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Hi folks. I done the compression testing that long ago now that I can't remember whether I'd to put a booster on it or not. I do know I got very close to book spec. With regards to MCCT - yeah, fitted them about 6 years ago. Bike was bought with smashed valves, so I hope to avoid repeating it! I've ...

Hi Nick, I'm not convinced it is the lithium battery as the symptoms persist with a known good AGM battery, but very odd that regardless of the battery fitted, as soon as you attach a jump pack, away it goes, but also more than happy to be wrong! For reference, the AGM battery being used is a Motoba...

As far as I can feel....yes. I've probably stuck about 300 miles on it, so I think serious mechanical failures would have presented themselves by now. (I hope!)

I'll grab a video and upload it.

Thanks for your response!

Craig

Time to resurrect this... At my wits end. Finished the rebuild, got the bike MOT'd and got a few enjoyable miles on it last summer. It's always been really difficult to start, making out like it has a weak battery - engine turning slowly etc. General struggles to fire on its own without a booster in...

Thanks Folks,

I'll update as I go - not likely to get looked at for the next month due to going to the USA to ride East to West...however, I'd like to get it to the Isle of Man in June....so I'll need to be reasonably swift if I'm to prove it's reliable etc!

Craig

Will see if I can beg/borrow a known good one and see if any difference. Will also try jumping battery direct to starter to rule out voltage drop over relay etc. Exhaust fumes coming from the valve cover breathers is still a concern, but would be over the moon to find the rings are fine. I'm off to ...

Nah - was low actually - had to top up to 1/2 before trying to start it.

Will inspect the rings I think as a starting point.

Cheers for the help so far folks!

Cheers folks, I will look in to that. I did replace the terminal on the starter as part of the refurb...though admittedly only with an appropriately sized machine screw. I'll see if I can get it going by jumping from starter relay to motor. When it was turning over, there was fumes coming out the va...

Thanks for above folks.

Tried the old oil in the bores trick tonight....immediately compression climbed to 155psi on both cylinders.....guess I need me a set of rings then!

Ladies and Gentlemen of the org - Hello, I'm new here! I bought a 1997 firestorm with 47k miles on it in October 2017 as a bit of a project. Previous owner thought that it had the usual CCT failure (which it did). Since then I have: * Fitted new valve guides to affected valves * Fitted new valve ste...