Motrac Cylinder Services
Re-plating, repairing, boring, honing, high precision finishing.
Owners, riders, race teams, trade, engineering designers, overseas and domestic enquiries welcome.
Worldwide, international Trade.
Save money and resources over the cost of a new cylinder
Re-plating
Motrac Racing offers a complete cylinder plating and re-conditioning service for plated cylinders. This includes cylinders plated with a range of surfaces such as: Nickel-Silicon-Carbide (Nikasil), Chrome, alusil, electro- fusion and other plating methods.
Many manufacturers have their own variation of cylinder coating but don’t worry as we can advise.
Our expertise is race engineering. We understand the end use of a racing cylinder in the most extreme circumstances. We provide a finished product which is ready to use, and perfectly suited to your application.
Motrac Racing aims to provide the best service to customers worldwide by working with industry experts. We always work to very high standards with access to on-site materials and metrology laboratories.
Single and multi cylinder Blocks for Motorcycles, cars, jet-ski and snow scooters.
Most high performance two-stroke and many four-stroke engines rely on coated cylinder bores. A hard surface coating typically Nickel-Silicon-Carbide, Chrome or some variation of the two is applied directly onto the aluminium cylinder bore. When this becomes worn or damaged we restore your cylinder to its ‘as new’ condition.
Motrac Racing can also assist those involved with cylinder/engine development by offering a cylinder plating service. Motrac has worked with many GP racing and engine project teams to provide expertise and advice. If you are producing a new cylinder and and considering bore surface options, call for some expert advice.
Cylinder Repair
Most cylinders no matter how badly damaged can usually be repaired. Cracks, gouges, scores and detonation damage can be mended and nearly always at a fraction of the cost of a new cylinder.
Once repairs have been carried out and the cylinder has been re-plated, Motrac Racing will dress all the port edges, relieve exhaust bridges (where applicable) and thoroughly clean and inspect every cylinder prior to dispatch.
Re-bores
There are still millions of iron lined cylinder barrels in use but getting a manufacturer level finish can be a challenge. We work well within typical manufacturer tolerances and provide a precision multi-stage honed finish of the highest quality. We dress all the port edges, relieve exhaust bridges (where applicable), thoroughly clean and inspect every cylinder prior to dispatch.
Sending your cylinders
Before sending cylinders please remove any studs, bolts, power valves or other parts as best as possible. Only a bare cylinder is required. If there are parts or studs which you cannot remove then we offer a service to remove and re-assemble your cylinder components if required. All parts should be protected and well packed before sending, and please don’t forget to put your details in with your parts. If you wish to deliver in person then Motrac Racing’s workshops are open during normal business hours plus one or two evenings each week, although it is advisable to ring first as we are based on a secure site.
Payment
You can pay by cash, cheque, credit card or or bank transfer.
We will normally send out an invoice when the work is under way. This helps reduce delays in sorting payment when your job is ready and means that all cylinders can go straight back to the customer on completion. Customers collecting their parts can pay on collection.
UK customers. Your cylinders are normally returned by UK Mail next day carrier.
When sending parts to Motrac Racing we can help with advice on the best way to send them. This will depend upon the country of dispatch, volume of parts and urgency.
Overseas Customers.
Motrac Racing return goods with leading carriers such as UPS, Fed EX, DPD or DHL,
If you are in the UK on business or holiday you can leave parts with us and we will ship them back for you. Motrac Racing’s workshop is open normal business hours plus one or two evenings each week, should you wish to deliver parts in person. It is advisable to ring first before calling.
Payment
You can pay by sterling cheque, credit card, bankers draft or bank transfer. Most overseas sales under £1000 are paid for by credit card. Larger transactions by bank transfer. We will normally inform you of the total cost as soon as a job has been assessed and is under way. This helps reduce delays in sorting payment when the job is ready and means that all the jobs can go straight back to the customer on completion.
Overseas Customers – Additional Information
When sending parts for re-conditioning, tuning or repair to Motrac Racing in the UK, please make sure you write the following on the shipping document, waybill or covering letter.
‘THESE PARTS ARE BEING SENT TO THE UK FOR REPAIR AND RETURN’
This helps prevent long hold-ups with customs and should stop import duty and tax charged on your parts.
