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[QUOTE="adam728, post: 1137864, member: 55463"]
Auto parts places would be your best bet for a compression tester. Cost/quality varies a lot, you could pay $25 or you could pay $150, so look around. Some places like Auto Zone will let you borrow them for a returnable deposit.

Could also be reeds. Are they frayed or chipped? Sprung so they aren't sealing shut all the way?

It is very hard to oil-foul a plug. I know a group of guys that break their stuff in running 15:1. Lots of smoke, but no fouling.

99% of the time (completly made up number) a plug fouls because of too much fuel in the mix. If you mix more oil (like 32:1 instead of 42:1) you are getting less gasoline into the engine because of the extra oil (jets will pass the same amount of fluid for either ratio, so if there is more oil there has to be less gas).

If you are having troubles fouling plugs and everything checks out good (float level, reeds, compression) then you need to spend some time and jet your bike correctly. It's one of the best mods you can do.
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