't cause a loss of compression. Another possibility is a cam being a tooth off. Rings and valve jobs traditionally last a long time with these motors. cams were allegedly correct. he said leak down showed rings but not enough to explain the loss of compression to it's current levels. the attached report is what I have for the moment. I can ask more ??'s tomorrow. any advice? maybe the whole motor is salvage, don't know.

Guy says he can't get more than 112 HP out of it. He said it should be 130+ with my setup. I have attached the report from the shop. Looks like compression is very, very low he did compression and leak down testing, some wear on the rings but not too bad from what he can tell, but then found out the head looks like it came from a salvage yard. Bike is a 97 with allegedly 20k on it. Can the head from later years fit on a 97 and if they did would they kill the compression. Please look at the report attached and give me any suggestions you may have. I will own and ride this bike till I die and want it to be right. Not sure what to do next. But want to do it right. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!!!!!!

the pic is actualley my first bird I am on number 2 Not even sure why I moved, must have been the chrome.

Great advice, except he's not running Honda bars. Cecome, I'd imagine just about any aftermarket bar ends would work with your Helibars. They (the bars ends) should come with some sort of mount- usually a washer and a chunk of rubber that compresses/expands when you tighten the bolt. Now it makes some sense..thank you

For the most part, bar ends should be bar ends, but Hondas have that funky connection end to keep them from spinning once installed. You could probably get any number of compatible Honda bar ends from eBay or MC salvage yards. Thanks

Just got back from a 250 mile ride today and I am missing the right hand bar end, pushed my finger into the bar and there is nothing there. Are they all the same? Reccomendations and any heads up appreciated. What the hell does it screw into, I am running heli's

got the pegs can't wait to see if I like them better than the buell's. thanks for a good deal!!!

sounds good to me

PM sent for dave's lowering brackets

it would help your casue if you listed your location. Best of luck with the sale.

Feel the love...

Not 100 % on this but the tach thing happened to me when my r/r went out. Might want to check the charging system. Only takes a minute. You can search for threads on r/r and it will fill you in.

almost there!!

bout how many hours do you have in the entire project? just wondering, kinda think I'll be a bird man till the end.

kudos to you for taking on such a project. Not all of us have the same skills. Keep us posted, some are watching with anticipation. Looks like you might be close.

glad you will be keeping her.....you do beautiful work!!!!!

I use craigspal..they have a free one that works pretty well...search for blackbird and you'll see most of them.

any leftover parts that you might want to get rid of?

WOW!!! Sorry. but glad it finally happened.