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Message: [QUOTE="viking20, post: 926306, member: 33877"] Oh , yeah , if the head gasket is all copper , you can just anneal( sp?) it , heat it to cherry red , and drop it in a bucket of water. Remove all loose particles with a wire brush , and it will be good as new. You dont have to mod the head because of a bore job , only if you increase the cc´s much more , by say a 2 or 4 mm overbore. Dont know what its like in the US , but my guess is that if you show up with a cylinder that needs an overbore they will do it regardless of the age of the bike.Probably the same if you give them a crank and parts , they will probably just help like they would if this was a new bike. The guys that wont do work on old engines are probably just scared of having to spend a lot of time chasing seals , gaskets and other parts , only for the engine not being picked up , when the price for the job is known. ( often more than the old bike is worth ) [/QUOTE]