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Just to add a bit of confidence.  I used my set of cheap ebay cylinders that had approximately 2000 miles on them already and traveled on route 66 for 450 miles to the Amboy crater.  I had no issues.  There was one point on an incline I held the throttle open for a few minutes as I was loaded with packing gear to try to keep up with the other bikes.  I passed them up on mountain roads though lol.

The top end still sounds quiet and tight no rattling sounds.  I ride the bike hard but run premix and timing at 1.8 btc.  It's jetted on the fat side so i'm sure that helps. 

So far for me to ride the RD on the highway that long.  It was great when the show was at cooks

I got rid of the flat spot completely and other problems associated converting to cheap flat slides. But again, that was my application.

You guys have the coolest stuff

I installed an HPI and it was great until the rotor magnet cracked/separated.  I installed the VAPE ignition and my bike runs more smoothly in my opinion. I did a 450 miles early this year in the california desert on route 66 with no issues.  since I installed the VAPE, the plugs burn more evenly than with the HPI.  the best part is that you can run without a battery on both systems and the spark energy is pretty high.  With points ignition I was always chasing issues.  I once had the right side points intermittently shorting to ground and causing either plug fouling or missing and backfiring.  with any of these modern ignition systems these problems are now a thing of the past. 

You guys have all the cool stuff 

Thats wild.  I didn't know that was possible.  So this means the gear itself was worn therefore the oil made it's way into the combustion chamber regardless of the condition of the crankseal itself?

You are doing a great job Marc.  thanks for handling these types of issues

I know you a talking about vape but my HPI ignition failed on me and I found out the rotor magnet was cracked.  This was a no spark condition on both not one side.  Could it be spark leakage on the side that is failing?  If you start it up in a darkened room can you see the spark arc to ground?

Yea I got the 2nd ones(SUDCO) and they definitely improved performance overall. I was able to find a pair of PWK30 mm for about 50 dollars.  Sudco is gone now so there may be alot of those floating around ebay.  when I initially purchased them they sent me 3" exhaust flex hose instead.  It took them about a month to get that all straightened out...

Thanks for the suggestions guys.  Just a heads up I found a bolt on frame solution.  a company called baxter cycles sell some for old triumphs and nortons.  I got the one for the 1" down tube.  I went on no problem but I feel I need to grind down some as the workmanship is borderline.  For now this will do.  I will post pictures soon

thx

Hello

I have a broken kickstand mount that has been re-welded several times.  The finally tab broke off completely and I would like to re-weld forward on the bottom frame tube since I have spec 2 chambers.  Have you guys used aftermarket kickstand tabs or used the stock one and just relocated? 

thanks for the help

Would I do it again? Probably not.  It was too uncomfortable after about 80-100 miles I was done.  We went an extra 30 miles out of the way being lost.  The first day/evening was tough for us 50 somethings about 130 miles. 

In a way, I was lucky for the HPI to fail earlier this month.  If it would have failed out in the Mojave on Route 66 then that would have ended the whole trip. 

Again thanks to the technical knowledge of this forum and especially Marc posting how to's and John from economy cycle for help with installation information.

This trip really helped get my mind aligned since I'm going thru divorce right now it has been the hardest things in life I am going thru.  I'm sure some of you can relate.  What better way is to test your resilience.

I will post some photos of my trip soon.

Well guys just got back from a ride to the mojave desert with friends on the RD.  First major stop was Ludlow where I had to get gas, then to barstow.  We had to get to amboy before dark but that didn't happen.  We got lost as we were searching for the trilobite wilderness area up in the mountains.  I was really scared as it was pitch black with only our headlights guiding us with no cell reception running low on fuel.  It was so cold around 30 degrees we started to get fatigued.  I had just installed the Vape ignition but there was hardly any seat time maybe 3 miles. I was thinking what if the rotor slipped out here and fucked up the motor.  Had to get that out my mind as I had followed directions for installation from this great forum. 

The bike ran flawless with no issues.  I was the only bike without issues as a matter fact.  My bud had problems with his new BMW adventure bike with the electronics freaking him out.  the motoguzzi had headlight issues that I fixed temporarily.  The 82 BMW had issues starting in the cold.  The RD just kept going no matter what weather, road condition or obstacle that got in it's way.  It was exposed to dirt, sand, water and cold/hot weather.  And btw, I had like 40 extra pounds of stuff strapped to the back with clothes, tools, water, food, extra 2 stroke oil...

the best part was when getting back to the lake hughes area I surprised my friend on his ADV bike on the twisties as he couldn't lose me at all.  It done everything his could do on the turns if not better.  It was a great time with great friends.  about 430 miles total!

thanks John.  that clarifies alot.