Cry For Help! NX4 Falcon Piston Problems in Colombia
 

Hi, I hope this will result in some sort of small miracle for me - got to have hope right? ;)

Am in Barranquilla and have some piston related issues. White smoke bellows from the exhaust, sometimes when starting the bike and revving in neutral but mostly when engine-braking during deceleration from higher speeds.

I will get the exact problem identified tomorrow at a mechanic (Rivera Motors) but the general opinion goes like this:

1. Need to replace the piston rings, also replace the valve guides.
2. If unlucky also need to re-bore cylinder, requiring new oversized piston and rings.

I can find the standard size piston and ring replacements here in Colombia, as well as vlave guides.
I cannot find the oversized 0.25mm piston rings.

Ordering with Honda would entail a 30-45+ day wait.

STANDARD PISTON:
PISTON RINGS (13011-MCG-000)
PISTON (13101-MCG-000)
Piston clips (90601-KA5-000)
Piston Pin (13111-KCY-670)
PISTON KIT STD (13101-MCG-000K)

As far as I can find, all information points to these parts being the same as those for the XR400. However part numbers will differ with Honda.

Any advice or help you would offer would be much appreciated!

Regards,
K+E
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http://www.2fortheroad.co.uk

Getting the parts
 

Hey mate,

Let me know exactly what parts you'll need, send pm or call me on skype(rodolfo.datsch). I'll contact the honda dealer here in Brazil and they can send over to you or even I can send it to you ok.

Cheers

Rod
Bikers Help Desk

PS: Rodolfo, thanks for the offer back then.
Funny how things work - seeing that I've ended up staying at your hostel in Iguazu now :)

Hi, Im from Pereira Colombia, I just read this, I'm going to search around for you those items, but let me tell you that Honda here has the worst service and if they say 30-45 it wold become easily 60-90 days. Stay relaxed and try more options like asking the parts to us or brasil as iguassu says, it wont take more than 2 weeks for sure, meanwhile take a time to know parque tairona, it wort it.