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WestYorkshireBiker:
--- Quote from: Trigger on July 25, 2020, 11:29:02 AM ---Never vapour blast a engine, you will be asking for trouble using vapour as it contains glass bead.
I build engines for a living and have found the best way is a acid dip that has chemicals suited to cast alloy ;)
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Thanks Trig. I read about this and honestly wasn't sure what's best. I've got the origional K1 which came with the bike. So the engine ,(K6) in the frame is being replaced. One of the K1 linings is cracked (not stripped it down yet so don't know what else is wrong). Is it Ok if I pm you at some point in the future as I'll be needing your services etc. Thanks.
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WestYorkshireBiker:
--- Quote from: Rob62 on July 25, 2020, 11:40:55 AM ---A nice looking project.. do you get over to squires cafe? Plenty of nice old jap bikes to look at on a thursday eve through the summer
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Never been but planning to. I've an 'modern' SV650 so thought of popping over.
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Rob62:
--- Quote from: WestYorkshireBiker on July 25, 2020, 11:43:49 AM ---
--- Quote from: Rob62 on July 25, 2020, 11:40:55 AM ---A nice looking project.. do you get over to squires cafe? Plenty of nice old jap bikes to look at on a thursday eve through the summer
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Never been but planning to. I've an 'modern' SV650 so thought of popping over.
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Any day is a good day to visit squires...but thurs night is classic bike night and there is loads to see....japs, british... italian... def worth a visit, you’ll be hooked once you’ve been :D
WestYorkshireBiker:
--- Quote from: Rob62 on July 25, 2020, 11:51:10 AM ---
--- Quote from: WestYorkshireBiker on July 25, 2020, 11:43:49 AM ---
--- Quote from: Rob62 on July 25, 2020, 11:40:55 AM ---A nice looking project.. do you get over to squires cafe? Plenty of nice old jap bikes to look at on a thursday eve through the summer
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Never been but planning to. I've an 'modern' SV650 so thought of popping over.
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Any day is a good day to visit squires...but thurs night is classic bike night and there is loads to see....japs, british... italian... def worth a visit, you’ll be hooked once you’ve been :D
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Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
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Trigger:
--- Quote from: WestYorkshireBiker on July 25, 2020, 11:42:18 AM ---
--- Quote from: Trigger on July 25, 2020, 11:29:02 AM ---Never vapour blast a engine, you will be asking for trouble using vapour as it contains glass bead.
I build engines for a living and have found the best way is a acid dip that has chemicals suited to cast alloy ;)
--- End quote ---
Thanks Trig. I read about this and honestly wasn't sure what's best. I've got the origional K1 which came with the bike. So the engine ,(K6) in the frame is being replaced. One of the K1 linings is cracked (not stripped it down yet so don't know what else is wrong). Is it Ok if I pm you at some point in the future as I'll be needing your services etc. Thanks.
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The K6 to K1 barrels and liners are not interchangeable and the head is different. You will see the differences once you have the engines stripped so, keep all engine parts separate, one on one side of the workshop and the other on the other side ;)
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