Attention speed freaks!!!

[maniac57]

Bert Rod down in Miami Florida is now making cast iron sleeved chinadoll cylinders.
This is a GREAT upgrade for those of you wishing for a more durable and forgiving top end for performance builds.
Contact Bert Rod through his facebook page for pricing, availability and ordering details.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008253252482

While I have not personally seen one of his jugs, I have long been waiting for this part to appear. It is the very next performance part I will own when finances allow.
The durability alone is worth a look, much less the potential for better porting allowed by the more durable jug.
*Cackles madly rubbing hands together and drooling*

Mods feel free to move this if it belongs in swap&shop. I posted it before I thought about it in my excitement!

 

[The_Aleman]

Nice! I drew up an iron jug with aluminum fins and copper spacers 5 years ago but never got around to making it, as I decided to move to 4-stroke.

I've long felt that the original chinagirl jug is a piece of crap, made worse by the inconsistency of chinese production.
Looking forward to seeing results from anybody who gets one! I might have to build a chinagirl bike again!

 

[Nghtrider62]

Bert Rod down in Miami Florida is now making cast iron sleeved chinadoll cylinders.
This is a GREAT upgrade for those of you wishing for a more durable and forgiving top end for performance builds.
Contact Bert Rod through his facebook page for pricing, availability and ordering details.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008253252482

this will set you back 275.00 us dollars for a stock 47mm bore........
Straight from his page.

 

[Theon]

ouch! I think I can live with cheap chrome barrels for $25.

 

[Patchy]

$275 doesn't sound like its worth it. I would buy one for maybe $125.

 

[Nghtrider62]

275 might sound expensive but if you think about what he had to do to get these, I understand the price. Not saying I will run right out and get a couple. But others might.

 

[maniac57]

Speed cost money. How fast do you wanna go?
The price is high because it's custom hand work by a talented machinist.
But I guarantee one of these jugs will outlast fifteen or twenty Chinese plated jugs....
For me, it's more about the durability than the speed potential.

 

[Theon]

Can't personally see my self going through 10 barrels on a CG motor.
But can also see how the hours start to add up when handcrafting something, this is probably a similar price to what you may have to pay for a high quality barrel for a motor cycle? so fair enough. But it's not on my shopping list.

 

[The_Aleman]

Aside from the jug, the other weak point as I see it is the wrist pin. Already assuming all studs and bolts are upgraded tho. Between a good-quality jug, bulletproof wrist pin, all ports matching, all fasteners replaced with high quality, a chinagirl just might be made reliable for the long run!

Sure would like to see it. Seen wayyy too many fall apart over the years to be anything but jaded.