Sleeving a nikasil cylinder

 

Of my 94 RM125. I will never race it (as a matter of fact, I will
never race MX again, I still love my limbs). Original cylinder is
badly scored. Replate company 1000km+ away from me said at least R
$800, or almost USD500, after shipping is added. Replate company also
doesn't promise it will be replateable (is there such a thing? I
thought it would be, every time), because really there is a huge
scratch on it after running out of coolant while wfo and they need to
see it to tell if it is replateable and I'd be paying at least
shipping both ways.

Lots of horror stories about "total lack of power" after resleeving,
but Wiseco sleeve from eBay, shipping and import taxes included will
run for only 160 USD and I could have it resleeved at a place that I
already know and trust and is local to me. Considering that I won't
race, just ride leisure trails, do you think it really worth spending
3 times more for replating?

For just 350 USD more, shipping and tax included, I can have all
bearings and seals from eBay, all Motion Pro (google tends to tell me
is a good brand). I think resurrecting good ol' RM will get me back on
trails much cheaper than if I attempt to rebuild the completely
destroyed engine from my XR250...

thanks for any insight! Of course I'd love to hear "go for it on
resleeving", but I won't do anything wrong to my dear RM, it is a
great bike to rip up and down zombie woods and scare the shit out of
XR250 riders ;) You should see their faces when I tell them "no, no,
this is not the 250, this is the 125" :D

-- T

 

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I would never resleeve a plated cylinder. But that's just me.

I've had 2 cylinders replated. And both times I've regretted it. For a
few dollars more you can buy an oem cylinder, brand new, no problems,
perfect fit and perfect condition. And you may be able to sell your
damaged cylinder to a replater.

Sorry about the world cup. Even though Brazil lasted one round longer,
it still would have been fun...

--
Charles
'99 YZ250

"It's bad luck just SEEin' a thing like that..."

 


<gasp> 700 USD plus shipping. It's more than the bike worth :)
http://www.alpha-sports.com/suzuki_parts.htm?gclid=CLG-063B5qICFUIf7god2G=
3Dkw

Any hints where I can check? eBay is useless, they only have for newer
models, mine is on the range 94..96. Only if this was ten years
older:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-RM125-Jug-Cylinder-Better-Than-New-Mi=
llenium-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27b26dc9d0QQitemZ170497264080QQptZMotor=
cyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

btw, I won't be buying them right now. I'm on vacation next month and
traveling to Uruguay and Argentina, drown on medio y medio and stuff
on churrasco and dulce de leche. When I return, I was thinking about
rebuilding the XR, but I guess the RM will be cheaper, cheap is good,
all I want is ride...

brasil soccer team (they don't deserve uppercase) is the ongoing joke
of the year: first ever goal against own team for the entire story of
cup participations *and* first head goal on the career of that Dutch
(they *do* deserver uppercase) player.

-- T

 



I posted that too fast! Found an used but allegedly good cylinder on
eBay....
thinking thinking...
:)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-VERY-NICE-USED-CYLINDER-HEAD-RM125R-9=
1-94-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3c99a65c46QQitemZ260275854406QQptZMotorcyc=
lesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

-- T

 

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I could get it for $625...

No Brazilian dealer?


I wonder if you could find another used RM and salvage the cylinder?


Oh well, I guess expectations were pretty high. There were a lot of good
teams that didn't make the final...

--
Charles
'99 YZ250

"It's bad luck just SEEin' a thing like that..."