# Honing my bike

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/honing-my-bike/17202>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 25, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honing-my-bike/17202 "2008-07-25T19:15:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honing-my-bike/17202/1 "2008-07-25T19:15:39Z")

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so, i just got a top end for my 1994 Rm125. which includes a piston, rings, wrist pin, wrist pin bearing, circlip, ect. my question is when i throw the top end on, will it be necessary to hone my cylinder?

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**Author:** ![JayWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@JayWB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JayWB)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honing-my-bike/17202/2 "2008-07-25T19:29:04Z")

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If you don’t hone the cylinder the new rings will never seat.

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**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honing-my-bike/17202/3 "2008-07-25T20:12:32Z")

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thanks 🙂