Hi guys,
Its been a while since I was able to do anything with my bike, but now that I had a little time I have run into an early problem.
If you remember, this bike is a 56 GF that was torn apart right after "Easy rider" came out. Well, I honed out the jugs and put in new rings. Checked the ring gap and the normal stuff, and put the head and box on. Everything went together smooth. My plan was to get it running in the rough, see what all needed to be done right off, then tear it back down with a good plan in mind.
The problem comes down to when I try to kick the bike over, I cannot do it with the plugs seated. I back the plugs off to leaking and it kicks fine. Now the plugs are not hitting, the bore is stock as is the piston, and there are no major rattles when kicked without the plugs and the valve train seams to be working fine.
Its almost as if I suddenly have 40:1 compression! When the plugs are seated, it will not move at all- with one seated and one out I can barely get it to turn. It honestly feels like I am going to break the kicker off.
Is it possible my bottom end is that shot, or am I thinking in the wrong direction here? I know I should have wild compression with new rings and hone for a little while, but this is way too much and I am fearful of making a bad problem worse here. Any thoughts?
Lee