Nice little project coming up

[cberkeley]

Just ordered a set of piston rings, a gasket set and a MAC four onto two exhaust system (turn outs). It should all get here next week, then I have the makings of a nice little project. Can't wait to experience what difference those touch-ups will make to the old GS650. As it is now, it's kicking some oil from the #1 cyl and oil fouling the plug. #2 is down in compression too, but the bike's not smoking and still makes very good power. Will report on the upgrades when done.

[brveagle]

How much did those piston rings set you back?

I've been thinking about doing the same to my gs550/650

[cberkeley]

How much did those piston rings set you back?

I've been thinking about doing the same to my gs550/650

US$24.20 per set x 4 = US$96.80 from Bike Bandit

[cberkeley]

Here's the Update:
Ok the rebuild job should have taken 5-days, the bike ended up in the shop for 18-days (lots of stuff going on there Shadows, Vulcans, Quads, SeeDoos), but I believe he took his time and did a great job on my bike, keeping me informed to the max.
So ....a set of piston rings, a gasket set, timing chain, chain-guide, shims, filter , oil, plugs and a MAC four onto two exhaust system (turn outs). My mechanic believes in hand-lapping the valve seats (there are opinions for and against that), he did mine.
Got the bike back today and she pulls fine and feels great. I'll be taking it easy (relatively) for the next 500-miles to break-in (again controversial opinions on this).
The MAC Exhaust looks great on the bike, is quieter and has a more high pitched sound compared to the "raucous bark" of my homebrew straight-through resonators. The shop owner advised that the 4 into 1 system would have yielded a deeper bark, but I really like the esthetics of the ones I have. Nonetheless, the MAC 4 into 2 provides the much needed back-pressure. I no longer have any popping/backfiring when decelerating.
The only problem found with the MAC is that the joint between the header and the baffle leaves much to be desired, no matter how tight one tightens the clamp bolt. I may place a heat-resistant shim in there, but for the time being it was assembled with some red-silicone and that helps quite a bit.
One other thing that's new on the bike is the bank of carbs. I bought the carbs off of Andrew Long (one of our members here) they are in excellent condition and work flawlessly. No sooner I took mine off the shop offered to buy the old ones off of me, so I obliged.
So, I'm a happy camper. My baby's back in the garage and I can go on fussing and bragging over her.

[paintmann111]

How much did all the engine work set you back?

[cberkeley]

How much did all the engine work set you back?

Labor was like US$250.00 (including shims), OEM Rings, timing chain and Athena Gasket kit don't really recall prices now purposely lost the bills, destroying all evidence), but were from either Bike Bandit or Alpha-Sports.

[TheCafeKid]

man i wish i could find a mechanic that would do that sort of job for that sort of money over here....HA! yeah right