KX85 cylinder wanted

[scott411]

the price to replate a kx85 barryl has always been touch and go to buying a new one,

i might know of a second hand one around, pm me your email details and ill ask someone who i think might have one

[Jebus]

Ok cool, thatd be great. I dont have enough posts to PM yet (Ive been a long time reader but never had much to post), so heres my details, mark@branthomes.co.nz or 021 2999 798. If you could help it would be great,

Cheers!

[Jebus]

Heres a few pics of the bore, and the piston that came out of it.

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[Rupe]

just buy one off ebay. you could chuck a 100cc on on too

[Crasherfromwayback]

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Heres a few pics of the bore, and the piston that came out of it.

From here...that actually looks useable to me. May well be a lil alloy still left on the cyl wall. But clean that off, and away you go with a fresh piston and rings I'd say. I'm thinking the compression was down as the rings were stuck in the groove?

[scott411]

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From here...that actually looks useable to me. May well be a lil alloy still left on the cyl wall. But clean that off, and away you go with a fresh piston and rings I'd say. I'm thinking the compression was down as the rings were stuck in the groove?

i agree, but hard to make a call off picutes,

take it out to Mr Motorcycles in Pukekohe, no one has done more work on kx85's than us

talk to Steve the workshop manager, or one of the senior workshop guys and they will tell you straight,

[Jebus]

hhhmm....Ok Ill do that, im just in Karaka so will head down tomorrow afternoon. What do you do there scott?

I Hope you guys are right

[scott411]

i am one of the owners, but currently away on a quite a long holiday,

[B0000M]

hit it with some sandpaper. it won't touch the nikasil - it's way too hard.

it should come up quite nice with some time spent on it. i've seen this done successfully a few times.



everyone is way too paranoid about nikasil coatings!

i wouldnt do this to my race bike but if it was old and for the mrs i wouldnt think twice!

[SpikedPunch]

I did something similar to my kx100 and took it to engine specialties in Wairau, they diamond honed it for $35 and sent me on my merry way, I put a new piston and rings in and it ran a-ok for the rest of the time I had it.

http://www.enginespecialties.co.nz/

[barty5]

there is a guy in ponsonby that can do it as well he is next to Forket automotive only cost me $20 cash when i had one done friday special.

[Jebus]

I ended up getting the cylinder honed at Mr Motorcycles, it came back like new and ive just finished installing the piston etc. It fired up and ran great.

Thanks for your help!

[scott411]

just as a note, we use a very light hone to clean up these cylinders as not to damage the coating, glad we could help

[Crasherfromwayback]

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I ended up getting the cylinder honed at Mr Motorcycles, it came back like new and ive just finished installing the piston etc. It fired up and ran great.

Thanks for your help!

Thought it looked ok! Nice outcome.