Piston needed

[grahamhibbs]

Good evening, I have just discovered that the pistons in the engine I'm rebuilding has odd pistons, does anyone have a +20 ariel piston I can buy. Thanks.

[JohnnyBeckett]

hi i would help if you tell us what engine you need it for there is lots of different pistons for Ariels

[grahamhibbs]

It's an arrow /leader 250

[JohnnyBeckett]

hi i think you maybebest to look on EBAY under Ariel spares i think you will find one, it looks like noone is getting back to you

[grahamhibbs]

Yes I've been looking on eBay but nothing seems to be about, no doubt there will be loads about when I get one,tried draganfly but they don't have any.

[JohnnyBeckett]

hi i ask the sellers sometimes they may have one that they have not listed yet or they may know someone who has one , i fell onto a gold mine of parts like that last year he had tons of parts and motorcycles that had seen the light of day for 50 years

[bh.sprint]

Hello, There is a piston supplier in Telford , I think, called Thorntons they had some original type two stroke pistons for sale last year but the person who made them suddenly stopped supplying them so they may not have many left. They are pricey !

I have come across engines with odd size pistons, although not on a two stroke twin, so don't know if it makes that much diference.

The Suzuki pistons are different in length and have different running characterists to the original Ariel types.

Brian H.

[Roger Gwynn]

THornton's are in Shrewsbury, good people but any remanufacturde piston is unlikely to the same in weight and all other characteristics to match your other one. You may have to bite the bullet and nuy a pair.

[grahamhibbs]

Thanks for the update people.

[Bob.Murphy]

Are Thorntons still trading - I thought I read somewhere (OBM ??) that they had closed ?

Good people to deal with, I had a couple of items from them (Piston for a Panther & rings for an Excelsior).

Bob.