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littlewing78:
Thanks goat.
sandblaster:
I agree with the plating.
It is more money but it has better longevity and some argue better performance.
I thought that cylinder looked a bit haggard :-o
greencannon:
Plating all the way, have a reputable shop replate if you do then you can forget about it. Sleeves are old technology and require good craftsmanship when installing ( hard to find these days )
I have run many pistons thru my Maxpower plated cylinder with no honing or boring or any fuss. still looks like new, a clean tightly sealed air filter works wonders.....prob the #1 most neglected maintenance procedure in dirtbiking. Prob the #1 reason for most top end failures.
Glad u decided to rebuild, the chassis looks to be a good motivator for that.
DoldGuy:
--- Quote from: greencannon on February 11, 2011, 12:51:42 AM ---Plating all the way, have a reputable shop replate if you do then you can forget about it. Sleeves are old technology and require good craftsmanship when installing ( hard to find these days )
I have run many pistons thru my Maxpower plated cylinder with no honing or boring or any fuss. still looks like new, a clean tightly sealed air filter works wonders.....prob the #1 most neglected maintenance procedure in dirtbiking. Prob the #1 reason for most top end failures.
Glad u decided to rebuild, the chassis looks to be a good motivator for that.
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As Greencannon stated a "Reputable" plater, I have a cylinder that was replated & has less than 4 hours run time with issues. Sent the cylinder back to the plater to offer the opportunity to "Make it Right" & with their reply I will not be using them again, & yes it was Maxpower. I have a cylinder that was plated by Rick Peterson over a decade ago & still looks great, so if the job is done right the first time you will have a product that will last a long time. I know that over time Companies can go from a first class business to a P.O.S. & the reverse can be true also, but with the $330 bad experience that I have had with Maxpower, I feel it is in the interest of KXRider members to know & have seen multiple cylinders done recently from this plater that NEVER should have left their shop! Spoke with US Chrome about their policy, and they would take care of the problem, I cant say they would or would not but another member here said they "Have" stood by their work in the past.
Okay enough stone throwing by myself, I just dont want anyone to follow my experience :-)
DoldGuy
greencannon:
Hey Dold, sorry to hear about your bad experience with Maxpower. The work I had done with them was some 8+ yrs ago. I have to say the workmanship and customer service was excellent at the time. In fact my cylinder is still looking great and still in spec. Even many pistons later.
You know whats Ironic ? I first used Maxpower due to a similar bad experience with US Chrome. and I was curious about their ceramic technology
You know whats even more ironic ? Rick Petersons and MaxPower merged to form one company quite a few years ago.
Maybe the merger was a bad thing for the company....maybe you just got a "lemon" cylinder job and a "lemon" for customer service...
Maybe the companies are now buying their materials from cheaper suppliers because of economy, causing poor quality issues. We have all seen that from various industries lately.
Oh well, Im not bashing anyone here. Littlewing78, we just hope you your rebuild goes smoothly.be wise in your choices during rebuild.
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