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12-07-2014, 08:30 AM

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On that last pic you can see that the sprocket was riding back on the cam,there is wear forwards up the ramp and some wear towards the opposite end....Why?
Weak springs?...or is that also normal wear?

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12-07-2014, 08:42 AM

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Do you like to compression break? How many miles on the bike? Both sides wear, drive side obviously sees the most..

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12-07-2014, 11:55 AM

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Yes,but not often....and 30,000 miles on bike. Is that why there is wear to both sides?...Does compression braking cause more wear on compensator?

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12-07-2014, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker

Reason the twinkies have the comp problems they do is the high tooth count the factory is using to compensate for other issues in the drive train and make those a nice low rpm smooth ride for you boys. Not uncommon for the ramps to actually jump over completely and guaranteed it does it every time you get on it hard . Nature of that mechanical design.

6 speed Twinkies have the issues ('06 Dyna and '07 Big Twins on up.) The 5 speed comps are still pretty much bulletproof. (My original comp's now past 147,000 miles.)

Baker Drivetrains new model for 6 speeds has a chance because it's supposedly similar to the old 5 speed comps design.

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