125-200cc 144cc

The 144cc kitt is on the bike, it sounds angry, testing tomorrow whit som jetting

144 kitted bike definitely has a more "serious" note!

Can't wait for your report.

The bike is fucking AWSOME its amazing what 20cc can do.

Well being from sweden and watching our american movies he might not realize we do still consider that swearing.

Congrats

I re-ringed mine after 50 hours of riding last Wednesday. While in there I noticed my upper linkage spring that allows the linkage to move both ways past the actual PV movement was extremely weak. When putting it on it wasn't even quite touching either side of little centering tab. No choice but to run it for the weekend and seeing how limp it was I went ahead and lowered the bolt just to get any extra top end that was there. It resulted in a definite weak spot just below the PV's opening but the bottom end was still stout for a 144.

Just pulled it apart to re-inspect and to take the spring off to try to match it up locally as well as to order from Husky. When working the spring it just now snapped. Maybe checking this spring on a semi-regular basis is something we all need to do. I would hate to be stuck somewhere and have no control of the power valves either way.

Just an FYI and not trying to hijack the thread like the posting whore I am.

Walt

PS, my compression went from 145 to 185 with just the ring.

Woodschick,

Don't wait...Do.

Walt, have you noticed any performance differences between the OEM kit and you 144 Eric Gore big bore?

JS

JS,

I haven't ridden an OEM kit yet. I opted for trying a 167 kit and have an older top end at Uptite being converted. I just think that the OEM kit will net you the no muss, no fuss reliability and performance we all want.

Walt

I've ridden Joe Chod's (now fury1's) EG 144 and my OEM 144. I'd say the performance is similar. As Walt said.... The gains will come in reliability and service life. The whole kit is designed to be a 144, not just a bored 125 cylinder. OEM piston and ring are superior to the EG kit and the cylinder is well finished. I'm glad I waited for OEM.

Rode Norms yesteday. Very Similiar. EG uses Wiseco and although good...not same class as OEM. Rings for EG are very very inexpensive but 25 to 40 hours is the max life.

Now wheres the GE 167 test writeup for all the spare 125 jugs?

Can you run a factory piston in an EG 144?

BTW, Norman, I bent the shift lever on your old bike this weekend.

Do you remember where you got it and what bike it was made for?

Thanks,

Rich

I would only put the OEM 144 piston in when you are going to have the EG cylinder re-lined, which is also about the time you will need a new piston. That way you can send the piston kit with the cylinder and have it fitted exactly. If you aren't going to re-line then just buy either the Wiseco or Vertex 144 piston kits. Don't waste the good money spent on OEM on an imperfect fit.

JMHO,
Walt

I was less than impressed with the quality of the lining done for the EG kit. I don't know who he uses but it just didn't look that great and combined with the overly relieved exhaust port bridge and non-existant chamfering cost me a top end.

Rich,

Bottones has them... I think they are Moose for an older YZ125