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Old February 15th, 2012, 10:57 AM   #1
Skippii
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Name: Skippii
Location: Richmond, Va
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Motorcycle(s): 2007 Orange DRZ400-S, 2005 Ninja 250 & Custom Thundercunt Dirt Chopper

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Unhappy Help! Need opinions on pistons...

Huh...this is kind of a weird feeling...I'm usually the one giving advice in this section, rather than requesting it. Especially since, due to space constraints and where my motorcycle broke down, I had it towed a mechanic who's doing the work rather than doing it myself.

Left Cylinder compression test reads 170psi. Right hand reads 0psi.

Here are the pics of my engine.











Obviously the right piston's gotta go. How bad is the left piston? Mechanic recommends I replace the piston, and hone the cylinder walls, which I would do if I had any money, but since I don't, I'm thinking that good compressions means it's not critical.

Opinions on piston manufactures? OEM, aftermarket, used on ebay, etc? I'm not interested in anything that will require higher octane gas or that will cost much more.
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