New top end, 150psi compression

sixds

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Mar 25, 2007
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I went with Yamaha single ring dome top piston. i just got the bike broke in(by method of 3 heat cycles and 24:1 for a tank). i just got back from an hour long ride and figured i'd check the compression. i held it wide open and held the kill switch off and kicked until the compression kept raising. i only got 150psi. i figured i would get around 175.

did i do anything wrong or is this a normal compression?

thanks.
 

kx125412

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Mar 30, 2006
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Its pretty normal, it will continue to rise as the rings seal more and more. On my 250 the compression didn't peak till it had a whole day of hard riding on it. I broke it in with heat cycles too.
 

sixds

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ok, thanks. i have run about 2 tanks through it(one 24:1) ill check it again after we hit the track tomorrow.
 
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