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Posted by: Master LTR450

cheaper method would be to buy a cylinder probably, but the better method would be to have it re nikasil and honestly it probably wouldnt be too much more and you would have anew cylinder basicaly

Posted by: 312R1

The ebay link didn't work for me, but it would most likely be cheaper to buy the one on ebay.

Posted by: Brauap

Or, do you guys think that I could just get the nikicil and fill in those scratches? and then I won't have to bore it out any?

Posted by: Master LTR450

its all one process really, you cant just bore a nikasil cylinder like a steel sleeved cylinder

Posted by: Brauap

huh?
don't bore it, just fill in the scratches with nikasil, can you do that?

Posted by: stever250r

I think what he is saying is...... 2stroke race bike cylinders are coated from the factory. You can not bore a 2stroke dirt bike cylinder like you can a steel sleeved cylinder like the trx250R

You have to have the cylinder sent off.. the coating stripped and then have it recoated.

You can not just bore and hone it.

Posted by: Brauap

Oh. yea I knew that. I thought he was saying I can't bore it out. And I was like why.. but any whom... ( wow that was gay.

) how long do you think the total process would take, and how much it would take. Thanks!

Posted by: regg187

You could get the biggest piston that the cylinder will take and have the cylinder bored for that piston and then send it off to have the nikasil work done, just find out the thickness of the nikasil coating and consider that into your clearences when having the cylinder bored. the bigger piston will give you a power boost over your buddies with a stocker, it will be slight. and unless you plan to race in AMA or other major series, the extra cc's really won't matter at the local level, since it s a 2002 I'm sure your not going for the supercross lite title next year!