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Offline welard

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A Good Engine Building Shop in Sydney, Australia??? Anyone???
« on: August 28, 2014, 10:50:37 PM »
Hi Everyone

I've decided to get the engine rebuilt in the old girl and have no problem at all sourcing a vast range of great parts...oversize pistons, balanced and lightened crank, rods, pins...everything.....but for the life of me can't seem to find a decent shop in Sydney that I can trust to do the milling work to the block and porting and valve work to the head.

The only shops I can find are ones dedicated to car engines not motorcycle engines.

Can any Australian members recommend anyone with specific motorcycle expertise??? Preferably in Sydney, but happy to receive suggestions from elsewhere.

You guys in the States are so lucky...from reading these posts, you seem to have a local shop in every suburb...or at worst you freight your head a couple of states away rather than from across the Pacific

Thanks in advance for any assistance at all.

Cheers

Pete
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2014, 11:46:12 PM »
Try this mob here mate.
They're in Kelso near Bathurst.
They did some head work for me awhile ago that I was happy with.
Good to deal with too.
http://www.robinsontoolmakers.com.au/


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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2014, 11:46:47 PM »
http://www.robinsontoolmakers.com.au/big_bore.htm    ;)

Hahaha Mick, stop reading my mind mate.... :P ;)
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« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2014, 12:46:05 AM »
Thanks again Retro Rocket......mate, I didn't reralise you were an aussie....bloody hell, I spent all those replies to you spelling "tyre" the American way as "tire" as I thought you wouldn't understand me......pays to look closer at the avatar....makes me even more appreciative of your help mate...thanks
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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2014, 02:01:21 AM »
I get "tired"doing the spelling conversions aswell.
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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2014, 02:06:54 AM »
I use tire so we don't confuse our American friends.... ;D {runs away and hides}
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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2014, 03:18:19 AM »
Greg Ball Engineering at Kirrawee. He been in the business for years & knows bikes.
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2014, 03:40:43 AM »
you have to spell it"bykes"?
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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2014, 03:43:43 AM »
CB750? Order a video engine from mentioned company.
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« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2014, 05:06:04 AM »
Then shouldn't it be machine shop for "hyre"?  :P

Talk about your inconsistencies  ;)
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« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2014, 05:41:26 AM »
ha ha!love it!
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« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2014, 02:48:13 PM »
Quote from: calj737 on August 29, 2014, 05:06:04 AM
Then shouldn't it be machine shop for "hyre"?  :P

Talk about your inconsystencies  ;)

Get with the program Cal.... ;D
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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2014, 03:01:13 PM »
Fell out of my chair laughing my arse off! Damn, that was funnie  ;D
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« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2014, 03:45:41 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2014, 04:02:08 PM »
Once again we dygress from the topyc being dyscussed... :P
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« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2014, 08:52:52 PM »
thanks Mick7504 and disco for the contributions...the rest of you larrikyns....what can I say....no wonder they "Moved to Australia" on this post....sheesh.....and I was wondering about aluminum wheels.....or nucular weapons.....
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« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2014, 09:26:43 PM »
Quote from: welard on August 29, 2014, 08:52:52 PM
thanks Mick7504 and disco for the contributions...the rest of you larrikyns....what can I say....no wonder they "Moved to Australia" on this post....sheesh.....and I was wondering about aluminum wheels.....or nucular weapons.....
Since you are safely ensconced in the sanctuary of a civilsed country, let's use aluminium instead  :)

Good luck with the motor, and thanks for letting a few pranksters blow off some steam.
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« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2014, 01:42:50 AM »
And just when I thought that things were starting to get fooken ridicolus.  ;D
Good luck with the engine build mate and welcome to the mad house.
You won't find a better mad house than this one.  ;D
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« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2014, 03:14:19 PM »
Quote from: mick7504 on August 30, 2014, 01:42:50 AM
And just when I thought that things were starting to get fooken ridicolus.  ;D
Good luck with the engine build mate and welcome to the mad house.
You won't find a better mad house than this one.  ;D

I'll drynk to that.... ;D ;)
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