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aaronmvrider · #31 Post by **aaronmvrider** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:57 pm

you could get the heads reprofiled to remove the pitting...

silverstrom · #32 Post by **silverstrom** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:01 pm

That's pretty severe. Likely need to replace the head.

Andrew · #33 Post by **Andrew** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:25 am

silverstrom wrote:That's pretty severe. Likely need to replace the head.

It looks like he's running expansion pipes, so 1mm off the head, and the CC reprofiled and he should be fine. But all 4 heads will be need to be done so it'll cost (they look standard at the moment).

chez · #34 Post by **chez** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:41 pm

Andrew wrote:
silverstrom wrote:That's pretty severe. Likely need to replace the head.
It looks like he's running expansion pipes, so 1mm off the head, and the CC reprofiled and he should be fine. But all 4 heads will be need to be done so it'll cost (they look standard at the moment).

Its nothing todo with the engine running that barrel was full off water for years

Keysdave · #35 Post by **Keysdave** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:36 pm

It should be illegal to treat that rd500 like that! Chez you have more guts than me, I dont think i would buy that bike for parts, good luck though!

Andrew · #36 Post by **Andrew** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:53 am

chez wrote:
Andrew wrote:
silverstrom wrote:That's pretty severe. Likely need to replace the head.
It looks like he's running expansion pipes, so 1mm off the head, and the CC reprofiled and he should be fine. But all 4 heads will be need to be done so it'll cost (they look standard at the moment).
Its nothing todo with the engine running that barrel was full off water for years

Decent heads are often on auction sites, maybe that's the way to go.

Grumpy · #37 Post by **Grumpy** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:35 pm

Why not just get it welded up and the profile re-cut to match standard?
Wouldn't cost a fortune

Blackshaheen · #38 Post by **Blackshaheen** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:54 pm

What Grumpy said...
That's the way I would go.

Best of luck, I think it's a great project and very do-able.

jackson.40 · #39 Post by **jackson.40** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:30 pm

That RD350LC looks sweet

Any more photo`s

Steve

jackson.40 · #40 Post by **jackson.40** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:49 am

How is it going?.

Steve

WVWRZ500N · #41 Post by **WVWRZ500N** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:24 pm

I hope you didn't pay much for it to have some left for all the work ahead of you.

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theredbarron · #42 Post by **theredbarron** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:50 pm

Best of luck with that project. The frame will probably be rotted through, i know this from experience, had one that looked better than yours but when blast cleaned was paper thin in places. Unfortunately it had to go to the happy hunting ground.

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