peugeot help

[phil_090]

hi i'v got a peugeot xps 50 on a 04 plate with just under 14,000km on it , i have been told that i will need to change the piston at 15,000 km ? Is this something common or is the bloke having me on?
Thanks
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Current Bike : Peugeot XPS 50 (LOVE IT)

First Bike : Suzuki Ay50 2003 plate , rebuilding engine then selling

[TUG]

Pistons and rings like you already know have a life expectancy in 2 strokes. I havent owned one so wouldnt know, when it starts to run funny or weird like hard to start and slow or revs fast on idle for a reason you cant explain usually means its time for a piston and ring change. That is of course, if the barrel and bearings aren't dead too.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[andys675]

pistons on bikes with coated bores do more like 15000 miles at the most, for bikes like aprilia RS250 they recommend 10000 miles at better dealers, my TDR250 with coated bores did just over 16000 miles before it seized, RGV250 owners usually change them at 15000 miles the main problem is unlike a steel liner that can be rebored you will scrap the barrel or pay a load to get the thing welded up and recoated, check out the price of a new piston kit and top gasket set for your bike first, may be cheap enough job just to put your mind at rest

[TUG]

[josh d]

hello sorry i am new to this forum
i have owned a xps for 2 years now a 07 plate and it has done 6k miles
i et her warm up for 10 mins the other morning and went to go on her about 4 hours later and she would not start off electric start of bumping
so i left it for a couple of days it now has a new spark plug and i tried to bump it again and it would not start.
i can here it trying to start but it is not turning over. i have ran fare with the bike to try and get it start just will not turn over
does anyone know what the problem could be?
thanks

[P.]

[josh d]

umm no i have not. i am not great with bikes how would i do this
thanks

[P.]

[josh d]

it is it a compression problem how would it be solved ? would it need a new piston ?

[P.]

top end rebuild usually.

[TUG]

Paddy is right, compression is normally a new top end, which on a 2 stroke is less than a 2 hour job to do propperly. If its a new top end and piston with rings and your still losing compression the piston has probably been installed wrong and you'll need a new top end.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[The Artist]

Don't let it idle for 10 minutes! This is bad for 2 strokes. Best thing to do is set off after 20 seconds or so of idle, and just keep it below 5krpm for a few minutes and gradually increase till the engine is at full temp.

[P.]

[josh d]

i have now check that its fine and cleaned the carb but with still no change. it turns over after i have the throttle on to keep it going the revs go down and she dies
any ideas ????

[josh d]

it was not 10 mins if im honest was around 5 or 6 mins just weird how it started fine then 4 hours later it does not even start