Bit of polish needed

[mikeyboy]

Before and after

 

[mikeyboy]

Shiney mmmmmmm

 

[mikeyboy]

Couple more small jobs today

 

[mikeyboy]

Barrels came back from rebore,
94.5mm, that should give it a bit more go
Compression is up from 8.2 to 1 ,
To 9.5 to 1

 

[mikeyboy]

Bit of work on the heads to match the squish for the bigger pistons

 

[mikeyboy]

Some bling

 

[mikeyboy]

Wheels are back.
New front rim,polished rear rim,stainless spokes and nipples,
New rim tapes,tubes and tyres
Lovely

 

[mikeyboy]

Bought some new forks from eBay so I can fit twin discs.
One down.

 

[tuftywhite]

Looking forward to it coming together.

 

[Santa-2512]

The squish band looks very close to the valve seat.

is that not a risk of getting a hot spot ?

 

[chrisshrops]

Shiney mmmmmmm

what ignition unit is that Mikey ?

 

[mikeyboy]

what ignition unit is that Mikey ?

It’s a Siemens kit,supplied by motorworks,may well be Emerald Isle.
I like them,easy to fit,plug and play

 

[mikeyboy]

Stainless pushrod tubes are fitted

 

[mikeyboy]

Pistons in,so barrels are ready to go on,once the frame comes back from powder

 

[Deleted account 220427001]

Hello there mikey may I ask please what ignition system is that your using ?

 

[oblertone]

Hello there mikey may I ask please what ignition system is that your using ?

Asked and answered

It’s a Siemens kit,supplied by motorworks,may well be Emerald Isle.
I like them,easy to fit,plug and play

 

[MikeS]

Anyone prepared to humour me and explain briefly what "Squish" is and does?

 

[Andi_archer]

Does this help?

 

[Posh Pete]

Anyone prepared to humour me and explain briefly what "Squish" is and does?

Ummm ... from memory of Motorcycle Mechanics, it's a means of further compressing the incoming charge so that the bang is more controlled / even and thus more efficient. There's always Google.

 

[MikeS]

Does this help?

Perfect, thanks.