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Title: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Ewan 500 K1 on July 19, 2013, 04:00:30 PM

Dave Silver is out of .5 oversize piston rings,  Anyone know of an alternative suplplier

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: busa on July 19, 2013, 05:07:52 PM

have you tried here

http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/   or here

http://www.bitzforbikes.co.uk/

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Ewan 500 K1 on July 19, 2013, 05:34:52 PM

cheers Busa, no havent tried either of those 2, will do

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Ewan 500 K1 on July 19, 2013, 05:48:00 PM

have also tried Fowlers, CMSNL, and that german lot that sell via ebay, John Olfield and Harpers of Cowley with no joy. There are some in america but import duties and legth of delivery time put me off that route

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP) on July 19, 2013, 07:35:13 PM

Hi,
I know some will cringe but in the old days its not the first time but buy the next size if available and file them down to size.
All the racing mechanics I knew did this without problems.
Cheers
Bitsa

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: busa on July 19, 2013, 07:42:04 PM

Quote from: Ewan 500 K on July 19, 2013, 05:48:00 PM

have also tried Fowlers, CMSNL, and that german lot that sell via ebay, John Olfield and Harpers of Cowley with no joy. There are some in america but import duties and legth of delivery time put me off that route

you will not have to pay import on anything  fro  0-135 Quid  if I remember...   but you will have to pay import  VAT   that's on everything  new or old.    I got all my electrics for my K3   including generator and cover,   elect plate   switch gears  etc
and only had to pay £25.00 import  VAT

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP) on July 19, 2013, 07:51:26 PM

Sorry forgot to add you can only do this with one piece oil rings which I have always prefered
Cheers
Bitsa

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Ewan 500 K1 on July 19, 2013, 08:17:38 PM

Quote from: busa on July 19, 2013, 07:42:04 PM

Quote from: Ewan 500 K on July 19, 2013, 05:48:00 PM

have also tried Fowlers, CMSNL, and that german lot that sell via ebay, John Olfield and Harpers of Cowley with no joy. There are some in america but import duties and legth of delivery time put me off that route

you will not have to pay import on anything  fro  0-135 Quid  if I remember...   but you will have to pay import  VAT   that's on everything  new or old.    I got all my electrics for my K3   including generator and cover,   elect plate   switch gears  etc
and only had to pay £25.00 import  VAT

last time I ordered anything form the states the import duties doubled the cost and it took over 6 months after getting hijacked at customs :( .. not gong down that route again if I can elp it

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Ewan 500 K1 on July 19, 2013, 08:19:32 PM

Quote from: bitsa on July 19, 2013, 07:51:26 PM

Sorry forgot to add you can only do this with one piece oil rings which I have always prefered
Cheers
Bitsa

woo, bit scary for me .. also nthink that the one piece oil rings were long since replaced by the three piecers ... though maybe dome NOS stock kicking about in a shed somewher

Title: Re: piston ring supplier ?
Post by: Ewan 500 K1 on July 20, 2013, 11:21:55 AM

sorted  ;D, got what I need from  http://www.johnoldfield.co.uk, who also has some more if anyone else needs them . £25 +VAT