Rm65 Piston

[redboot]

I’m in the process of replacing the piston in my sons 2004 Suzuki Rm65. I need some advice on were to purchase this Piston. Where’s the best place to order from?

[Woody_393]

Do you want any specific brand? OEM or Wiseco?

[redboot]

Which would be best? I was kinda leaning toward OEM.

[dklassen]

I have had good luck with the oem Kawasaki piston in my son's KX65. I have also used Pro-X and Wiseco with good results.

[D3luxe]

I have had nice luck with Wiseco in my RM125.

At [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], Wiseco runs $55, ProX runs $72.

At [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], an OEM piston is about $60.

Hope that helps

[dklassen]

Redboot how much time is on your RM65 ? Our 2004 KX65 started making a squeal last summer in the bottom end. I replaced the crankshaft with a Wiseco bottom end kit and it worked great after that. My son raced for the rest of the season and put in a lot of practice. If your bike has some time on it and the stock crank, I recommend putting a new one in while it's down.

[redboot]

Cheapcycleparts.com has OEM piston for $31.00. Whats the catch?

[stormbringer]

you need to ad the rings, pin, and circlips, the part number and price for the piston is for just the piston only.

I would also recommend replacing the upper rod bearing.

I get $60.00 for the piston, ring set, pin, circlips, and upper rod bearing.
I am unsure on their shipping charges though.

[redboot]

Thats a good price!