Honing nickasil plated cylinders?

MOTOX888

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I have an 03 rm125 with Nickasil plating on the cylinder. I was wondering if it is ok to hone Nickasil plated cyinders?
Getting ready to do a top end to make her nice and crisp! :aj:
 

MOTOX888

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Dec 3, 2005
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for some reason i cant get to that site!!!!!!!!
So could u please tell me
thanks
 

CR3999

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get a 240 grit ball hone and you will be fine,
 

TimberPig

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Jan 19, 2006
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The link works fine for me, so it must be on your end.

Here's the info any how, copied from Eric Gorr's Forward Motion website, as in the link

Honing the Cylinder Bore

Many people have emailed me with questions regarding honing cylinder bores. If you want to buy a hone to deglaze bores or polish off small scratches, then a ball-hone is the best choice. Ball hones are manufactured by Brush Research in Los Angeles, under the brand name Flex-Hone. These hones are available under different labels and they are most easily available from auto parts stores. Buy a size that is 10% smaller than the actual bore size. These hones are available in several different materials and grits but the profile that bests suits both steel and plated cylinders is aluminum oxide 240 grit. A ball hone cannot remove material from the cylinder bore, especially on the hard nickel plated bores. However a ball hone can polish down the peaks of the original hone scratches and increase the bearing ratio. In other words the piston will be touching a greater percentage of the bore. Sometimes that makes the piston wear quicker but if you have to ball hone the bore to remove scratches, it's a compromise. The one type of hone that you should never use on a two-stroke cylinder is a spring-loaded finger hone. The sharp edges of the stone will snag the port edges and most likely damage the hone and the cylinder.
 
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