3 mm 1070 with Carillo rods. I did not skimp anywhere. You might get by with shot peening the stock rods and getting them cyro treated but I knew I would later spray it and wanted the added insurance.
Yes, It was hard to start when hot and had to let it sit for 15 minutes or so before it would crank back up. That was with the oem battery that was over 2 years old. Took some timing out but did not help. I ended changing to a busa battery Yx14XS? Yuasa, stock uses a 12. No more problems. I had to trim the tab under the seat for clearance as the busa battery is higher.
I had a manual fan switch before I did the engine work. I used Engine Ice and works fine. Will get hot in traffic, but it did when it was stock too. Click the fan on when it hits 195 and no problem.
Going to get a wide band commander or similar device to get the the "real" air/fuel ratio and tune it, than play with some fuels. Sooner or later it will detonate, than I will get a stroker add a supercharger and small shot. Will be a very interesting lil motor
I have everything else replaced, cf bodywork, marchesinis, wave rotors, airboz, plasma booster, ceramic bearings etc and instead of buying a new bike every other year will use the money and reinvest into it and make it different. It has been the best bike I have ever owned. I beat the hell at of it and keeps on ticking.
Now if KTM comes out with the rumored V6 or Honda makes a V5 It may change my outlook. But for now no reason to change.
