Fast Eddie
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If the vertical scores are not that bad (as you describe) then I’m gonna guess your pistons will be quite badly damaged, and as I already mentioned, have possibly closed up on the rings. I say this because I’ve been quite surprised in the past about how well my bikes have behaved and performed even with many relatively deep scores!
Regarding your honing marks, they look more like someone has cleaned up the bores with a flap wheel to me!
I still see no reason why you should consider changing your barrel if suitable OS pistons are available?
If you really want to change them, why not ‘go for it’ and fit Maney barrels?
You could use nice Maney pistons too. But you’d have to bush the little ends back down and perhaps the crank would be out of balance for lighter pistons?
You gotta draw the line somewhere (NOT something I’m good at BTW). Like-for-like OS pistons from Norvil seem like the most economical solution I’d say.
Regarding your honing marks, they look more like someone has cleaned up the bores with a flap wheel to me!
I still see no reason why you should consider changing your barrel if suitable OS pistons are available?
If you really want to change them, why not ‘go for it’ and fit Maney barrels?
You could use nice Maney pistons too. But you’d have to bush the little ends back down and perhaps the crank would be out of balance for lighter pistons?
You gotta draw the line somewhere (NOT something I’m good at BTW). Like-for-like OS pistons from Norvil seem like the most economical solution I’d say.