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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: Wookster on April 03, 2014, 05:09:52 PM

Title: piston kits supplier help please
Post by: Wookster on April 03, 2014, 05:09:52 PM: Afternoon all,

Iâ€™m in the process of rebuilding a 1976 cb500t, Iâ€™ve found that the bike had only been running on one cylinder and scored up the bore pretty badly so Iâ€™m looking for new pistons and rings but my engine builder is having trouble sourcing them, could some one point me in the right direction to a UK supplier if possible please ( not sure if I need to go over size and not checked the bore diameters yet. Thanks for any help.
Title: Re: piston kits supplier help please
Post by: Bryanj on April 03, 2014, 06:25:56 PM: You will find it cheaper to try and get used bits from a breaker as they were never popular
Title: Re: piston kits supplier help please
Post by: Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP) on April 03, 2014, 07:23:46 PM: Hi,
Look on www ebay.de type in honda cb500t there is a set of cylinders with pistons and rings for sale not cheap though might be your best way to go.
Cheers
Bitsa
Title: Re: piston kits supplier help please
Post by: Wookster on April 03, 2014, 08:34:21 PM: Great, thanks so far, I have found from David silver new rings so I'm kind of hoping I can just get it honed perhaps, but ideally I'd like to rebore and fit new pistons and rings.