wanted: Pistons, rings, sleeves

Quinn · Post by **Quinn** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:41 pm

hi everyone im restoring my 65 honda superhawk and am looking for a set of pistons with rings and sleeves although i can go without the sleeves if the pistons are over sized then i can have it bored out but if you have any of those things it would help me out alot
Thanks Quinn

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:23 pm

Hi Quinn

What size are your bores at the moment and what condition are they in? The engine shop I use in the UK charges around the equivalent of $40 to bore two sleeves. Pistons come up on eBay from time to time.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... Categories

Some of those are ridiculously expensive, but if you are patient you can get a pair for sensible money.

I just had a whole batch bored and skimmed by my local guys (less than 15 miles from my house). They do a lot of race engines and do a really nice job. They have reclaimed a number of 'problem' cylinders for me over the years.

CB77 Cylinders Rebored by graham.curtis, on Flickr

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Quinn · Post by **Quinn** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:39 pm

the bores are standard right now but the pistons seem to have more movement in the sleeve then i think they should, the bike has 17k miles on it so im thinking they are warn and i should probably just bore it and get new pistons so i don't run into more problems done the road

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:30 pm

After 17k they will be in need of attention. Get them measured by a machine shop to make sure that they will clean up at +0.25 otherwise you will have to go a size higher.

An odd pair on eBay at the moment....

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... Categories

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