Carlo
Kickstart Enthusiast
This will be the first time since 1966 that my RE Interceptor has had standard bores.
Ever since I bought it as a basket case in 1972, new cylinders were unobtanium.
But thanks to www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com many new parts are available.
I now have a pair of standard bore cylinders and pistons, plus enough parts to rebuild two pairs of cylinder heads. All four heads are at the machine shop now getting new valves, guides, seats and springs installed. I've already installed a Pazon electronic ignition bolt-in replacement for the Lucas K2F magneto (hadda put in a battery after all these years!).
Should be back on the road for the first time since 2013 when it lost compression due to a slightly bent valve (third option for what went wrong, options one and two were worth dealing with too).
Ever since I bought it as a basket case in 1972, new cylinders were unobtanium.
But thanks to www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com many new parts are available.
I now have a pair of standard bore cylinders and pistons, plus enough parts to rebuild two pairs of cylinder heads. All four heads are at the machine shop now getting new valves, guides, seats and springs installed. I've already installed a Pazon electronic ignition bolt-in replacement for the Lucas K2F magneto (hadda put in a battery after all these years!).
Should be back on the road for the first time since 2013 when it lost compression due to a slightly bent valve (third option for what went wrong, options one and two were worth dealing with too).
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