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Hi all,
There has been some discussion recently about model-year differences in the sloper bikes. Around the net the 2009 model is specified as having 11.8:1 compression and 2010+ as having 12.2:1. I have a '10 bike - in the 2010 owner's manual the compression is clearly specified as 11.8:1 ... BUT ... I dug up the engine spare parts manuals for the different years and compared. There is a different piston in the 2009 bike than the other years: 81730007100 vs. 81730007200. The 200 type is in the 2010 and 2012 engine parts books.
So I guess that's where the higher compression comes from. (Incidentally, the engine specs in the 2012 manual also specify 11.8:1, which can't be true, so I'm assuming that the compression figure in the 2010+ manuals was simply overlooked and not updated.)
If I check parts dealers, they say that the 100 type piston has been superseded by the 200 type: http://www.ktm-parts.com/search.html?q= ... +I&x=0&y=0
Two things I'm mildly curious about: There are two different sub-versions of the piston shown in the manual: 81730007200 I and 81730007200 II. Both the '09 100 and '10+ 200 type pistons have these two different designations. Howver, I haven't found any info about the difference. I'm guessing they could be a fraction of a millimeter different to fit the measured bore?
Just found this post: "On the AMS, Gear4 and Jim Aim website they all state group 1 & 2 piston kits! -- Spoke to Jim Aim today and they said that group 1 is for bikes on low hours and after the bike has done about 100 hours you go to group 2 as this has slightly bigger rings to cater for the wear and tear previously!?!?!" http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/showthread.p ... ston-Group ... note that that thread is about a 250 2-stroke though. Still, I'm satisfied with the conclusion.
Hmm, hey, I just noticed that in addition to the piston change, the crankshaft also has a different part number: 81730018300 vs. 81730018400. The online parts fiches indicate that the 300 is used in 2009 bieks and the 400 in 2010-2012. I wonder what the difference is. Could the compression increase come with the new crankshaft? Can we tell by what we know? The conrod is the same, fwiw.
There has been some discussion recently about model-year differences in the sloper bikes. Around the net the 2009 model is specified as having 11.8:1 compression and 2010+ as having 12.2:1. I have a '10 bike - in the 2010 owner's manual the compression is clearly specified as 11.8:1 ... BUT ... I dug up the engine spare parts manuals for the different years and compared. There is a different piston in the 2009 bike than the other years: 81730007100 vs. 81730007200. The 200 type is in the 2010 and 2012 engine parts books.
So I guess that's where the higher compression comes from. (Incidentally, the engine specs in the 2012 manual also specify 11.8:1, which can't be true, so I'm assuming that the compression figure in the 2010+ manuals was simply overlooked and not updated.)
If I check parts dealers, they say that the 100 type piston has been superseded by the 200 type: http://www.ktm-parts.com/search.html?q= ... +I&x=0&y=0
Two things I'm mildly curious about: There are two different sub-versions of the piston shown in the manual: 81730007200 I and 81730007200 II. Both the '09 100 and '10+ 200 type pistons have these two different designations. Howver, I haven't found any info about the difference. I'm guessing they could be a fraction of a millimeter different to fit the measured bore?
Just found this post: "On the AMS, Gear4 and Jim Aim website they all state group 1 & 2 piston kits! -- Spoke to Jim Aim today and they said that group 1 is for bikes on low hours and after the bike has done about 100 hours you go to group 2 as this has slightly bigger rings to cater for the wear and tear previously!?!?!" http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/showthread.p ... ston-Group ... note that that thread is about a 250 2-stroke though. Still, I'm satisfied with the conclusion.
Hmm, hey, I just noticed that in addition to the piston change, the crankshaft also has a different part number: 81730018300 vs. 81730018400. The online parts fiches indicate that the 300 is used in 2009 bieks and the 400 in 2010-2012. I wonder what the difference is. Could the compression increase come with the new crankshaft? Can we tell by what we know? The conrod is the same, fwiw.