Compression release
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bigkelk9
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Kellyson.. like ur style master splinter
bigkelk9
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And ur not understanding damnit bobby! Stop beatin off in the tool shed and listen.. lmao.. my comoression issue is fixed.. I now have a huge starter bang while starting the bike like something is not aligning.. put it on a bike that was perfectly fine and it did the same on his.. it's my starter.. lol
Brandon Downey
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No banging or anything here, just grunting so to speak. And I thought about the battery as well, and have been periodically throwing it on the trickle charger. But if memory serves me correctly, even fresh off the charger it grunted to get started at times. Now that the air ride is fixed I will pay closer attention to this next. I love a challenge. 
Brandon Downey
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Service manual says the battery is 270 CCA, I'm gonna check that when I get home tonight. Perhaps if mine was replaced it wasn't replaced with the correct cca battery.
270 would be the absolute bare minimum and I think later it was updated to 320CCA
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Brandon Downey
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Yeah I thought that 270 cca sounded awfully weak.
bigkelk9
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Easy there.. I trust the guy who did it whole heartedly.. my thought is defective part or this manufacturer can' duplicate the original exact
Brandon Downey
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Ok so I tried that and I was able to feel them both pop up and then go down when the bike started. However they seem to pop up and down like twice before the bike started (like in synch with the motors rotation). Is that the correct way they are to function or should they hold popped out until the bike starts?
francoblay1
The Spaniard
Someone has one laying around that they could measure to see if its .650" which is a tad over 5/8" or 21/32" Please?
Brandon Downey
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I will go do this again tonight. Perhaps now that I have a better understanding of how they are intended to function, I can confirm what mine are doing. Perhaps what I felt was them going down upon initially hitting the starter button and then popping back up after ignition. Thanks guys for all the explanations and help. I'll also try the battery tonight if they aren't functioning properly.
Brandon Downey
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Yeah I am pretty sure they're working properly at this point, but I want to confirm again tonight to be sure. Plus I'll be out there installing my cruise-mate anyways. I'm going to do a how to on that btw, all the old ones won't show their pics.
francoblay1
The Spaniard
Curtis sells them $ 200 Cheaper than Amazon!!!!Here's the manual ones from S&SElectric ones are cheaper and when you go with the cheaper manual ones you won't be able to reach in the hole without burning your fingers.
https://www.amazon.com/Cycle-Compression-Release-MAN-COMPRESSION-RELEASES/dp/B000GVGGVK
http://www.wildsteedworx.com/index....o&cPath=65_68_173_77_332_260&products_id=1365
Strange that manual is more expensive than electric...by quite a bit!
Must be because S&S knows the manual ones don't fail so they only sell one set to a customer where the electric ones they will sell 2 or 3 for the motor..lol
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Anyways looks like the TP ones fit and much cheaper than S&S.
The S&S one is cool cause it combines into one switch and you don't have to stick your hand in the head. I wear fingerless gloves in the summer so I know I'd never be able to push TP ones down. I also don't know where you would hide that box and plunger. Have to leave it hanging underneath the tank I guess....
I'll just stick with electric ones cause I dont like burning my fingers....haha
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The S&S one is cool cause it combines into one switch and you don't have to stick your hand in the head. I wear fingerless gloves in the summer so I know I'd never be able to push TP ones down. I also don't know where you would hide that box and plunger. Have to leave it hanging underneath the tank I guess....
I'll just stick with electric ones cause I dont like burning my fingers....haha
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Brandon Downey
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Same here, electric ones for me. But it's because I like for my machines to function the way they were intended to from the factory. Now if S&S ever stops making the electric ones, sure I'd do the manual at that point.