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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joedrum" data-source="post: 12372" data-attributes="member: 98">the 77 1000 wing is a nice bike .....but its all in how you look at it .....the 77 has street cams that make alot of power at higher rpm....i like them.....if i were you and the bike is a good deal id jump on it ....theres a lot of things that make the 1000s user friendly and completely different than other wings and here on the forum you can get good guildence on how to go about things.....one of the first things you can do is see if the motor is free ....id take the plugs out of it squirt some pb blaster in them or some other spay lubricant....put it on the center stand and put it in 5th gear and turn the motor with the rear wheel slow and easy .....it may be stuck so maybe a little back and forth motion to work it free always easy....it may have a slipede timing belt so when its free move slowly to hear for valve hitting the piston .....if all comes out well and is free and not hitting anything keep spraying pb blaster and work the motor by hand to clean up cylinders....this is a good start...</blockquote>