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Offline Kwak81

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Pistons?
« on: February 24, 2018, 10:21:56 AM »
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. I recently bought a 2010 kx85 that my nephew is learning on. It started running poorly and bogging down so did some checks turns out to be the piston/rings. He ordered a standard piston and it arrived with a full gasket kit but when it removed the old piston it turns out it’s smaller than the original one ordered. The one I removed is 47.96 and the new one is 48.45. Is there any reason that a standard would be bigger than the original one in it? Or is the engine from a different year?

Thanks in advance folks.

Offline umberto

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Re: Pistons?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2018, 10:26:07 AM »
I moved this over to the KX85 section so it won't get buried in the general questions. 
Perhaps I have a dirt bike addiction?

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Re: Pistons?
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2018, 10:58:54 AM »
Thanks for that I’m new to the forum still finding my way round 👍🏻

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Re: Pistons?
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2018, 11:14:36 AM »
You’re welcome. You’ll be an expert in no time.  :-D
Perhaps I have a dirt bike addiction?

03 KX 250/88 KX 525/2017 KX250F - Goliath
17 KX250F/04 KX250
04 KX 250 - Lunchbox's Bike
05 KX 125/144