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Old February 15th, 2012, 01:24 PM   #5
Skippii
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Name: Skippii
Location: Richmond, Va
Join Date: Aug 2011

Motorcycle(s): 2007 Orange DRZ400-S, 2005 Ninja 250 & Custom Thundercunt Dirt Chopper

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Originally Posted by greenaero View Post
If you are paying a mechanic , I'd conssider just getting a used motor in decent shape to replace this one. SHould be able to get one for ~ $250 or so.
If I was going fix this motor, I'd work on freshening both cylinders/pistons /rings. my 2 cents worth
If I was doing this myself, I'd just swap engines...done that before and it's pretty simple. But since the bike is almost 200 miles from my garage, I'm letting this mechanic make most of the calls. I know him, and he knows his stuff better than any other mechanic I've met.I know it'll be more expensive, but I'll feel better knowing he built it vs a used engine. Just spoke to him again on the phone, he'll be honing both cylinders tomorrow. Then we'll know if stock pistons will fit, or if we'll need oversized pistons or new sleeves. So that will basically determine if it's even possible to reuse the left piston.
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