zrexpilot
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posted July 05, 2008 06:15 AM
Toasted it last night
To make a short story, damn bike wouldnt shift, dont know why, the bike has shifted fine for 4 years, all we did was put a mac arm on it and an ignition module. But it felt funny driving in the pits, was having a hard time finding neutral and felt hard to shift it with the foot.
Any way hit the limmiter on spray twice, engine no likey, clackity clack it go.
sighhhh.
I really sucks to toast it this way, I really thought we would pop a head gasket or even melt a piston, but to hurt it because the damn thing would shift really sucks.
I guess I should have got around to installing that window switch.
Motor is coming out, anyone want to help. LOL
  
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KZScott
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posted July 05, 2008 08:12 AM
Damn man that sucks. maybe it was time to upgrade from the old air kill?
another reminder for me to not spray till i get the window switch...
send your trans to Mark @ R&D
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zrxdean
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posted July 05, 2008 09:55 AM
That sucks Mario, goo dluck with the rebuild, hope it's not too bad. Clickity clack no likely, har har.
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SteddyTeddy
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posted July 05, 2008 11:39 AM
Ouch. Hope it didn't take out any valves along with the bad rod bearings you are sure to find.
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Phantom13
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posted July 05, 2008 12:11 PM
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To make a short story, damn bike wouldnt shift, dont know why, the bike has shifted fine for 4 years, all we did was put a mac arm on it and an ignition module. But it felt funny driving in the pits, was having a hard time finding neutral and felt hard to shift it with the foot.
Any way hit the limmiter on spray twice, engine no likey, clackity clack it go.
sighhhh.
I really sucks to toast it this way, I really thought we would pop a head gasket or even melt a piston, but to hurt it because the damn thing would shift really sucks.
I guess I should have got around to installing that window switch.
Motor is coming out, anyone want to help. LOL
Sorry to hear about the engine. If pistons are trashed, I have a set of stock 12r pistons for sale.
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zrexpilot
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posted July 05, 2008 03:05 PM
 Edited By: zrexpilot on 5 Jul 2008 16:12
engine is out. Doesnt this pic look ironic, Like that nos bottle is laughing at my engine.
Top end doesnt look bad, does this look like where the valve tagged the piston ? I see this on three of them, all exhaust
and what is this squaring on the edge of the cylinder. It,s on all 4 holes.
heres the head.
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johnnycheese
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posted July 05, 2008 04:43 PM
make sure the crank and rods get checked.
and a perfect time to remove the balancer
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APE Jay
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posted July 05, 2008 08:14 PM
It needs some of our valve springs for sure. Valves were hitting the pistons.
12 cranks are pretty tough because of the excessive nitriding. May only need to be polished. Let me know.
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zrexpilot
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posted July 05, 2008 08:22 PM
Edited By: zrexpilot on 5 Jul 2008 21:29
Jay, I just came from your web site. Of course you will be getting a call. I have an APE pin on my jacket since the 90's. APE sticker on my bike as well.
just trying to see how far I will go with this, and how much I want to spend.
Hey cheese this bike made 247 hp, on our stingie dyno, Bone stock. I wont be pulling the balancer for 2 hp.
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ninja12
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posted July 06, 2008 07:45 PM
You got lucky!
When I hit the limiter the rod came out the front.
Only good parts were head , and trans.
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entropy
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posted July 06, 2008 10:32 PM
looks like you dodged a bullet!!!!
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