What caused so many Wildcat seizures in the early days?
The over boring of the 200cc barrels to 225cc was, in my opinion, a big mistake. The barrel walls were far too thin, and distorted as they heated up. No amount of playing around with pistons ever compensated for this. When Les finally gave up with the larger engines and concentrated on a stock 200cc, the resultant engine was far faster and more reliable than anything we had ever had.
