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Message: [QUOTE="Zenith, post: 1116930, member: 21314"] ZeCatfish - this is a 125 he's talking about, they're a different animal. One of the BIG differences being the single piston ring. morbidphil0622 - I'm afraid your mechanic is wrong. I'd definitely put a new topend in the bike if it has a lot of hours on it, but it is perfectly normal to be able to push the kickstarter down with your hand on a 125. There should be a very hard spot but you should be able to push through it. It is also normal for a 125 to be able to roll a bit, then stop (as the piston reaches TDC), then push through the compression and roll a bit more if the bike is on any sort of hill. I've been riding and working on 125s for 7 years now and this has been the behaviour of every one, be it on a new or old topend. This is not the case on a 250 say because they have much better ring seal and are FAR harder to kick over. Anyway, it's not a big deal if you want to agree to disagree it's fine by me :). [/QUOTE]