Bill Beard
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- Dec 3, 2001
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I bought a '95 200 recently. The motor started fine and sounded OK (not loose or other bad sounds). So, I tore the bike (not the motor)apart to replace bearings, new paint/plastics and such. Now, though, when I rode it, it didn't feel like it had any bottom-end power (and the top-end wasn't quite what I expected either). I first checked the KIPS valves and they seemed to be moving open/closed, but had small gaps (not fully closing?) when closed. I pulled the top end off to find that the piston had been seized (at least once) on the intake side (cold seizure?). And, when I looked closely at the cylinder, I found that the sleeve must have been replaced once because it wasn't lined up to the cylinder correctly. And to remedy this (i think) someone used a dremel to shape the sleeve to the ports. The inner bridges on the intake side are thin now, and have cracks in them. It looks as if I'm buying a new cylinder (not sure this one can be re-sleeved) and piston. Will a 220 cylinder fit on this motor, or is it worth it? Thanks for any input--
