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Message: [QUOTE="JT2Fast4u, post: 874091, member: 57953"] Sorry guys that I didn't respond to your posts earlier, but I had some other things come up that I had to take care of first. But anyway, thanks for the tip on the carb. book, bobit490, I'll have too check that out next time I'm at the motorcycle shop. I'm always wanting to learn more on anything that I'm involved in. Thanks again. nickyd: Thanks for the detailed post you left, you have been a GREAT help to me in all of my posts. THANK YOU...In regards to your post, I haven't even looked at the reed valve yet, I didn't have to take it off during the top-end rebuild (at least that I know of anyway).So I have no idea what condition it is in. On the old piston, both rings were broken (appx 3/4" of each ring was melted into the side of the piston, on the exhaust port side of the piston). The shop I took it to, too have it bored & fitted for a new piston & all, told me that it looked like it was really worn out & that it had gotten pretty hot & that's why the rings broke. He also showed me how the rings got thinner & thinner the closer you got to the ring gap. I have a picture of the old piston, but I don't knoiw how to post it, or even if I can post one here. I'll take off the left cover & spray some carb. cleaner around those areas you spoke of & I'll post my results that I get, as soon as it stops raining here. Also, I havn't ridden the bike much at all, I have only been doing the "break-in" procedure so far, but I did have it running long enough to warm it up thoroughly, & ride it down the street a couple of times, & the idle didn't "catch" after doing that, it was still erractic. But hopefully, the above test will tell me more, & I will also check out the reed valve assembly too, as soon as I can get some new gaskets for it. Thanks, nickyd, I truely appreciate you taking the time to help me out. Thank again... JT2Fast4u [/QUOTE]

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