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Paging @PaulyPickles, we should try to get one going to Otay maybe??

There’s a 2003 on FB marketplace for $1500 right now with $800 back fees. Would make a good donor possibly?

I have a GSXR1000 engine sitting here just looking for a home! Yeah, it might be cheaper to find a non plated donor bike? Then you could swap the engine in and have lots of spares or sell off the rest to recoup some of the cost.

Small bikes - Big fun!

I’m pretty jealous, both are high on my list.

I haven't seen this rig yet, searching now.

It looks smaller and easier to maneuver off road than a BMW GS!

Two thingies to put in air? Tubliss!

No-Mar Classic tire changer, includes mount/demount bar, Yellow Thing bead holder and 8 drop in concrete anchors so you can set up a couple mount locations. $350

If you have an air compressor, you can easily check if the slide/diaphragm is installed correctly and working right. Use an air nozzle and put about 10-20 psi in the port at the top backside of the carb. The slide should rise, when you release the pressure it should drop. I usually try to slowly modulate the air pressure to see if it goes up smoothly.

Had a last minute invite to ride up to the towers out there yesterday. It’s so colorful right now, the flowers are looking good!

Sometimes we overlook the simple stuff, I know it's bitten me a few times. Once I was working on a DRZ400 that seemed sluggish, did a bunch of stuff before I checked the oil and found it way overfilled (the vacuum petcock failed and filled the crankcase with gasoline).

I suggest getting the milk crate, it’s mandatory! I’ve had some new Chinese parts that worked flawlessly and other stuff was out of spec right out of the box. Seems like your compression numbers are good, low compression would cause more starting issues than higher rpm problems. Sounds like an electrical problem, having a buddy with a good running KLR and moving parts around would be ideal to see if the issue moves from bike to bike. Some of the parts are not easy to test, CDI for instance. Good riddle to solve here, keep posting up. I’m always interested in finding the solution.

The new parts....OEM or the cheapest Chinese shi...stuff? New stator, but did you test/replace the voltage regulator? What numbers are "lower end of good" compression? Have you done a leak down test? Valve clearance check? What color is your milk crate?