I Miss my storm

[tony.mon]

, my english is terrible,

Pas de problemo, compadre, muy Espanole esta horriblis annulous oh si.

Funny, that, as I learnt most of it from Spanish taxi drivers......

[masterdave]

Another sunny day that i am left parted from my beloved Storm the bus doesnt quite give me the same adrenaline rush as the bike!
can wait to get it back though, MOT'd, new engine, good tyres, everything will be right on it

[agentpineapple]

any news from tony on the pistons dave????????

[tony.mon]

Arrived today, so all parts now here.
I took the upper crankcase half and pistons to the rebore blokey, should be done this week, and then it's rebuild time

[agentpineapple]

thats good news then dave
not to many more trips on the benefits express

[tony.mon]

Rebore done, bores were worn very oval, but side-to-side, not front-to-back. I really don't understand this, as there was very little piston wear.
All I can think of is that the cylinders had distorted at some stage, maybe due to lack of coolant?
Front was much worse than rear. A strange problem, I hadn't found this before on these engines.
Or it's been apart before?
That explains the lack of compression, anyway.
Ring gaps were larger than max specified wear.
Either way, the rebuild's now under way, +.5 pistons (the only oversize available from Honda) with their new rings are in place, settled in their bores, crankcases back in one piece, and all properly torqued up.
New mains and big ends fitted, and oil pump back in, checked and ok.
A few pics:

[lloydie]

wow that two big ass pistons

[tony.mon]

After a brief ride-out with a couple of reprobates I got down to some work and got as far as:


Engine in frame, swingarm and shock mounted, rear wheel in, alternator side built and footrests on.

More anon.....couldn't continue any more as Radio 1 is the only radio station I can get in the gge, and it was getting crasser and crasser....2 hours of Plan B is enough.

[masterdave]

Wow its comin together fast! Good work pistons look huge!

[seb421]

DAB radio mate works a treat

Sent from the Bat Cave via Cup and String

[VTRDark]

Don't forgot to wipe your greasy fingermarks off the frame.

That engine is looking mint. Well done Tony

(:-})

[masterdave]

After the long process of running it in, i cant wait to rag the wombles out of it

[VTRDark]

How's the bike coming along? Can we have some more pics.

(:-})

[carpkisser]

Saw it yesterday in Tonys workshop. Looking great I thought. Just the redness to deal with....... Am I right in thinking the Japanese decals translate to 'wish I was silver'?

[Kev L]

Be honest, nobody wishes for that. Apart from maybe John Major his royal greyness!!