Pistons and rings
Posted: 01 Aug 2025 13:42
Pre empting that my 3 1/2 might need a rebore or at least new rings, I will find out during the winter months.
Although it starts / runs / ticks over just fine, there has to be some reason for it's lack of compression.
It has started to burn a little oil on the front pot so could be bores / rings.
I gather that both pistons and rings are verging on "unobtanium", and some people bore them out to 375cc but the pistons / rinigs for that are hard / impossible to get hold of.
Just interested to know how easy it is to get hold of pistons / rings and where I might have a chance of getting them.
Of course it could be the valves - I'l find out when I take it apart in the winter, in the meantime I'll keep riding it.
Although it starts / runs / ticks over just fine, there has to be some reason for it's lack of compression.
It has started to burn a little oil on the front pot so could be bores / rings.
I gather that both pistons and rings are verging on "unobtanium", and some people bore them out to 375cc but the pistons / rinigs for that are hard / impossible to get hold of.
Just interested to know how easy it is to get hold of pistons / rings and where I might have a chance of getting them.
Of course it could be the valves - I'l find out when I take it apart in the winter, in the meantime I'll keep riding it.