HONING

[quick-z]

Thinking of honing my cylinders myself. Is there a special type of hone to use? Or can I just go to an aotoparts store and pick one up and it will be fine

[Stinger]

There are basically 3 types of hones:

1) Ball Hone

2) Spring Hone

3) Rigid Hone

 

#1 won't work for 2 strokes, #2 will work fine for a light hone and is what the parts store will have. #3 is what machine shops and such use to ensure the bore is straight when it's honed.

 

In other words, you should be fine doing it yourself, just make sure you spray some liquid in the bores to clean out the material as you grind it away and make sure you move up and down to get the hatches to cross at an angle of about 30 degrees.

[quick-z]

There are basically 3 types of hones:

1) Ball Hone

2) Spring Hone

3) Rigid Hone

 

#1 won't work for 2 strokes, #2 will work fine for a light hone and is what the parts store will have.  #3 is what machine shops and such use to ensure the bore is straight when it's honed.

 

In other words, you should be fine doing it yourself, just make sure you spray some liquid in the bores to clean out the material as you grind it away and make sure you move up and down to get the hatches to cross at an angle of about 30 degrees.

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Thanks alot Stinger

[89Steeda]

There are basically 3 types of hones:

1) Ball Hone

2) Spring Hone

3) Rigid Hone

 

#1 won't work for 2 strokes, #2 will work fine for a light hone and is what the parts store will have.  #3 is what machine shops and such use to ensure the bore is straight when it's honed.

 

In other words, you should be fine doing it yourself, just make sure you spray some liquid in the bores to clean out the material as you grind it away and make sure you move up and down to get the hatches to cross at an angle of about 30 degrees.

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Wait a sec, #1 won't work for 2 strokes???????????????????????

[KoooPSD]

Thats what it says.

[89Steeda]

OK, I want to see someone use #2, a spring hone on a Banshee cylinder. You'll be catching ports left and right. Probablly wipe out the hone and cylinder. #1 for me.

[holeshotkid]

I've used a spring hone before and never had a problem catching the ports. How short of stones were you planning on using?

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I've used a spring hone before and never had a problem catching the ports.  How short of stones were you planning on using?

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That's what I was thinking

[Stinger]

I've used a rigid hone and a spring hone. The spring hone worked great with stones that were ~3" long. I've tried a ball hone and the balls kept trying to destroy the ports.

[fastbanshee4u]

I belive mst atv shops use the ball hone,just need the right size.I personally use a spring hone with 3 inch fine stones.