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Hey Guys - Since everyone helped me sort out my /5, I wanted to share some pics of my trip to The Dragon & Cherehola Skyway (North Carolina, USA). Thanks again! http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x446/khudson24/Tail%20of%20Dragon%20NC%202011/img_3588.jpg http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x446...

Ok everyone. Thanks for the input. It appears on burning rich and at this point the right side has blowby past the new rings perhaps until the new rings are settled. About many miles should I drive as is before relooking into, if such symptoms persist? I will retorque & adjust valves before I le...

Ok. I was planning on riding my /5 on the blue ridge mountain trip this weekend. Wanted to make sure it would ok to do so without hurting anything. Also, I since it went through that heavy smoking scenario in stop and go traffic today, it made me wonder if everything is ok. I don't want to be strand...

Sorry Kurt - I meant to add that I have mikuni carbs VM on the / 5, not stock carbs. The throttle wide open would open these up I believe, right?

Hey everyone! Just wanted to give an updated on since my partial top end rebuild on my 71 R75/5 WITH MIKUNI CARBS a few weeks ago: I've probably ridden it about 50-85 miles since replacing rings, adjusting valve seats and the like. put eveverthing back together and seems to run fine overall. Can I g...

Sorry gents. I got everything up and running and been riding! : )

I put in the silicone gaskets and no more leak! Again, thanks for all the advice and insight!

One thing to note: comparing my old covers with the new ones, I see that the lip that presses against the gasket is taller than the lip on the older covers. I tried using two gaskets and it is just too thick with the new covers with the taller lip to thread and tighten the middle end cap fastener. Q...

Hey guys - since these are new covers, perhaps they are not "true" to the head, or maybe the heads themselves is not "true" (although I tend to doubt that they are warped). All I know is my /5 never leaked oil anywhere within the cylinder assembly, including at the cover gaskets....

Hey everyonbe - I appreciate your help and suggestions. It ended up being the height of the valve seat. Everything is fixed and back together. again - thanks for the tips on OTC. I torqued the stud nuts to 26lbs and then retorqued this morning. HOWEVER........... This seems like a stupid problem, bu...

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't clear in my original post. I meant the crankshaft turned one revolution as I turned the back wheel and watched the markings to reach "OT" after one full rotation. Sorry not saying what I meant. No wonder there was confusion. I know what I meant, but I...