Weisco 816 Piston kit

[lhanscom]

Does anybody have any experience with the Weisco 816 kit? How much of a gain is it good for? Are there any 'gotchas' to installing it? This is for the GS700 so displacement is actually around 750cc when installed I think. TIA

[skip]

Hey luke, when I was dragracing my kz 650 a good friend of mine installed the 816 kit in his gs 750 . the bike ran stronger and the only drawback is you are at max bore. ( i think, its been 18 years) this means if you wear out the rings and score a cyl wall or get sloppy tolerences then the only thing you can do is sleeve it wich requires lots of work. I have had good luck with my wiesco pistons . they had 12000 miles on them when i did the rebuild and star racing said they looked fine and did not need replacing. just new rings. I still have not taken the gs apart since it started smoking after i overheated it last monthso i may be singing another tune after I do but i think its only gonna need rings. when I did my firs bigbore kit on the kawi 650 i went from 650 to 740cc and that made a huge difference. the compression went way up to and the difference was huge.

[lhanscom]

Thanks Skip, I'll be interested in how those pistons look. Are you going to be able to do Marcus Dairy in October?

[Anonymous]

I bet they look like this - only smaller.

http://groups.msn.com/SuzukiGSGarage/yoshimurags1000article.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1567

[lhanscom]

Those things are so shiney they hurt the eyes, I'm still squinting.

[Anonymous]

I've built a lot of motors, and I always stand back and admire the beauty before you cap them up. Putting on the head is almost a sin.

[lhanscom]

Ahh, but aren't all sins forgotten when she fires up?

[Anonymous]

Checking and double checking to make sure you are ready to go. Then when she kicks, the initial blast of blue smoke out of the exhaust, and a careful ear to detect anything unusual. Hold the idle up a bit, and then start making adjustments. Always a big thrill.

[skip]

Thanks Skip, I'll be interested in how those pistons look. Are you going to be able to do Marcus Dairy in October?

ill be there.The heat/humidity that has turned my no ventelation garage into a sauna is gonna end and im gonna get to work on the 1150. If the bike is not back together by then you will probably read about me going postal