Bad Reeds?

[AngusJustice]

Is There Something Wrong With The reeds On The Right ? The Middle Top Reed Seems To Be Bent Down Compared To The Reeds OnThe Left Which Are Not!61991

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Does Anyone Know Why This Is? (They Are Out Of A 1985 Honda ATC 250R)

[Rustytinhorn]

That metal leaf that appears to be bent is a Reed Stop. It only allows your reeds to open a certain amount, so they dont overstress themselves and break off. It appears to have just gotten a little bent down. Probably wouldn't hurt anything to bend it back up so it is inline with the rest of the reed stops. (That is unless the other stops got bent up, then you want to bend them back down.)
As for your actual reeds, the picture is too fuzzy for me to see what condition they are in. If you want to check them though, basically you want to make sure your reed pedals themselves are closing completely and sealing against the reed cage. You dont want to have any big gaps between the reed and cage.

If you have any more questions post them up and we will do are best to help.
Rusty