1989 kr1 with kr1s bits and bobs
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:08 pm
hello all i am new to this forum but have been on the tzr250 and tdr250 forums for a while now as i have a 1990 2ma, anyway here are some pics of my 1989 kr1 with kr1s paintwork, kr1s wheels, kr1s spannies with nikkon silencers, proflex rear shock, i bought it as a none runner a few weeks back off ebay (some of you may recognise it), didnt take much getting going, the woodruff key had sheared and the pilot jets were blocked, sorted that out but low and behold a crank rebuild is in order as it was rather rumbly from the bottom end, i'll be happy knowing that all is well once it has been rebuilt though, anyway pics as i got it:
i then started the inevitable stripdown:
ok so i maybe went a little too far
swinging arm before:
after polishing:
the engine is in bits and i have sent the crank away to get rebuilt, inscribed on the barrels and head is stadley stage III at least i think it is stadley, it mite be stanley not sure, but all the transfers have been raised aswell as the exhaust ports, the squish bands look to have been re-cut and the head appears to have been skimmed, it is fitted with a full set of carbon reeds, so i'm hoping it will go pretty well, it sounded well when it was running (apart from the rumble from the crank)
the plan is to finish polishing the frame and other bits, match the barrels into the cases and fill any voids up with epoxy, make a really good job of matching the powervalves and setting them up correctly, new pistons and rings full gasket set, crank rebuild then build it all up and use it as it was intended, hasnt been on the road since 1999 so i intend to change that, hope you enjoy the pics and i will update as and when i can, please leave comments, maccas
i then started the inevitable stripdown:
ok so i maybe went a little too far
swinging arm before:
after polishing:
the engine is in bits and i have sent the crank away to get rebuilt, inscribed on the barrels and head is stadley stage III at least i think it is stadley, it mite be stanley not sure, but all the transfers have been raised aswell as the exhaust ports, the squish bands look to have been re-cut and the head appears to have been skimmed, it is fitted with a full set of carbon reeds, so i'm hoping it will go pretty well, it sounded well when it was running (apart from the rumble from the crank)
the plan is to finish polishing the frame and other bits, match the barrels into the cases and fill any voids up with epoxy, make a really good job of matching the powervalves and setting them up correctly, new pistons and rings full gasket set, crank rebuild then build it all up and use it as it was intended, hasnt been on the road since 1999 so i intend to change that, hope you enjoy the pics and i will update as and when i can, please leave comments, maccas