Topic: Machine Shop in Atlanta GA

[CB750 SS]

I emailed Mike and Bill and haven't heard back from them. So I called Rockdale, and they seems knowledge and nearby.  they quoted me $250 to bore out the cylinders.  As I need to bring the new pistons with me, I need to buy them.  Being a newbie in the piston world I asked their recommendations : forged and a brand name such as Wiseco.  I'm tore as to buy the $130 kit from cruzinimage on eBay, or pony up.  I assume the cruzinimage pistons are cast, so heavier & great variance in size. Wiseco are a bit out of my budget. Does anyone have a bad experience with pistons? BTW - are the originals? cast or forged?

[calj737]

Stock are cast, as are the CruzinImage. Many, many members use the CI kit and have reported very good success. Unless you're really building up a high horsepower motor, the Wiseco/CI weight difference is irrelevant.

Bill has been ill for about two weeks (posted on another thread) and Mike works full time and can take a couple of days to get back to you. But when he does, and when does his magic, it's well worth the wait.

So if you're uber-pressed, go with the shop you found.

[madmtnmotors]

There's a 16 page thread dedicated to the cruzinimage 836 kit on ebay:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,89779.0.html

cruzinimage now offers 2nd over (61.5mm) and 4th over (62mm) kits as well for $100 for a set of four pistons and rings. I've got a test mule here that may get a set of second over pistons after honing the bores to size myself. 

[Stev-o]

Dont buy pistons till your cylinders are proper measured, you need to be sure to get the correct size. I prefer to let the machinist do this.

Although I plan to use the CI piston kits on a rebuild, the last two [Kawasaki] motors I have rebuilt have been with forged Wisecos.