Hey guys, Looking for some advice and maybe some help if anyone has something laying around. Recently purchased an 02 rm 250 as a project bike. Got the thing at a decent price knowing it was going to need a few things.
I tore the bike down and split the cases to have a look around and make sure all was well inside, well aside from needing new main bearings everything in the bottom end area looks great! Overall the whole bike looked good, not alot of time on the bike total, however it was forgotten about at times and needs some TLC.
Enough of the lead up, the problem I face is that sometime in its life time, the piston gernaded... taking out the head and the cylinder. Guy before me had the cylinder sleeved..... yeah I know not the best choice, but upon having it sleeved the people doing it must of been drunk or something because the sleeve is off a tad when it was put in. To correct the problem they ground down the sleeve around the port holes to make everything line up..... It isn't the best looking job in the word but I guess it gets the job done. However me being the way I am i can't stand having something that isn't right. The question I have is, what are my options??? i know since it is sleeved im stuck with the sleeve crap, or get a new cylinder... can I have someone put in a stock bore sleeve and atleast do a better job than the last guy???
Any way, any advice or help is greatly appreciated, if any one has a 02 cylinder laying around that needs re plated I would gladly take it off your hands, or even a cylinder that is good, Id rather not have a sleeved cylinder...