I got my head and cylinders off today to find what was suspected, frozen rings. The pistons and cylinders themselves look good but I have broken a few rings trying to get the off. The bike only has 10k miles. So here are my questions:
1- Is there anywhere you can buy just rings and not the whole set (I already know what I SHOULD do but I am sure someone will tell me anyway;))?
2- Are the 555cc kits on ebay any good, cuz the whole kit is cheaper than 4 new sets or rings.
3- I have heard over and over again that the only difference between the CB500 and the CB550 is the cylinder/piston. How true is this? Would 550 jugs and pistons fit the 500 head and case? I did some part number research, and it looks like the heads, head gasket, and base gasket are all the same.
I just want to know what all my options are at this point.