new rings?

[blasterkid1998]

ok guys my blaster seems to be getting a little low on compression. it has about 55 hours of HARD riding on my KOR top end. it is completely leak free. and jetted a tad rich. doesn't 55 hours seem a little short of a life? im thinking it just needs some new rings but not sure? how long have you guys ran with the same set of rings? i do have a compression tester but its an junky ebay tester and its so far off its not even funny.

 

[jus_me]

How do you know your compression has lowered?

 

[blasterkid1998]

How do you know your compression has lowered?

the effort required to kick it over

 

[jus_me]

It really comes down to a few variables. Type of riding, airfilter always clean, rpm range you ride in, oil you use etc etc... I usually re ring mine around 40-50 or once a year and i also change wrist pin and bearing if not just the bearing, and also the circlips.

 

[blasterkid1998]

fast aggressive trail riding, always keep my uni air fiter clean, i run a trinity pipe so im almost always in the upper part of the rpm range, maxima super m. do you think it would be a good idea just to put in a new piston while im in there or just rings, wrist pin, bearing and circlips?

 

[Blaaster]

If the piston measures within specs, then I feel that you should run it.

 

[Herpderplol]

stronger leg