Hallo,
the air cooled cylinder BFA/KW 244cc for M200 casings was born from a common idea betwen us and KingWelle in 2019.
First prototype was sent in Austria in early 2020
I had to search in my old pc some mails, notes and files...
First lot made, after 3 prototypes was around 12 pcs.
6/7 of them went in Austria after half 2020 year.
The other 3/4 where in Italy and we never had bad news about them.
For that we know as BFA, not every cylinder was affected. Some cylinder was good, some not.
We know for sure that we gave some free cylinder to Kingwelle and for sure they changed to some customers. Some of them had not yet fired up his engines;
Some others where changed when already running and I know that Kingwelle changed “when and if” problem came up. I think this was the right way.
Some others are still running without problems.
So if there is still some potential problems, we think that can’t be so diffused.
For the second lot, we don’t have any claim at the time, but Vespa tuning is always a beautiful surprise...
We dont know all the cases, we dont know all the customers.
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Today situation
Kingwelle, since middle 2023 is no more interested on selling this product on german market.
We, as BFA are obviously more interested in selling our 288cc kit including our casings, crankshaft, clutch and so on.
Despite this, we still produced a small amount of 244 cylinders in early 2024 and a new small lot is coming with only BFA logo on it.
All cylinders will be sold with a Vertex piston 18 pin.
After 3/4 years, it becomes very difficult for us to provide guarantees on cylinders not sold by us, whose lives we do not know what they have had, or how they have been used.
On the other hand, we would like to help all owners enjoy this product to the fullest.
So if you have any concerns about your bfa/KW 244 that you have mounted in your scooter or that you still have in your garage, please write to us at our email
[email protected].
Thanks
Alessandro for BFA Motori