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To me they looked fine, but I'm sure if you measure the oil rings they will be worn

That little face says it all.

Just under 200km now since the rebuild. Been still trying to behave my self. Once I hit the 1000km Mark I'll take it on a nice long tar trip.  One where I keep it at 5000rpm for 100km and hopefully  I still got oil left  :biggrin:

I'm not sure, thought it was too worn to go 0.5mm, that's why they went 1mm. The barrel was dropped off and they measured and told me what to buy.

Picked this up today.  Beening castrol,  it should be good?

Nothing different,  just the knock noise at 2000rpm. 

Before when I would labour the engine at 2000rpm I could hear , what sounded like to me, piston slap,  that noise is no longer there.

This was the Only number on the old piston

Thanks for the feedback. The eng shop said it needed to go 1mm over size.  First time the motor was opened. The old piston had no number on top. Only on the side

1mm over size,  from the Kawasaki agents.  I'm not too worried about going faster,  it's a klr after all :pot: my biggest worrie was cooking the engine because I ran out of oil. Two days from home is one long walk

Did the first oil change, oil filter. Crank her over and can hear a slight chain noise. Try listen to where its coming from.....dam center stand safety clip :biggrin: i hooked it over the foot peg. It's a clip I made to stop the center stand dropping down when I get a bit too carried away and...

If all goes to plan, should have his next bike by the weekend.  Man But they grow up fast. It's a Klx110 2008

Fitted the head, checked and double checked the timming. Torque ever thing to spec.  Me and that manual are best buds. Put the tank back. Was going to go get some sleep,  night shift is fun. Only hoes and cops work night shift.....I got a gun but no badge......So I must be a hoe  :biggrin: but i...

Head all nice and new. Was told by duckam motors my head was in good nic  and they 're seated my valves and replaced the R620 seals. and 're shimmed back to spec. When I stripped I checked my clearances. I was on the maximum clearance according to the manual. they never skimmed it.

New piston and rings, 1mm over size. There is a small rubber thing, called a damper, that sits behind the front chain guide in the barrel. Now this thing is small and when I took it out I made a mental note, don't forget it. :imaposer: I used big plastic boxes for the parts, ones with lids, as...

As for the cost of my driver  :pot: well, let's just say it would have cost me less if I drove to cape town my self......in my prado, that's a 4l v6, that every time it sees a petrol station it dumps all 180 L petrol out and puts that annoying little petrol light on. But the wife was happy...

Small break down on cost. Parts R4800, R1000 of that was for a new radiator cap and thermostat,  I cracked my radiator some time back, and I was not on the bike at the time, was not even switched on. Took her out the garage, turned around to close the door and she went for a ride with out...

Head, barrel and bike all naked

My bike has used oil since I got her  with just over 1200km or so. I always said I would 're build her at 30000km. On past trips at 5000rpm I would use 500ml to every 350km. But only if I kept it there for long sections. Did a 2500km trip in April  and trying to keep up to the big boys I was...

Our last night was at de ark mountain lodge. What a place, the food, the bar, the owner's daughter  :biggrin:  :biggrin:  :biggrin: