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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #15 - 11/21/17 at 08:57:07 We've got machinists on the forum who could possibly pick up the ball and run with it. Certainly the TKat brace is inside the envelope of.
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 7990	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #16 - 11/21/17 at 12:07:32 The closure of Bore-Tech is unfortunate. I was going to look into having this done on two engines.
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Reply #17 - 11/21/17 at 12:28:56

Bill Moeller at BoreTech is/was the "go to" guy for having cylinder and head work done on your motorcycle. He wasn't just a good machinist, he was a motorcycle machinist, enthusiast, and competitor. When you had Bill do work for you - you knew that it was being done right!

He has been trying to find a young fellow as an apprentice for years....it is a shame he couldn't find the right guy.

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Reply #18 - 11/21/17 at 19:49:49

I would take it up in a heartbeat if I had the machines on hand to put my abilities to good function. I did hear of a local engine guy looking for a metal cuter in his shop... I may lurk over one day this week and interview him... lol

Bee season is slowing down and I'm gonna get bored after I get this bik back together and rebuild the transmission on my yzf... Wouldn't mind cutting on some metal again for a while...

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Reply #19 - 11/22/17 at 02:17:12

Dave wrote on 11/21/17 at 12:28:56:

Bill Moeller at BoreTech is/was the "go to" guy for having cylinder and head work done on your motorcycle. He wasn't just a good machinist, he was a motorcycle machinist, enthusiast, and competitor. When you had Bill do work for you - you knew that it was being done right!

He has been trying to find a young fellow as an apprentice for years....it is a shame he couldn't find the right guy.

Just interest isn't Enough. Not everyone Can do that work, no matter how desperately they want to. Why people are not interested is baffling. Machine work, welding, both just a fraction short of magic.

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Reply #20 - 11/22/17 at 04:58:09

That's too bad. Bore-Tech was a savior for many in motocross when the OEMs started using Nikasil coatings. Not long after and Bore-Tech started offering their replating services.

Nikasil cylinders were awesome. They would last forever (I never wore one out), but once it got damaged, your cylinder was trash. Throwing out a cylinder sucked. Throwing out a cylinder that you spent a butt load of money on having it ported sucked hard.

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Christof13T Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 211 Vicoria, Texas Gender:	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #21 - 11/23/17 at 22:31:43 FedEX tracking has my jug marked for delivery on schedule by e.o.b. tomorrow. Hope everybody had a good turkey day...
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RazBarlow Full Member Offline Timing Is Everything ! R U Advanced or Retarded ? Posts: 125 Keene Texas	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #22 - 11/24/17 at 06:29:34 I have used U.S. Chrome for plating cylinders for the past 20 years . They repair , bore , sleeve , plate and replate cylinders .
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Reply #23 - 11/25/17 at 12:15:29

Jug was delivered yesterday around 0930...
It took a little longer than I would have liked getting it back together... kept second guessing myself lol.

The engine is back in the frame, all hooked back in to the electricals... and it wants to be alive again!

I still need to run up and get some fancy gas for it and fill the crankcase with some oil and it is pretty much ready to fire up. I just finished fixing my turn signal wiring screw ups lol.. crossed the polarity on 2 of them on opposing sides so it was fun tracking down the culprits... but they all blink like they are supposed to now. I still want to do something for the dang tank bezel vibration before I get it all bck together.

I hope to take it for it's re-maiden ride before dark!

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 4997 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #24 - 11/25/17 at 19:21:01 There is a fix for the bezel , maybe in the tech section !
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Reply #25 - 11/26/17 at 08:14:02

Ruttly wrote on 11/25/17 at 19:21:01:

There is a fix for the bezel , maybe in the tech section !

I had read a couple threads about it and slightly augmented the mod.
I cut 3 pieces about 1/4" long of some vinyl tubing to act as a bit of a damper between the little tabs on the tank and the posts. So I put on the little pieces of tubing... placed the bezel in its hole... and replaced the factory springs, washers, and nuts...

No vibrations so far.

Here is an attempt at posting a video of the first start.
http://youtu.be/rzHV4d8CeHE

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Christof13T Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 211 Vicoria, Texas Gender:	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #26 - 11/26/17 at 08:20:39 Another video. This is the first test ride on the fresh build. http://youtu.be/-1gxJMJjViQ
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Christof13T Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 211 Vicoria, Texas Gender:	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #27 - 11/26/17 at 10:28:23 Pictures of her current condition...
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Christof13T Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 211 Vicoria, Texas Gender:	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #28 - 11/26/17 at 10:28:55 and another...
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Christof13T Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 211 Vicoria, Texas Gender:	Re: Big Bore Bobber Build Reply #29 - 11/26/17 at 10:29:24 and another...
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