TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

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TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby Gary B » Wed Jun 12, 2019 5:20 pm

Hi Folks,
Just about to try and do a rebuild on my 1985 TLR250. :Honda:
Sadly I've just found out that Honda have stopped making Piston, Rings & Head and base gaskets for 1985 TLR250.
I've heard that other model Honda's have pistons & gaskets that will do the job.
Does anybody know what model / year Honda the required bits could come from.

I don't want to pull the barrell & head off the bike until i've been able to secure the parts I need to rebuild it.

Thanx in advance for any help.

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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby Jools » Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:48 am

Hope I'm not the bearer of bad tidings here Gary, but last I heard a bloke in England had a few pistons specially made and was selling at a very inflated prices. Jacko tried to find something that he could substitute for his TLR250, with no joy, (And he has very good supply contacts).



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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby mrgor » Thu Jun 13, 2019 1:22 pm

JP Pistons in South Australia are Australian Manufacturers.
Handle small runs of all types of Automotive Pistons---Including Motorcycles.
Have used them in the past for special car pistons.
Good Product, reasonable prices.
Google them or call 08 8261 7222
Well worth a try.
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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby brt650 » Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:43 pm

I think the RTL piston and gaskets fit.
Try this

https://www.tyoffroad.co.uk/

PISTON KIT & GASKETS TO FIT Honda RTL250 STD OR +0.5MM. (REF.H044H&B)
GBP222.50
Wiseco piston kit standard or +0.5mm to fit Honda RTL250 with Head & Base Gasket.This kit includes piston, piston rings, pin and clips, head and base gaskets.

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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby Gary B » Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:57 pm

Thanx Brian,
Thats bloody expensive piston kit, close to $500 aud by the time I get it to Australia.
I've been in touch with Serco (Weisco Importers for Australia) and they reckon Weisco doesnt do a TLR250 piston kit.
:? :? :?

I'l keep investigating at the moment & see what I can find.

Thanx again.

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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby Jools » Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:11 pm

Jools wrote:Hope I'm not the bearer of bad tidings here Gary, but last I heard a bloke in England had a few pistons specially made and was selling at a very inflated prices. Jacko tried to find something that he could substitute for his TLR250, with no joy, (And he has very good supply contacts).


As I said -Bloody expensive! But it's not as if this is a rare bike eh? ...
There would be hundreds of TLR250s running around, surely it couldn't be too hard to commission a batch of pistons.
And not qty 6, more like qty 60 - too keep the costs down. (Obviously you'd go for the oversizes, not standard).

What do we reckon?



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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby Gary Mc » Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:21 pm

I am sure I heard somewhere that you cant bore the cylinders oversize? or that oversize pistons were not made.



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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby eagle » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:48 pm

I just received the rings & gasket off TYOFFROAD, took about 8 days, ive had the piston coated with a coating that builds the piston up a bit. A mate who works on Ferrari's said he has used this coating as well, it's probably about a 10 day turn around from God's Country to Vic for the HPC coatings ? Do know Nutty Professor, he lives up there somewhere ?



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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby sybella » Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:56 pm

Hi Gary, you can bore over size , mine has been done. Wisco +.5mm is getting a bit thin but seems to be ok . Not cheap cheers Baxy



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Re: TLR250 Piston kit & gaskets

Postby Jools » Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:53 am

No need to source the coating in UK. This outfit in Vic does the clever ceramic coatings:

https://www.racecoatings.com.au/coatings/

It may be worth seeing if a worn piston could be coated to suit a lightly rebored or honed cylinder.
(Jacko had a new thicker liner made and fitted).




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