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Oversize Pistons 0.50mm
stevush:
Thanks for spotting these Chris, I've been busy with other stuff so I still haven't got round to buying pistons yet but you're right they're a little cheaper than DS. That said I've never dealt with the company and I'm not sure of the quality. At least DS is a known quantity and I think I'd be more comfortable buying from a known supplier.
Cruizinimage... I've only seen Big Bore kits from them and that's not what I'm looking for. I emailed them and asked if they had +0.5 pistons and they didn't have any. After recommendations for them I was kinda hoping they'll have a production run shortly and produce what I want.
Regards
Steve
Chris400F:
Agreed, they may be an unknown. From a quick look I found one reference to the company in other forums.
This quote came from RiderSite.com, from a guy apparently rebuilding a Triumph 6T:
"There are a few sets on eBay, but all the cheaper castings and mediocre rings. I know people who use them, but they don't use their bikes the way I'll be using mine. At £140, they were about £50 more expensive, but that extra buys me the piece of mind that comes with quality components. These two were found on eBay by a company called IMD Pistons. A few others had slipped the net by the time pay-day came around mind, but glad they did."
Thread at http://www.ridersite.ws/rs/viewtopic.php?p=106561&sid=265a6b8cbe278baffbf7b7a4d819a967, quote from page 6.
Yes, Cruzinimage stuff generally seems good but can't buy from there if they don't have the stock, and the big bore kit currently listed on their US site says it doesn't ship to the UK.
Bodd:
I got my RD pistons from CruzinImage for a fraction of the cost from Yambits (Yamaha equivalent to DS) and they are fine, much better than the Mitaka's I had before, Cruzinimage have a UK shop on ebay here but they don't have 0.5 only the bigbore.
stevush:
Well I still have lots to do, the frame is away for powdercoat at the moment and I've not tackled the motor yet so I'm not in any desperate hurry but I'll certainly be keeping an eye on the Cruisinimage site in case the piston set comes up.
Cheers
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: stevush on October 13, 2015, 04:15:41 PM ---Well I still have lots to do, the frame is away for powdercoat at the moment and I've not tackled the motor yet so I'm not in any desperate hurry but I'll certainly be keeping an eye on the Cruisinimage site in case the piston set comes up.
Cheers
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I reckon they may only offer the big bore kit, as lots of variants to consider as the 400 in japan was just under 400cc and Europe & USA was 408cc.
Ash
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