reuse a bottom oil ring???

cafebrat wrote: I honed the cylinders, not bored. Everything would have gone together pretty easy if that one ring didn't roll over.

Swest, my model calls for different rings than every other model( part# 13008-5055). I can only find them direct from Kawasaki

cafebrat wrote: Thanks pete and dave. The only ring set i found on ebay was much more expensive. And ill have to bookmark z1 enterprise for if i ever need another. I searched for hours trying to find those 13008-5055 rings and only found three...parts warehouse ( orders from kawi) kawasaki directly, and one overpriced set on ebay. Guess ill Have to seach better next time to save the $$

cafebrat wrote: Hey guys, i went to put my cylinders on my pistons today and fucked up one of my very bottom oil rings. I still have all eight identical rings that came out. However i dont know which cylinders they each came from, and i know a few cylinders were having blowby and burning some oil. Would it be a bad idea to reuse just one old bottom ring?? Itll cost me $67 (shipping included) to get a new complete ring set for one piston. Talk about an expensive mistake. Just looking for your opinions if you would just swap it out an not worry about it. Thanks in advance.