Cylinder Boring Question

Cylinder Boring Question

When boring cylinders is it best to use a Torque Plate on ALL cylinders
from all makes of bikes?

I'm going to bore the cylinders on my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500

Thanks
"TAC"

Re: Cylinder Boring Question

Ridin' 4 Jesus <NarleyHarleyGuy@webtv,net > wrote:

> I'm going to bore the cylinders on my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500

Why?


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Re: Cylinder Boring Question

The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Ridin' 4 Jesus <NarleyHarleyGuy@webtv,net > wrote:
>
>> I'm going to bore the cylinders on my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500
>
> Why?
>
>
That's what you do when they become egg shaped and won't seat new rings.

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Re: Cylinder Boring Question

Blattus Slafaly 0/00 ? ? ? <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote:

> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> > Ridin' 4 Jesus <NarleyHarleyGuy@webtv,net > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm going to bore the cylinders on my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500
> >
> > Why?
> >
> >
> That's what you do when they become egg shaped and won't seat new rings.

Yes, I'm aware of that.

<rolls eyes>

I'm just startled that anyone could manage to wear out the bores of a
Vulcan 1500, unless he's put something like 120k miles on it. I was
surmising that he's another of these people who rock up here with grand
ideas of stripping down[1] perfectly good bikes that don't need fiddling
with.

[1] And then buggering up.

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Re: Cylinder Boring Question

The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Blattus Slafaly 0/00 ? ? ? <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote:
>
>> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>>> Ridin' 4 Jesus <NarleyHarleyGuy@webtv,net > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm going to bore the cylinders on my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500
>>> Why?
>>>
>>>
>> That's what you do when they become egg shaped and won't seat new rings.
>
> Yes, I'm aware of that.
>
> <rolls eyes>
>
> I'm just startled that anyone could manage to wear out the bores of a
> Vulcan 1500, unless he's put something like 120k miles on it. I was
> surmising that he's another of these people who rock up here with grand
> ideas of stripping down[1] perfectly good bikes that don't need fiddling
> with.
>
> [1] And then buggering up.
>
He probably runs it wide open in low gear all the time.



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Re: Cylinder Boring Question

Blattus Slafaly 0/00 ? ? ? <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote:

> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> > Blattus Slafaly 0/00 ? ? ? <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote:
> >
> >> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> >>> Ridin' 4 Jesus <NarleyHarleyGuy@webtv,net > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm going to bore the cylinders on my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500
> >>> Why?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> That's what you do when they become egg shaped and won't seat new rings.
> >
> > Yes, I'm aware of that.
> >
> > <rolls eyes>
> >
> > I'm just startled that anyone could manage to wear out the bores of a
> > Vulcan 1500, unless he's put something like 120k miles on it. I was
> > surmising that he's another of these people who rock up here with grand
> > ideas of stripping down[1] perfectly good bikes that don't need fiddling
> > with.
> >
> > [1] And then buggering up.
> >
> He probably runs it wide open in low gear all the time.

True, true.


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Re: Cylinder Boring Question

Maybe he's just clueless and someone told him it would make more power.
Maybe he listened to "Bob the backyard mechanic" who told him there's no
difference between motorcycle grade oils and the good recycled stuff at
Wal-Mart that keeps millions of American cars and trucks on the road every
year.

Where are the answers to the questions? Why in god's name are we cutting
cylinders in a VN1500??

Just curious,
"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1ie9enf.2nr5tkvfp23uN%totallydeadmailbox@yahoo.co.uk...
> Blattus Slafaly 0/00 ? ? ? <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote:
>
> > The Older Gentleman wrote:
> > > Blattus Slafaly 0/00 ? ? ? <boobooililililil@roadrunner,com > wrote:
> > >
> > >> The Older Gentleman wrote:
> > >>> Ridin' 4 Jesus <NarleyHarleyGuy@webtv,net > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> I'm going to bore the cylinders on my Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500
> > >>> Why?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >> That's what you do when they become egg shaped and won't seat new
rings.
> > >
> > > Yes, I'm aware of that.
> > >
> > > <rolls eyes>
> > >
> > > I'm just startled that anyone could manage to wear out the bores of a
> > > Vulcan 1500, unless he's put something like 120k miles on it. I was
> > > surmising that he's another of these people who rock up here with
grand
> > > ideas of stripping down[1] perfectly good bikes that don't need
fiddling
> > > with.
> > >
> > > [1] And then buggering up.
> > >
> > He probably runs it wide open in low gear all the time.
>
> True, true.
>
>
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> BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F, SL125 & SH50
> GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
> BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
> chateau dot murray at idnet dot com