90 quid a bore? Or 150 the lot?

[BikeJake]

Got some fairly wild quotes for the bore for the 1216 MTC kit... 

What you expect to pay guys? 

[eddiegsx]

2 hours ago, BikeJake said:

Got some fairly wild quotes for the bore for the 1216 MTC kit... 

What you expect to pay guys? 

When you say wild are you thinking expensive ???

[wraith]

Last time I had a 4 cylinder block done it was about 8-9 years ago and that was £100 for all 4 barrels plus post.

So £150 the lot, I would not say is to much.

[clivegto]

Cost me £120 for all 4 cylinders last set I had done 2 years ago now so £150 isn't far out I recon. 

[BikeJake]

OCS in Winchester wanted 90 Plus Vat per bore.

Thanks V much, polish the windows so u can see me coming 

Barum in Devon.. 150 all in.

Maybe somewhere else trustworthy closer by

[Boyoracer]

2 hours ago, BikeJake said:

OCS in Winchester wanted 90 Plus Vat per bore.

Thanks V much, polish the windows so u can see me coming 

Barum in Devon.. 150 all in.

Maybe somewhere else trustworthy closer by

Gen1 Hayabussa pistons in Bandit block, 79.00mm to 81.00mm bore

OCS quoted me £450 +VAT and couldn't do it for 2 weeks.

Barum were questioning the bore to piston clearance,saying it would sieze at 0.060 microns. (My bussa pistons measure 80.942mm)

Saunders in Southampton alot more resonable at £63 per bore.

Guess where my block is going?

[gsxwill]

Saunders always bore to piston, as they will tell you there is a lot of pistons on the market where the manufacturing tolerances are a little suspect 

[BikeJake]

9 hours ago, Boyoracer said:

Gen1 Hayabussa pistons in Bandit block, 79.00mm to 81.00mm bore

OCS quoted me £450 +VAT and couldn't do it for 2 weeks.

Barum were questioning the bore to piston clearance,saying it would sieze at 0.060 microns. (My bussa pistons measure 80.942mm)

Saunders in Southampton alot more resonable at £63 per bore.

Guess where my block is going?

Seems a fair endorsement for Barum as well 

[Gixer1460]

ANY decent boring place will bore the hole to suit the piston and number / mark them to ensure the correct piston stays with the correct hole!

And whilst I know it happens, I don't agreed with using s/hand rings on s/hand pistons in fresh bored barrels as you've no control over ring end gaps unless they are too tight to start with - receipe for smokey engine. Its not a biggie but worth consideration IMO.

[jonny1bump]

Saunders did my last one it was very expensive more then 63 but its perfect.

[FJD]

Over here in Austria you pay a lot more for machining work, because there are only a few companies doing this

[Dezza]

14 hours ago, BikeJake said:

OCS in Winchester wanted 90 Plus Vat per bore.

Thanks V much, polish the windows so u can see me coming 

Barum in Devon.. 150 all in.

Maybe somewhere else trustworthy closer by

Ray Debben? I have had positive past dealings with him and he has a good reputation.

[BikeJake]

1 hour ago, Dezza said:

Ray Debben? I have had positive past dealings with him and he has a good reputation.

Won't be refuse entry to Suzuki parts... His son runs it now doesn't he? Long time since I been down there. 

[dupersunc]

I think Ray's always used Saunders for boring and grinding work. 

[jonny1bump]

As said above Ray boring is done Saunders hence why I went to them myself under his direction.

[jonny1bump]

6 hours ago, FJD said:

Over here in Austria you pay a lot more for machining work, because there are only a few companies doing this

Ahh did not realise that was your location.

[coombehouse]

On 11/20/2022 at 12:24 AM, Boyoracer said:

Gen1 Hayabussa pistons in Bandit block, 79.00mm to 81.00mm bore

OCS quoted me £450 +VAT and couldn't do it for 2 weeks.

Barum were questioning the bore to piston clearance,saying it would sieze at 0.060 microns. (My bussa pistons measure 80.942mm)

Saunders in Southampton alot more resonable at £63 per bore.

Guess where my block is going?

I used OCS in 2020 & whilst they were a little cheaper then, it made me wince a bit. However, their equipment is very modern, they know what they are doing & the honed finish they produced with their diamond tooling was perfect. 

Regarding Barum, I've seen some of their YouTube stuff & they wouldn't get my business ever. Total shambles.