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Reed Cage

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Rowdy-Yates:
Hey all I have a Question. I have a used bike I opened up the reed cage to put new reeds in. I discovered that the previous owner took out the reed stops. How important are these? Should I buy some? Does it affect the powerband? How long will my reeds last if I dont have these in? Any info will help.

mikesmith:
They make the reeds last longer,not sure how much power your getting with out them (not much if any) but I put them in.

hughes:
I installed some FMF Torque Reeds and they supplied tension strips to install in the factory stops place. I have been running them now for 8 months so far so good.

KXcam22:
Certain reeds require reed stops to keep the tips from fluttering and then eventually breaking off.  Boysens and many other aftermarket reeds use a small strip to hold them on but no reed stop.  With steel reeds (not sure if anyone uses these anymore) the fluttering tips crumble and go through the engine (ouch$$).  R-Y I would suggest not putting in the stockers. Get some Boysen dual-stage for cheap or the V-force. Cam.

Rowdy-Yates:
I guess i did not make myself clear. I have after market reeds that i was going to install. They are called Aktive reeds. But the installation instructions show the reed stops. Does the V-force have reed stops??? Nope just looked it up.

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