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17 Jan 2020 18:04
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Has anybody stepped into the void that Larry C left when he passed?
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Re: cylider head /engine building

17 Jan 2020 19:17
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I have heard Pit Stop Performance mentioned... I think in FLA... I have no personal experience so I'm just passing along what I have heard...
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Re: cylider head /engine building

18 Jan 2020 04:19
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Not sure where you are located, but I sent my KZ-1000 head out to APE to get worked on. It took a while to get it back but their work looked quite nice. They replaced all the exhaust valves, guides, seals and surfaced the head. I think it took about 2 months to get it back. I later decided to replace the pistons and went with a 1045 kit from Wiseco. I found a place called Millennium Technologies in Plymouth, Wisconsin that did the cylinder work for me. When I took the block there they told me they could have also have done the head work. The cylinders turned out great and only took about 2 weeks to get finished. In the end I was quite pleased with both jobs but if there is a next time I will take the head to Millennium so I avoid shipping it and the associated headaches.
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Re: cylider head /engine building

18 Jan 2020 06:00
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We had a very early Z1 head done for a stock street motor by Ward performance. Guides, valves, seats etc. It's been running fine.

www.wardperformance.com/history/

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Re: cylider head /engine building

18 Jan 2020 08:41
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slmjim+Z1BEBE wrote: We had a very early Z1 head done for a stock street motor by Ward performance. Guides, valves, seats etc. It's been running fine.

www.wardperformance.com/history/

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An informative image from the Ward Performance website:

www.wardperformance.com/wp-content/uploa...line-bore-resize.jpg
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Re: cylider head /engine building

18 Jan 2020 13:12
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Have all my heads done by Gordon at liska racing and very happy with his work!

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Re: cylider head /engine building

18 Jan 2020 13:34
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Get yourself a new one now.
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Re: cylider head /engine building

18 Jan 2020 15:00
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Are they stock?

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Re: cylider head /engine building

18 Jan 2020 18:36
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At $2,100 I suspect the price of used heads is going to rise substantially.
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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Re: cylider head /engine building

20 Jan 2020 12:49
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I have used EDCO in the past and can highly recomend them

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Re: cylider head /engine building

20 Jan 2020 13:48
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What about by new liners?
Is it not companys who can make liners according to measurement?

Then can the old liners just be pushed out sith new ones?
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Re: cylider head /engine building

20 Jan 2020 15:55
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APE..

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