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1971 Kawasaki Bison (F8)
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[QUOTE="reepicheep, post: 1402684, member: 104942"] Ok, more questions for people that may have experience with these bikes... 1) The bore actually looks good, but is now covered with surface oxidation and carbon, and has non trivial scaling that I am guessing is aluminum from the piston. I could probably get it out, but I'm guessing its simpler and better just to machine the bore. It's steel sleeved in aluminum, probably original from the factory (67.77mm bore based on my cheap harbor freight calipers). Is reboring these things trivial in that any local motor shop can do it in their sleep, or should I be looking for an expert? Eric Gorr did my KDX cylinder and did a great job, but that was sleeveless and needed the tungsten deposition removed and nickisil added, so it was a serious job. This one feels a lot simpler. I'm looking for the $50 option here, not the $400 one. :) 2) This bike still has the factory automatic oiling system. I hope to use it as a fun street bike, not a dirt bike. I have a nice KDX-200 for that. If I was going to beat the thing to death I would probably eliminate the oil pump and just run premix (one less thing to go wrong). But for the street bike, I like the idea of an automatic oiler. Are they reliable? Any downsides to using them? I never had a bike with one of them before. [/QUOTE]
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