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Message: [QUOTE="blackduc98, post: 1131023, member: 65764"] Folks, thanks for all the info, I'm now the proud new owner of this baby! Patman, the previous owner insists it is a 2000 model, but I haven't found anything on the VIN plate that lists the year of production. Is there some hidden place I should look? The first thing this bike desperately needs is new chain and sprockets. I inherited a tattered Owners Manual with a few pages missing, and so far I have been unable to find chain type spec in the manual. Is it a 420 chain? Should I bother looking in all the usual places (e.g. rockymountainmc.com) or should I just call Lewisport.com? Before I bought the bike I checked compression and took off the header pipe and looked inside the cylinder (it had a new top end after a mild ceasure last year). Cyl & piston look OK with a fair bit of carbon on piston crown. Compression was 220 psi, but the manual doesn't list proper compression, so any info on that would be appreciated. Are these bikes very sensitive to jetting? Also I noticed that there are Keihin carb conversions available. What is the reason for this? Is the stock Dellorto really quirky? I'm not looking for more power - I just want to get it running as crisp as can be expected. And finally a question about fuel storage: since race gas is very stable, is it ok to leave a 50/50 pump/race mix sitting in the fuel tank and carb float bowl for a while? Sorry about the avalanche of questions, and thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]

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