Decent gasket manufacturer for old Jap bike?

[Mr2Mike]

As per title really. I'm in the middle of rebuilding the engine of an old Suzuki B120, and the crankcase gasket in my "NE Motor Power" (ISO9001 Certified) gasket set is comically poor; the overall shape is right but I can only get it to line up with 3 holes at a time.

Obviously OEM gaskets would be great, but I've not yet tracked any down, so any recommendations for pattern gaskets would be gratefully received.

[dirkgently]

Gasket paper and a ball-peen hammer.

[daveparry]

dirkgently must be an ex stoker, no?

[Mr2Mike]

dirkgently said:

Gasket paper and a ball-peen hammer.

It might come to that yet, though I don't really like doing it on light alloy castings.

[Splitpin2008]

Gasket paper and a pencil.

[theshrew]

dirkgently said:

Gasket paper and a ball-peen hammer.

Nicely done keep it old school, Tap tap tap tap tap ..............tap tap = hey presto.

Are you Guy Martin

[Mr2Mike]

Splitpin2008 said:

Gasket paper and a pencil.

That gets you the outer edge of the gasket, it's the rather tricky inner bits that you'd have trouble using a pencil for

There are lots of ways of marking gaskets for cutting out, but since I'd have to buy a sheet of gasket paper anyway I'd rather just buy a gasket, provided it fits!

Plenty of the field bikes I rode as a lad used Kellogs finest packaging to prevent the oil falling out, but since this gasket sits between the halves of a vertically split crankcase, the thickness needs to be correct.

[dirkgently]

theshrew said:

dirkgently said:

Gasket paper and a ball-peen hammer.

Are you Guy Martin

No, I am better looking, slimmer and like all BB riding gods, faster.

[graham22]

Nothing to say except - bloop



OP will understand!!