Scooterotica

shocky wrote:My experience of those alloy kits is not good altho ive never used them myself :
Kit 1 had over 3 mm of piston showing above the lower part of the exhaust port and transfers that didnt match by a few mm
kit 2 leaked through the liner and had a loose inlet stud dispite being a "reworked" kit
this was supplied as a replacement for kit 1 went back for a full refund minus postage .... owner found a 150 barrel and had it bored to 175 self ported it and is happy
kit 3 wouldn't go over 55mph after running in even with a 30mm carb and pm 25 pipe or a 22mm and clubman again ports all over the place and over 2.5mm of squish again a reworked kit owner went back to a sx 150 standard barrell
22mm carb and scootopia clubman and was happy
both these were friends of mine and the kits came from 2 well known dealers in yorkshire
they came to me as a last resort , both kits had been well fitted exept for squish both owners didnt want the hassle or cost of porting or re profiling but I did get paid for stripping them etc , if like me you enjoy a challange within scope of what you have in front of you then go for it but they didnt want the hassle the time or money
its all about time v money and expectations both wish they had gone for a branded kit as the final bill wouldn't have been much diffent