[416cc]

I put a bigger piston kit from Wiseco into my old basket case 250.I bought another barrel,had that bored and honed to the correct clearance and then sold the old barrel on to someone else who needed it.This was the easy bit as I rebuilt the engine in the morning and had the engine running by lunchtime.The result was interesting.The oil consumption was higher at first but as soon as the miles were on the bore a bit more the ridges on the honed surface were bedded in with the new piston and I could give it a bit more stick.I then regeared the bike so as to be able to use the extra mid-range and it became a lot more useable. I loved this bike...until I bought my XR400.