Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
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Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Been looking at some kits what are you guys goto brands/manufacturer for top end kits thanks
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Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
From reading other's posts,Wiseco is the most popular on kdxrider.net.
Beware of the cheap, no name brand piston. (eBay)
Also, I would skip whatever the cheapest name brand is, also.
Wiseco, Vertex or Wossner sound great to me.
Beware of the cheap, no name brand piston. (eBay)
Also, I would skip whatever the cheapest name brand is, also.
Wiseco, Vertex or Wossner sound great to me.
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Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Thanks kdx I've been looking at the wiseco and wossner :)
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Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
So I've setteld for this kit, now I won't be doing straight away and yep I'll measure sizes to make sure
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Don't let them send you a Namura.
Measure before buying.
Measure before buying.
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Thanks will make sure they send wiseco or wossner, will measure
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I have read a lot of people say Pro-X is made by ART, a huge Japanese piston company that makes a bunch of the OEM pistons. I would be OK with an ART made piston also.
Just take it apart and measure before buying. Someone on here in the past few months took his apart to find someone had made it a 240cc. I don't think he bought a piston before that, but it would have been bad if he had.
Just take it apart and measure before buying. Someone on here in the past few months took his apart to find someone had made it a 240cc. I don't think he bought a piston before that, but it would have been bad if he had.
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Re: Top end rebuild 87 kdx 200 best brands?
Thanks and yeah I will be taking apart and measuring to make sure depending on condition may get it cleaned up an may need and oversizeKDXGarage wrote: ↑10:25 pm Apr 08 2020 I have read a lot of people say Pro-X is made by ART, a huge Japanese piston company that makes a bunch of the OEM pistons. I would be OK with an ART made piston also.
Just take it apart and measure before buying. Someone on here in the past few months took his apart to find someone had made it a 240cc. I don't think he bought a piston before that, but it would have been bad if he had.
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If it has not been altered, the cylinder has a coating (Electrofusion). It can be bored or honed. It can be replated or worse, a sleeve put in.
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I did come across that and yeah everyone said steer away from sleeving, never know might be completely within spec when I have a look fingers crossed but based on everything so far it's been thrashed with little to no carc
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