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Originally Posted by deadrubberboy
Syn3 with the Energy One clutch plate kit? I thought that was a "no-no" due to slipping or something? Let us know how it works out.
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Heheehh, well you know how cvaria is - gotta be the first
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took it out today as soon as i bought the other bike how. there was no slipping or issues. everything hooks right up. much quieter now and that clunk we all know and love is back to a subdued thud, not the loud "clank!" that trick shift bought with it.

in all fairness, the plates were not coated in syn3 at the beginning of the ride so maybe the next time i take it out, there will be some issues...


sportster is so much more fun than the rocket ship
 
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Finally was able to get the floating seat pan finished and mount the seat in place. Very few details to finish up and it will be running again. I finally feel like I've brought several different genres of motorcycle style together within the details of this bike. A mix of tracker/scramber/cafe with a nice dose of chopper esque candy paint thrown into the mix.
 
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Ran a compression test,was disappointed to see a 10 psi difference from front to rear cylinder on my 1200 conversion with 2000 miles on it. Front 210, Rear 200
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why? Thats acceptable.
 
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Yea,but for a new motor it's kinda at the limit.
 
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Yea,but for a new motor it's kinda at the limit.
bah humbug.... ride and enjoy
 
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Originally Posted by cvaria
took it out today as soon as i bought the other bike how. there was no slipping or issues. everything hooks right up. much quieter now and that clunk we all know and love is back to a subdued thud, not the loud "clank!" that trick shift bought with it.

in all fairness, the plates were not coated in syn3 at the beginning of the ride so maybe the next time i take it out, there will be some issues...


sportster is so much more fun than the rocket ship

I've been running Syn3 with my EO clutch for a while now. No slipping, can still chirp the tire shifting into 4th!
 
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Yea,but for a new motor it's kinda at the limit.
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Yea,but for a new motor it's kinda at the limit.
please explain for the uninformed like me...why at it's limit? What should it be? Sorry don't know the "acceptable" range. Just to help me learn when I start working on my motor after warranty expires.

mine was:
Compression: front 198 PSI rear 201 PSI
Leakdown: front 7% rear 8%

Tech said result of leak down was really good given my mileage.
 
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Yours front 198. Rear 201 = good
Mine rear 200 Front 210 = 10 psi is supposed to be max difference between cylinders
Milage 7913.0 Total , 4313 since conversion
 
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