250-500cc 95 WR360 Rebuild/Restoration

[shawbagga]

what bout powerseal usa for recoat? $450 high isn't it but dollar no good I spose. was that including postage both ways? what do electrosil charge?

 

[rancher1]

I'll get onto that then. I'm in Brisbane. I priced up a replate for another bike at millennium technologies a few months ago. About 450 from memory, matched to a piston that I would give them. I didn't end up replating that one. Can you guys recommend anything better?

On the topic of pistons, is Wossner still the one to beat? Also heard good things about vertex, being the oem option (i think).

If you had a manual link that would be fantastic. I'm only after something to refer to during the engine build!

Good ideas with the seatcover. I've never actually covered one, which immediately makes me want to learn haha.

Wossner pistons would be number 2 behind the long lasting OEM pistons.

 

[shawbagga]

Oem are cast though aren't they?

 

[justintendo]

Oem are cast though aren't they?

cast doesnt mean less quality. the stock husky pistons for years were cast mahle. top notch quality and they lasted as good as anything. an advantage of cast is tighter bore clearance as they do not expand as much. i like wossner however, they seem to hold up well.

 

[LemoneyF]

Yeah the wossners hold up pretty well in my other bikes. They would be coated too yeah?

Unsure of what electrosil charge. Im trying to chase a rumour that theres a guy in brisbane that does $250 recoats

Yeah that exchange rate is brutal at the moment, hence why Ill try and keep as much in Australia as possible. And on that topic, one of the things I need from the states is plastics. Ive got 98/99 radiator shrouds, 92-99 MX rear fender (just screw in a number plate and light assembly), and 98/99 side panels ready to be ordered from DC plastics. I will use something a bit different for the headlight and ive got a front fender already. I dont think Im ever going to pay so much for 5 plastic panels in my life.

 

[shawbagga]

I'd just worry in a 360 if you're running 150 hours plus on a piston bout skirt cracks is all. Had gd life out of 2 vertex pistons in my 300 up to 100 hours. I'm sure they'd be fine for 150 though

 

[LemoneyF]

Yeah I've heard the 360s are pretty gentle on pistons. 150 is great for a 2stroke. Maybe a ring change or two.

 

[ohmygewd]

I average around 160-180hrs on a piston with 1 ring change. Since l've owned my 360, l've bored twice: 1 from a seizure caused by a lean out and 2 after reaching the "C" type piston...l'm now approaching my third rebore...not bad for an old girl!!

Really majority of modern day pistons will be great..just jet the bike correctly, change/clean air filter and quality premix and these pistons will last longer than 120hrs.

 

[juicypips]

Well im on 190 hours on original piston i bought with the bike, 2nd set of rings.
I know its slack but everytime i try and do preventatve measures like put spare cylinder on new piston in i seized it sooo im just gunna wait till it grenades on me then put it back together.

 

[LemoneyF]

Gents.

I've always worked over a chassis first because looking at a sweet roller in the shed invariably motivates me to finish the engine work!

So yeah, frame is back to bare metal for a respray in blue. Forks are disassembled for new seals and I finished the swingarm a few days ago.

While I was at it I hit the bore with some pretty fierce cleaner. The marks from the first photo have cleaned off and I've noticed something else- it's still on its original gilardoni piston with a number that matches the bore. Woah.

The hours on the motor are totally unknown but I suspect it's bugger all. So before I send it off for a replate I'm going to hone it and see what I end up with. I'm not sure if it's worth doing at this point.

I've opened up both brake cylinders now and I suspect they'll need new seals to go in.

Here's what killed it


Anyone know how to fix these? For the life of me I can't work out how the cable comes out!

 

[LemoneyF]

Also dropped a message to Motosportz about a shiny new lectron.

 

[justintendo]

Also dropped a message to Motosportz about a shiny new lectron.

youll want to contact lectron directly, kelly isnt dealing with that stuff anymore

 

[Darrel78]

Wow! When did Kelly stop handling Lectron? I got one from him just a couple months back.

 

[Huskynoobee]

He's OB and officially works for Trail Tech.

 

[LemoneyF]

I got a line on a lectron carb, $530 to my door. Ouch. I'm still keen however, if not for the improved performance then for the mechanical novelty haha.

There's some nice alloy underneath the flaking engine cases, so off with that.



Getting this finished is painful. Blowtorch, paint stripper and wire brushes.


Starting to track down some bits and pieces also. Chain rollers, grips, chain, sprockets ect. My experience with old husabergs is coming in handy for finding parts from other bikes that will fit haha.

 

[dhallilama]

when i stripped the paint from mine, a pressure washer was invaluable. put the stripper on, let it soften the paint, hit it with the pressure washer and not much of anything left on the frame.

sure was a lot of paint chunks everywhere else, though...

 

[juicypips]

What is the best paint stripper? Nitro mores was the daddy in uk till all the eu bullcrap took over now its as effective as toothpaste.
It used to burn skin on contact now i use it as a moisturiser!

 

[dhallilama]

used to be able to get all the good chemicals here, but the EPA and everyone else stepped in... now toothpaste might be an effective alternative to half of what's available off the shelf.

i have a gallon of some soy based stuff... made for removing house paint... but hell it works pretty good for automotive/enamel/urethane paints. just have to let it set for 24+ hours where its warm. not like the old stuff that'd start stripping the paint off of everything within a 5 foot radius right when the can was opened

 

[juicypips]

I hear that sad way of the world now.

 

[Up-tite]

Gents.

I've always worked over a chassis first because looking at a sweet roller in the shed invariably motivates me to finish the engine work!

So yeah, frame is back to bare metal for a respray in blue. Forks are disassembled for new seals and I finished the swingarm a few days ago.

While I was at it I hit the bore with some pretty fierce cleaner. The marks from the first photo have cleaned off and I've noticed something else- it's still on its original gilardoni piston with a number that matches the bore. Woah.

The hours on the motor are totally unknown but I suspect it's bugger all. So before I send it off for a replate I'm going to hone it and see what I end up with. I'm not sure if it's worth doing at this point.

I've opened up both brake cylinders now and I suspect they'll need new seals to go in.

Here's what killed it
View attachment 61772

Anyone know how to fix these? For the life of me I can't work out how the cable comes out! View attachment 61773

Just pulls straight out. The end of the cable as you can see is square brass, it receives into a square hole the screw on cap holds it. Just grip with pliers and should pull out.
Later George