Dialer
Senior Member
In need of general info on cylinder boring machines. If someone was interested in starting a vintage motorcycle restoration operation, how would one go about acquiring said machinery? This is quickly becoming a lost art, as the cylinders we have that need boring are piling up, and can't find anyone in North Georgia that bores smaller cylinders (there's one guy in Lawrenceville that wants $145 per cylinder). My partner has some DEEP pockets, and is ready to purchase a used one, but I really don't know where to start. I see "milling" machines on FB Marketplace and e-bay, but none of them tell me what they do, or if they can bore cylinders. I've heard the term "boring bar", but that don't really tell me anything. I've BEEN to boring bars, but wouldn't have any idea what it has to do with refacing motorcycle cylinders. Can someone help us out? We have over 15 vintage bikes that are waiting restoration, but we need machinery...Thanks in advance!!