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Have been told able to use car rings (feed back please)

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Hi I've been told I can re ring the gs1000 (by using car rings with a little re groving of the pistons

Has anyone done this or knows the pro's and con's of doing it.

I thought the wider ring will create more heat (con)

But give a better seal so less blow by meaning less oil changes and better proformance(pro)

Also cost of a set of rings ie all four pistons is about $100 nz as to $55 nz for bike rings per piston.

WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEA'S](*,)
 
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I don't think their would be enough piston to re machine the ring grouves,
Plus extra drag, extra heat . NOT A GOOD IDEA I don't know of any car with pistons as small as the MC Maybe special cogsworth pistons.
Maybe check with http://www.jp.com.au/JPPistons.html
 
This idea has "WRONG" written all over it. The GS motors are fairly solid.
Don't mess with a good thing.
 
I know of a few bikes that have ran "car" ring sets, but they are very few and far between.

I do know of one bike (YAMAHA TX650) that had this done, and it ended up very costly 4 mths down the track as it needed new pistons and rings, as well as a good ole bore after one of the ring lands broke and scored the bore.

IMHO it just isnt worth it, just get the "bike" rings and have a known quantity, rather than risking machining the ring grooves on the pistons, and then finding that you have broken lands or rings shortly after youve given it a few good runs.
 
Total Seal can recut the grooves to accept a set of their Gapless rings. I have a set of NOS Cosworths I spent years trying to find rings for. Even Cosworth couldn't supply them These were one off pistons they used to provide to a few racers. I sent the pistons to them and they recut the two top grooves and supplied rings for about $180. You lose practically zero compression past the rings with their Gapless rings.
 
Price is a killer

Price is a killer

I think i'm going to have to have a go at regrooving my pistons.
The price of the rings per piston and the freight from the USA plus the gasket set will set me back close to $1000 that NZ $
Next time I'll buy a bike that doesn't need any work :) ( not that there is going to be a next time ) :-D
 
Cougar said:
I think i'm going to have to have a go at regrooving my pistons.
The price of the rings per piston and the freight from the USA plus the gasket set will set me back close to $1000 that NZ $
Next time I'll buy a bike that doesn't need any work :) ( not that there is going to be a next time ) :-D
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I just got a price on genuine pistons and rings for my GS750 here in Australia and it came to $700 for 1st oversize, included circlips etc.

Get onto springwood suzuki in Brisbane, they have a website, just email them and ask for the price including freight to NZ. Since its an island of the mainland (Aus) it shouldnt be too much more to send them there!
 
Cheers

Cheers

I'll keep looking am sure to find it some where thats not going to cost me more than the bike:cry:
 
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