Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Cylinder question
Rick:
Replate, replate, replate!!! If you are very fast, you will HATE a sleeve. There is only one company that I allow to do this work, as they do the replate work for most of the factory teams. Here is the link (check out the testimonials):
http://www.rpmsbigbore.com/
I actually have two cylinders so I have not down time. However, I know that RPM also has a replacment program that works pretty well.
As for miles, yup, I ride a lot, as I'm trying to get all the riding in possible before I die. This summer, I even spent 9 days in the mountains camping over the 4th of July, and rode just under 700 miles, but then again, I was trying to get back in shape after my broken collarbone. Oh yea, it worked...
Also, today I picked up enough oil to mix 50 gallons of gas, so think I am set through the rirst part of November...I hope.
Good luck.
Rick
gowen:
Also check out Forword Motion http://www.eric-gorr.com many people happy and stupidly low prices. Used him for years and have never had any trouble, he replated almost every bike I've had. It's now $450 for a total top-end rebuild, including porting (to your choice), piston and gaskets, cleaning the complete cylinder and PV, this also includes a bore to 520cc and NICOM plating by US Chrome, which I believe RPM uses for their replating too.
Paul:
Kelly's $325 for a new cylinder, atleast the one and only time I had to purchase one ;)
Folke:
Replate !! replated cylinder are better than a new one (thicker Nicasil)
doordie:
Opsopsops!!!1 :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
I`m so sorry, naturally should you replate NOT resleeve I mixed the words. :oops:
I got a resleeved cylinder and have many problem about the heat
don`t even expand from aluminium to steel,causes siezing spots.
So if you don?t want any problem,replate it.
Sorry again for mixed words!
//doordie
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