Yeah, there is no way they worked loose while riding. Though I'm suprised I got as far as I did with no oil feed! Pulled the cylinder off just now and the piston is really stuffed as you'd expect. The cylinder looks fine though! Just a lot of aluminium from the piston stuck to it, so I suppose some 1000 wet/dry grit should do the trick. A big relief. The head looks good, no pitting from detonation or shrapnel, and the piston crown and head have no carbon build up to speak of in the 7,000 k's they've been on. Impressive.

So, I'll be ordering a new piston kit from TYGA asap for $70. Hopefully a cheap lesson learned. I can't believe my carelessness.

Don't unserstand what you mean about Stephen riding 80+ miles?


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