What all is involved to turn an 883 into a 1200?What would probably be the cost if done by dealer?Also is it worth it if I mainly just ride around town or 200 mile round trips to Myrtle Beach.

 

I'd say whatever the cost it's "worth it" if you want it bad enough. That covers pretty much anything in life. Me, I enjoy my stock 883 more every time I ride it. Down the road if I get bored with her I might buy her a bigger set of jugs but better suspension is higher on my priority list right now.

 

hi, i bought a 05 883 for my wife to learn to ride, it matches my 05 EG std efi. When my wife learns to ride pretty good i would ike to do the 1200 upgrade and let my son ride. Jack

 

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Anywhere from 600 to 1000 $$$$ The best way is to buy the kit which are new cylinders. Some people prefer having them bored out. What you get in the end are larger pistons and more power. For the cost I would just ride the **** out of the 883 and when she is old and tired buy a 1200C.

 

The best way is NOT to buy new cylinders. Best way is to bore out your existing ones, its also much cheaper too. Buy a set of qood quality pistons and have your old jugs bored(with torque plates) and clearanced(piston to bore clerance)to perfectly match up with your new pistons. Boring out your existing jugs gives you many advantages and since the cylinders are fully seasoned(meaning they have gone through the natural stress relief and formed into their final shape), you will get a much better seal to your new pistons due to a much straighter(round)bore. I have seen too many new factory 1200 jugs that were very much out of round and had poor sealing qualities. Were talking many thousands out of round. Your rings can and confrom so much to an out of round cylinder. You will spend about $500 in parts for new pistons,rings,gaskets and have your cylinders bored out and matched. Here is a link to a place that has really good deals on the process: http://www.nrhsperformance.com/mwcylbore.shtml

 

i went with new cylinders and forged pistons, after about 500 miles of easy riding i cranked down on the throttle and felt like i was gonna get thrown off the back. 21,000 miles later still feels the same to me. i have absolutlly NO problem with new jugs! besides when you have all the stuff right there the bike is usually in and out in one day.

 

You tell um mike,oh thanks for the help on the supply and delivery this past wek. it went well!

 

Nobody said you cant do new jugs, its just not the best way to do it, especially if your doing forged pistons which are a poor combination with iron lined cylinders to begin with. 9 out of 10 times tolerances will be poor and unchecked as dealership techs normally don't check anything(or even have the proper measuring tools to do it) and just slap em together as fast as possible. I have pulled countless builds apart and have found rings poorly gapped, obvious signs where the piston ring never even came in contact with the cylinder wall, and signs of scoring from pistonslap which is common with loose fitting forged pistons inside a iron lined cylinder. Some people don't care as long as the bike seems to run ok in their eyes, some people do and want the maximum benefits that a careful install will produce, thats the way it is.

 

there is a ton of threads on this in the tech section - my .02 read all of um, then decided what is best for you - that way, you'll not only know whats going on, you'll have the pride of making decisions on all the little things that will most likely go into a build up - let us know how it goes