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Discussion in 'The Pub' started by kiffsta, Nov 3, 2013.

  1. kiffsta

    kiffsta Senior Member

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    I did a love job zxr250 repair today, the owner bought the bike 3 years ago in a sorry state and bought a few parts from me to get it going , her husband is a spray painter and he did a cool paint job but the electrical gremlins were beyond him. I only did it as several shops turned them away

    Indicators now work ( no bulbs in the rear) , gauges were swapped out , a hugger was also fitted as it was missing and that would have failed a rwc as the hugger has the chain guard built in.

    All she needs now to finish the bike is some brake disks, unfortunately I am out of stock
     
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    Front or rear? Fronts are shared with other models, like zx6r and zzr600. Rear I'm not sure. I might have some I good order.
     
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    Nice work @kiffsta those guys are on the Fbook page, they have put a lot of work into it,will be good to see it back on the road.
     
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    Found myself a really good old fashioned engine machine shop that specialises in Bike engines.. so off I go with my 350 barrel and new 87mm Wiseco Piston.. when I get there he says yep.. about a week.. lets have a look at it all.. Hmmm, seems that my "std" bore 350 barrel is actually out to 87.5mm and the new Wiseco Piston floats around like a proverbial in a sock..
    So I search for a replacement barrel.. and find several.. but the ones that are stock or only out to first oversize are well over the price of a new Woosner 88mm piston... Looks like this is going to be bored out to 88mm.
    I guess I should have measured the bore first before ordering the piston.
    Anybody want to buy a brand new.. never used Wiseco Forged 87mm Piston, rings and wrist pin??

    Oh the joys of modifying bikes and relying on Internet sellers to be honest..
     
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    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    Yep... only myself to blame on that one.. OH well.. I wonder what the displacement will be at 88mm bore?
     
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    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    What's the stroke?
     
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    59.6mm.. I dont think 2mm oversize will make too much difference on a single cylinder.
    Hmm it works out to roughly 362cc
    I dont think it will rev out to the 10500 the 250 did though :)
     
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    362.5cc. Don't think it will make much difference.
     
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    Ride her to work today and she ran like a top , I have missed The thrill of the 4cyl 250 , any one in Queensland want a nice zxr ? She deserves more riding than I have time to give

    She evens till has the bugs on her from our last ride

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    Can't afford it. Then again, I could just fix one of the 4 I already have...
     
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    I just wrecked a 1995 cbr600f , it was a bitsa and had a hyosung front end on it , what caught my attention was the custom handlebar , at least he could bolt on a bar end or 2

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    Lets go outside and work on bikes ..... umm maybe not :help:


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    no ... out in the sun .... Ill put the monitor in the shed tomorrow
     
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    WE are currently 40.4 outside (feels like 43 so the BOM says) and a pleasant 25 downstairs in the Office. Not looking forward to 45 plus tomorrow though. At least Sat and Sunday are back to low 30's... might even take a trip down to Goulburn for the Great Southern Motorcycle ONLY Swap Meet.. should be some nice bikes and gear down there..
    http://www.classicridersclubgoulburn.com.au/classic-riders-goulburn-swap-meet
     
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    Let me know if there's any kdx200D (air-cooled) or KX125 stuff there, please!
     
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    Quite a feat to win it
     
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    With a fractured wrist as well.... They make em tough Down Under :)
     
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