Officialy the GSX-R7/11F project is closed, and all funds, sponsorship and creativity directed towards the Katana.project. But we all know projects are never 100% finished and there's allways something to improve.
Right on top of my secret wish-list were some bigger pistons, and a while ago I picked up a Bandit 1200 block from the marketplace, kindly donated by a generous OSS member. I specifically wanted a Bandit twelve block because it has bigger liners that have enough flesh on the liners to accept 82mm pistons instead of the usual 81mm pistons giving a maximum capacity of 1246cc instead of 1216cc.

However upon after the Bandit block arrived from the States it had suffered broken fins on three corners caused by improper packaging (just one layer of bubble-wrap in a way too large box). I stored it undecided what to do with it.

A couple of months later OSS-member "mos", who works at Sudco made enquiries about becoming a site sponsor and a couple of PM's back and forth a deal was made and a couple of 82mm JE pistons including a Cometic spring steel gasket sent on their way.

A better look at the dome on top of the piston.
I assumed that I could lower the compression by machining down the dome, but closer investigation reveiled that if you attempt to do that there will soon appear a hole.