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Catastropic Top End Damage - Opinions Appreciated

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jcm3:

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--- Quote from: sandblaster on June 25, 2014, 07:18:31 AM ---When I walk in the door and hear white noise... I know I'm still married  :-D

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Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em.  lol

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no, that's when you pull out the ole "batter ram"...bend em over...and bust in their "backdoor" full force :-D :evil:

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Now you're going to get me into trouble.  lol

kkvslayer:
Dude do the work yourself and save some coin,I just last week grenaded my piston on my 86 rippin throgh a mud hole,Im not exaggerating when I say grenaded. The top portion from just below the rings was still in the cylinder,the rest was resting on top of my crank, the piston pin was the only thing left attached to the rod, I yanked the engine,split the cases,cleaned everything,installed a new slug,my cylinder had a few dings on the edges that were easily fixed and shes runnin as good as ever,I can't f**kin beleive the compression that comes with a new slug,makes every 500 banger I have ever ridden seem worn out,won't be firing her up with my DC's anymore for sure,anyways if you got any brains at all don't send your s**t to someone when you could do the same work yourself and save the labour coin for other bits your bike may need

Brute:
Ahhh, youth. I presume anyway.  :lol:  I am paying other people to do stuff I do not want to do more and more these days. Granted it takes it out of my hands and I have to trust the work they do but I have decided that is ok. I will probably test my KX5 for leakage before I take it on the road and if it leaks it will most likely go out to be rebuilt even if it is just the seals that are bad. We shall see once it is on the bench. If it leaks that is.
I used to enjoy building as much or more then riding/driving/flying/whatever. It looks more like 'work' these days. Have cut back on a lot of it in the last few years.  :-P
That said, I broke out the TIG and did one of the stainless steel repair projects on my bench. That was fun! Dang I like my big 'ole nasty Miller 320 ABP TIG welder! What a sweet arc!

jcm3:

--- Quote from: Brute on June 29, 2014, 02:42:17 AM ---Ahhh, youth. I presume anyway.  :lol:  I am paying other people to do stuff I do not want to do more and more these days. Granted it takes it out of my hands and I have to trust the work they do but I have decided that is ok.
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Exactly.  I'm getting to that point also.  If I was rebuilding a top end (which I've done at least 10 times in my life, to two strokes and four strokes), I'd definitely do it myself.  But when it comes to something this dramatic (sounds like the same type of damage that kkvslayer say), then I don't want to mess with it.  I have three kids, and let's just say that between them, work on the house, etc., time is limited. 

One of the main reasons I don't want to do this one myself is because I don't know if there was any damage to the cases, which although unlikely, is possible.  I don't know if I'd be able to tell by just looking at it if there was the kind of damage due to the cases that would require new ones, and I'd have to buy tools to do the job also.  I calculated it out, and don't know how much I'd save.  It would be something, but wouldn't cut the job in half. 

At this point, I'm fine sending it out to someone who has a great reputation, and who I think will do a good job.

I also look forward to how the bike feels with a new top end, it will probably be dramatically different both in starting and with the power.  I'm hoping so, anyway.

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