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Did you do a leakdown before you took it apart? I'm in the camp of belief that you can remove the pistons and cylinders just fine and disassemble/clean all carbon from the pieces, thoroughly inspect and then reassemble and use. Be sure to maintain orientation and match to piston/cylinder/ring. You can't cause any harm that way that wouldn't already exist. This also allows you to confirm the condition of all parts to avoid a potential surprise failure that may be looming in the not so distant future. A cracked ring or cracked piston near the ring can easily allow oil to enter the combustion chamber in enough volume to cause misfire. My $.02.
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“Of the value traps, the most widespread and pernicious is value rigidity. This is an inability to revalue what one sees because of commitment to previous values. In motorcycle maintenance, you MUST rediscover what you do as you go. Rigid values makes this impossible.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
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