Compression Issue

Winger:

First of all, I'm sorry you're having the issues with the engine. The Magna is a neat old bike that is deserving of your care and attentin.

If it were me, I wouldn't run the engine any more. It sounds to me like it's begging you to take care of it. You may be able to get away with riding it to the repair shop, but you also might totally trash the engine. Is it worth the risk?

Many dealers and repair shops will pick up the bike (some will do it "for free" = they charge enought to bury the cost of the pick up in their overhead).

Best of luck whatever you decide. Please do post when you find out what the root cause is on the low compression.

Ride safe, have fun.

 

though it is possible to pull it off, i agree with mestoo, you could trash that engine getting it to the shop. Id call a tow company and see about a flatbed, most tow companies have at least one for those wrecks that cant be put up on dollies.
talk to your garage, they might be able to at least put it in a 1/2ton to get it there.

 

If that much gas is getting in the cylinder. I'll bet you have a stuck open float in that particular carb and it's just flooding the cylinder. Simple fix. Pull the carbs off and inspect them. Most of the older bike problems start with the carbs, especially if it's been setting a while.

 

I hate to be a downer but I must side with what was previously posted for safety reasons, do not ride the bike to the shop , get it towed or have a friend loan you a truck. Way too risky to ride it as total failure is near and you do not want to be riding it when it happens.

 

ok so I got my replacement motor today. I'm gonna have a compression and leakdown test run on it and if everything checks out, I'm gonna try and put it in myself next week. After its in and running then I'll tear into the old one and let you guys know what caused the 0 compression in the first place.