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Old 21-Jul-2004, 10:23
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Originally posted by STEVE M
TZ and CHEAP. Now there's two words I've never seen used together before.
Rings - 200 miles
Piston and small end 400 miles
Crank rebuild - 800 miles
Plus all the gaskets and seals that go with each strip.
Crash damage is usually easy to fix though as there isn't as much to damage and not much weight bouncing about.
Also they take a bit of getting used to, but once you get the hang of it there is nothing like a true race bike.

Good point. I guess it's relative to racing an RS or 99* engined beasty no?
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