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I put in a fresh top end 6 hours ago in my 220, but riding today on the way back to my house the bike started pulling really strongly in 1st,2nd, and 3 gear, then it started to choke, then stalled, a few kicks later it starte up again, but felt less powerful than usual :cry:
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What piston did you use? First step would be to check compression.
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Wiseco, but when it kicks it has compression
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That doesn't mean you have the proper amount of compression. The only way to know is to throw a gauge on it and check.
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I'd say either you've lost some compression somehow, or sucked a piece of trash up into one of the jets.
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Hate to bring this up but there is an old saying.... They run the best right before they die....

I would put a compression tester in before anything else.
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I think I found the problem, I switched the gas knob from "on" to reserve and it seems fine
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Uh, put some fuel in it! :doh: BTW, we figured you had already checked for a no gas situation.
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Haha my mistake
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I bought a Hodaka motorcycle at a yardsale about 30 years ago. The guy said it quit while he was riding it and wouldn't restart. I took it home and put gas in it and it fired right up. I told the guy and he said he never even thought of checking for gas in the tank. :lol:
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