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I have been thinking wtf why did I not know this!? I have all kinds of mics, bore gauges etc., and I have rebuilt motors before BUT I never checked piston to cylinder clearance. The reason why is because I would always mic the piston (which I did on the OEM one), and mic the bore then do the math. I...

As I wrote before I picked up the bike on 11/24/08, and the next day rode it on all the local stuff from my house. I liked the bike a lot, and knew it was time for the old bike to get some much needed attention! The bike overall was in ok shape but really seemed to be neglected as far as maintenance...

If its the "E-Line" set up, thats have the price of your bike right there... Bob, It looks just like the E-line however on the cover it says Honda but is a very weak/faint resemblance of a factory Honda logo. I'll take pictures of it, and post them up. The rest of the kit apparently was f...

Friggin' Welders...... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: ( :wink: ) No kidding!!! People I know would really get a laugh out of this. I remember telling Glen before I sent it "Oh yeah it's got .009 clearance" his response "damn that's a lot!". I now know it was really .0045 before. DU...

She laughed, and even said that she thought that maybe that was it but did not say anything because well...she's a girl, and could not possibly know wtf's going on with my motor! I should delete this thread but hey I like humility!
Richard

WOW. No shit. I feel pretty damn stupid. Thanks for the info......now I must go tell my wife so that she can laugh at me.
Richard

I bought this bike in running condition on 11/24/08 for $1200 from a guy in Reno Nevada who was 50 years old! He said he did not ride it much, and that he was the second owner. He bought it some years ago from his boss who had it titled & plated for the street in NV. The bike came with a lightin...

I ripped apart my new to me 500 to inspect the top end etc. What I found was a OEM piston that looked to be in good shape, and a cylinder that was a stock bore also seemed to be decent. Compression test cold revealed 125psi so I measured out the piston, and ordered a new pro x in the stock bore size...

Hey Solid I don't think we are the same place you are thinking of! I haved lived here for thirteen years, and there has not been a Jimboys taco place in town during that time (too bad as I like them to). They did have a public track in town but that was well before my time. The only track we have no...

Thanks for the warm welcome! Susanville is about 100 miles north of Reno Nevada on the Eastern side of the Sierra's. Or as I usually say to my customers around the country 100+/- miles due North of Lake Tahoe (In a strait line of course!). The town itself is high desert but I actually live about eig...

Hello Banned 500 riders! I want to thank all of you that have contributed to this board since it was extremely helpful in gaining the knowledge I needed to pick up my Cr500. I ended up buying a 1996 in reasonable shape for $1200 two weeks ago. I rode it for a couple of hours on a track,fire roads,an...

Wow I thought I liked this place well enough before but posting up my most favorite song of all time "Bloodstains" makes me feel even better I found this site. I too have great memories associated with a whole slew of A.O. songs.
Richard