Which kit to buy?

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Re: Which kit to buy?

06 May 2020 05:13
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There is always APE. They offer a discount on boring if you buy the kit from them...but too late for that.
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Re: Which kit to buy?

06 May 2020 07:32
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I'll find someone locally. No hurry now. B)
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Re: Which kit to buy?

06 May 2020 14:49
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Meanwhile I'll just RIDE THE PISS OUT OF IT. :woohoo:
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Re: Which kit to buy?

06 May 2020 16:48
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Steve,
You should put "Meanwhile I'll just RIDE THE PISS OUT OF IT. :woohoo:" in your signature! It seems to be your moto, and a good one at that!
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Re: Which kit to buy?

06 May 2020 18:15
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Making up for the 15 years of not riding. B)
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Re: Which kit to buy?

12 May 2020 11:53
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I love getting goodies for my bike. B)
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Re: Which kit to buy?

12 May 2020 14:08
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Well damn. News to me... Jeff was always great at z1
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Re: Which kit to buy?

14 May 2020 15:01
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I took them to High Tech Machining and his boring bar is too big to do it. It only goes down to 2 7/8" and the 70mm piston is 2 3/4". "Missed it by that much." :( Sam and High Tech suggested LA sleeve. Talked to them and they're way up there in price. Called APE and they're much more affordable at $219 to bore and match but a four week turn around time. :huh: May just have to do that. :unsure: I'll call around and see if there's someone closer. :whistle:
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Re: Which kit to buy?

14 May 2020 16:09 - 14 May 2020 16:12
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urankjj wrote: You might try "Ted's Garage 13", 909-790-1313. He is in Yucaipa. I don't know if he does machine work, but he might know where to go..

Talked to Ted. (Nice guy) he referred me to Norm's Cycle in San Berdoo. Been a KZ guy for decades. He explained how many passes it takes on each cylinder to go out 2mm. It takes a long time at .2k" a pass. Turn around in a week at $400. OUCH. :pinch:
I remember back in 78 I took my 903 block to a guy in N Palm Springs that goes by the name Nigger Lee. He was a Jewish guy that looked like Howard Stern with a long beard. :lol: He was known for making things work in unorthodox ways. Kinda fun to be around but a little bit shady. He had a salvage yard and a large shop. He bored and honed my 903 barrels in four hours while we drank beers. I was so happy to get it home to slap my new big bore together and had it running that night. No matter how long I ran it the rings never seated and it burned oil until the wreck in 86. That's when I sent the Z2 block to Clupper to bore it out to 1015. That's when I noticed the old cylinders weren't symmetrical. They weren't perfectly in line. Each was off just a little bit. The pistons compensated for it but it always burned a little oil.
I guess it's APE for me. :unsure:
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Re: Which kit to buy?

14 May 2020 16:19
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I heard recently,
"you gotta pay to play"
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Re: Which kit to buy?

14 May 2020 16:35 - 14 May 2020 16:39
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YUP :evil:
like I told Norm. I'm not stuck it's my spare block I'm working on. Meanwhile I'll RIDE THE PISS OUT OF WHAT I HAVE. :woohoo:
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