by benaylen » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:08 am
I seized mine machin' down the Princess Hwy one day at Ulladulla. Once it cooled down, it kept running rock solid but the bore wasn't that crash hot so I got it re-nickel plated by Electrosil. While it was down there, they said for an extra $125 or something they can bore it out to 2mm oversize so I said why not, but in the end it caused more drama that what it was worth.
They shipped it back to me with everything included, piston, ring, gaskets etc for like $500-$600 (can't remember exactly) but what I didn't realise was the gasket was stock, so the piston just (and I mean only just) hit the gasket. It ran sweet for about 4-5 rides but started to play up and not start. Couldn't work it out knowing the internals should be fresh as so I took it into a bike shop to get sorted. They pulled it down and found roller bearings from the bottom end cage bearing smashed into the top of the piston. Not good!!!
Came down to a very tough decision as the quote to re-do the bottom end, and another Electrosil was $1800 and the thing would only be worth about $3500 I reckon. I very nearly sold it as a rolling frame to some dude for $1500 but in the end I bit the bullet, paid the money, and that's the bike I'm keeping for a damned long time.
Good thing I love CR125s!!