The Riva head actiually has two rope o-rings. One between the head and shell and one between the head and cylinder. The Riva head has a total of 10 O-rings. I just remembered, I was about to go riding on my KTM last year and the float bowl started leaking. It uses an O-ring seal. I looked...
If you are asking me, the Riva head's girdle bolts are different than the Ada head. The instructions say head bolts 11 then 22 ft lbs and 18 ft lbs for the girdle bolts.
I have a Riva head that uses a rope o-ring just like that one. When I get back to the beginning I cut the o-ring slightly long so that when the end is inserted it sits flush with the other end. Once you torque the head down it will squish the o-ring. I have never had a leak. I used to use my...
I had a compression guage for many years that I could trust and then it began to give me erratic readings. I replaced the shrader valve and I bought a guage from harbor freight. I compared the readings this guage gave me with a friends guage that I know is good and they were within a few pounds...
Your bendix could also be binding. The way to test the selenoid would be when it clicks and doesn't start then you would jump the selenoid leads or jump straight from the battery to the starter. If it turns the motor over, then it's the selenoid. If it doesn't it's the starter or bendix.
I did read his last post. If you read his first post he said "I’m looking for a few guys that would be willing to send me pistons/bearings for me to “treat” them and send them back for testing and reviewing." I was just trying to be helpfull.
I don't live there but I ride there. The surf is not great. It tends to be choppy. If you lived there you could ride on the days that have good surf. Most of the beach is a no wake zone. The good place to ride is outside of the passes. the area inside of perdido pass is all no wake zone until...
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