Stripped down the top end on my spare KMX200 engine from the barn. I had no
idea what state this was in, as it was bought as a non-runner/spares lump.
Head is of a later design. Very different from the original early one and
also mint. The piston is a nearly new genuine Kawasaki part with almost nil
trace of any wear apart from some _very_ slight scores..
Best of all is the barrel. Some kind/wealthy previous owner has had a
luverly chrome-moly sleeve pressed into the barrel. No more nikasil woes for
me. Yuss!
So for the price of a top end gasket set and a pair of circlips, we should
be back on the trail at the weekend.
Happy Bunny.

JB

JB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Stripped down the top end on my spare KMX200 engine from the barn. I had no
> idea what state this was in, as it was bought as a non-runner/spares lump.
> Head is of a later design. Very different from the original early one and
> also mint. The piston is a nearly new genuine Kawasaki part with almost nil
> trace of any wear apart from some _very_ slight scores..
> Best of all is the barrel. Some kind/wealthy previous owner has had a
> luverly chrome-moly sleeve pressed into the barrel. No more nikasil woes for
> me. Yuss!
> So for the price of a top end gasket set and a pair of circlips, we should
> be back on the trail at the weekend.
> Happy Bunny.

So now you can get the old one fixed ready for the next time ........


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> JB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Stripped down the top end on my spare KMX200 engine from the barn. I had
>> no
>> idea what state this was in, as it was bought as a non-runner/spares
>> lump.
>> Head is of a later design. Very different from the original early one and
>> also mint. The piston is a nearly new genuine Kawasaki part with almost
>> nil
>> trace of any wear apart from some _very_ slight scores..
>> Best of all is the barrel. Some kind/wealthy previous owner has had a
>> luverly chrome-moly sleeve pressed into the barrel. No more nikasil woes
>> for
>> me. Yuss!
>> So for the price of a top end gasket set and a pair of circlips, we
>> should
>> be back on the trail at the weekend.
>> Happy Bunny.
>
> So now you can get the old one fixed ready for the next time ........
>
Possibly....next.....month.................maybe.
I reckon you're right. It _is_ a stroker. It _will_ happen again. Hopefully
not for a while though.
JB