Im going to be doing a 686 wiseco piston, and a cam. Only thing i can decide on is the cam. I would like a hot cam, but there cheap, how good are they? also do they retain the stock decompression? lastly, should i upgrade to a higher lift cam and get tighter valve springs?

 

I went with a stage 1 hotcam and the power was definitely noticeable.. For your situation (depending what type of riding you do) a stage 2 may be better with the bore and higher compression...

So far I have about 10 hours on mine and no problems as of yet.. All sand (all wide open)

I'm happy!

 

Hotcams are great, I'm running a stage 2 in my right now and love it! You have to get titanium valve springs if you get the stage 2 though. I wouldn't go over 11:1 compression for reliabilities sake.