I know this has been discussed, but Compression releases and tires. Last minute help needed

Energy One
Alright I know this topic has been covered, and I know I could figure it out for myself, but on a whim I decided to drop my bike off to my mechanic who works at HD. I know that with enough time and youtube videos I could probably do this myself, but I don't have time, and I'm a mechanical idiot. My question is, in my 06K9, does anybody know off hand from the SS website which compression releases I need? I want to say http://www.sscycle.com/product/Electric-Compression-Release-Kit-p20658.html is what I need but I don't want to tell him to order these and then have then they're not the right thing. Also, I'm sure they would love to just order whatever tires they want, but 2 years ago when I was looking at doing this, I was going to go with the metzler, has that preference changed here much?? Sorry guys, I know this is super lazy and I could do days of research to find the answer, but with a tax return in my account, I decided to drop it off today and force myself to fix this right once and for all. I'm missing two primary bolts he'll have to replace, the bolt that holds the ignition cover to the frame, he's replacing the gasket on the primary, and the little plate gasket on the primary as well. I know, I could probably do all this myself, but I dropped the thing off at one of those guys that my buddy "swore was awesome and could work on stuff" and then oil leaks happened and bad luck followed. I just want it all fixed and done. The thing has needed new tires for like two years and I haven't been able to ride it because the compression releases were blown out the top of the jugs and...anyways thanks in advance for the help.
 

Brew

Troop Supporter
For the 300 series tires, people have been using AVON, Metzelers and also the new Shinko. AVON has supposingly fixed the joint splice issue and the price isn't too bad. Shinko is a bit cheaper than AVON and Metz is the more expensive of them all. I would do your home work and check them out and see which you like better... :old2:

http://www.bikebandit.com/tires-tubes/motorcycle-tires/shinko-011-verge-radial-motorcycle-tire

http://www.bikebandit.com/tires-tubes/motorcycle-tires/avon-av72-cobra-motorcycle-tire

http://www.bikebandit.com/tires-tubes/motorcycle-tires/metzeler-me-880-xxl-custom-motorcycle-tire
 

Nukeranger

Nukeranger
$263.95 at Bike Bandit isn't bad for a 300mm tire. I remember Bike Bandit being more expensive for stuff I've bought. It's $238.99 at Motorcycle Superstore and $312.79 at Amazon. Try Dennis Kirk too. I haven't had any issues with Avon on all my bikes.
 

Th3InfamousI

Administrator
Staff member
$263.95 at Bike Bandit isn't bad for a 300mm tire. I remember Bike Bandit being more expensive for stuff I've bought. It's $238.99 at Motorcycle Superstore and $312.79 at Amazon. Try Dennis Kirk too. I haven't had any issues with Avon on all my bikes.
Dennis Kirk is usually the cheapest think I got my 300 for $200. Also just ordered a 250 for $168 shipped

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liferider

Looking forward to retirement
Why are you buying a complete compression release kit? You have a06 bike. The bike is already set up with them. If you have a bad release just replace it.
 

HMAN

I just like my Freedom
Why are you buying a complete compression release kit? You have a06 bike. The bike is already set up with them. If you have a bad release just replace it.



because the compression releases were blown out the top of the jugs
If that is the case, the threads may have stripped out....you may have bigger issues.....?
 

liferider

Looking forward to retirement
Have you checked the threads in the heads ? It's almost impossible to see the threads with heads on the bike. I would say 99% impossible to check quality of threads with heads on bike!
 
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