captain_ron80

Like the title says... anyone got a good used one laying around? Thanks

Wow... some of you are really passionate about K&N sucking ass. I picked up mine because from time to time I find my way through a creek and wanted to keep the base of the box in place. Anyways... I too thought that 340-350 was an insane jump from stock and wasn't going to put them in... I did, however, put them in to try them and have been running them for 3 years now... the bike runs like a top and shows no signs of running rich. Just thought I'd throw in my experience with it.

I call B.S.

Have a machine shop mill your stock head .020. This will raise your compression and you'll still be able to run 92 or 93 octane. It's a decent gain for the money. Ron

Thanks all for the advise. I'm just gonna pull the head, clean the carbs, then run it. I need an excuse to get a 4mm crank anyways... I'll let you guys know if I blow! Ron

Did you mean to say you wouldn't suggest going to a shop? You're right. I probably just need to dive in myself. I have all winter... right? I was able to redo the top end and do my first round of upgrades without hassle.

Will turning the crank by hand and feeling it/listening to it determine whether I need to just the 2 end bearings or just replace the crank? If I try and take it to a shop they will more than likely just try and recommend a rebuild/sell me a new one.

Alright blessed thanks... I may be getting in touch. Can I do the crank bearings myself? I'm handy enough to get into my clymers manual and figure it out but I need to make sure that I don't need any special tools. If it's too in depth i'd rather just pay someone to do it. I don't have the time to get in too deep.

Thanks for the responses thus far. So it sounds like I won't be able to change the crank bearings on my own. I wasn't aware of that. If that is the case then I was toying with the idea of doing a 4mm crank at some point. Maybe this is that point. I think what I'll do for now is pull the head off and take a look at the top end. I welcome more input! Thanks. Ron

Hey there guys. This is my first post on this new to me site. I have been reading through it and there is a ton of good info on here... but unfortunately I wasn't able to find any threads relating to a problem that I am facing. So I'm at the dunes and during the ride my air filter some how worked its way loose in the stock airbox, which has no lid. I'm not sure how long it was like that or how much sand may have gotten sucked in. There was some in the intake boot. It was still running fine at that point. I had it towed back to camp. I plan on doing a full overhaul this winter. My question is in your opinions will I be alright taking it out for a couple more rides before the overhaul? What am I looking at as far as failures? I don't mind replacing some bearings and rings but I don't want to fry a piston or worse... Wiseco's are expensive! Thanks in advance. Ron