06bluebanshee Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Hi guys. I did a compression test on my brothers 05 SE and the compression was 110 psi and 115 psi on the other side. We are at 800 feet above sea level on a stock motor with just pipes and reeds. Can he ride it like that all summer? Or is it too low to make another summer of riding? Any thoughts? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGDub Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 As long as it starts, you can ride it all you want. Just bring a tow rope. I personally would get a new topend if it was that low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themechanic Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 X2 its worn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Personally, i'd keep riding it and use those numbers as your baseline. Recheck it every once in a while. As long as it stays the same, keep riding it. If it drops 5 or 10 lbs from there with the same gauge, then I'd be worried. Although 110 and 115 is low, at that elevation it's not horribly low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGDub Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I ran a beater bike @ 110psi@500ft for 1.5 years with no issues. I was just waiting for the wheels to fall off. LOL.... I rebuilt the topend, and with the same tester it was up around 128ish. That was on a beater. If it would have been a bike that I had some cash into, I would have not ran it like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneym Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I ran a beater bike @ 110psi@500ft for 1.5 years with no issues. I was just waiting for the wheels to fall off. LOL.... I rebuilt the topend, and with the same tester it was up around 128ish. That was on a beater. If it would have been a bike that I had some cash into, I would have not ran it like that. I ran mine like that. But i could tell a power loss. When i done the top end it was alot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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