Engine damage :(

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi peeps..

engine be f*cked Sad

, a con rod has snapped f*cking the bottom end. The big end has then f*cked the head spun round and literally punched a whole in the front engine case Sad

i've managed to get a new engine for £500 Smile

(minus generator carbs etc) from a specialist dealer tho Razz

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

What the details on the engine? Whats bike is it from? Smile

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

It's probably from another Ninja. Wink

Good to hear it's being sorted Craig.

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

i was given a number by southampton kawasaki of a suppier of kawasaki engines in bristol..... gave me a number.

I rang it said i wanted a G2 engine...they said they have loads Razz

sweet

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andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

What's happening with the GSXR 1000?

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

im keeping the ninja as a work hack.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

You got the number out of interest.

Would be interested in buying a crash damaged 600 possibly and a big breakers is a good place. Smile

£500... what milage etc Smile

You shoulda got an A1 engine, or a ZX9R C model engine for it instead. Smile

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

01225 427906 my engine has 12,000 miles on it.

they dispatch via TNT the day i buy (costing £50) on next day delivery Razz

ooh and if the new engine turns out to be a lemon...at the word of a profesional mechanic there take it back and replace it Razz

if you get a lump from this ste i want a thumbs up lol...me want 4 blobs Razz

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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Ouch, sounds like nasty damage you suffered there. Hopefully a few bits might be salvagable (alternator, etc), but probably not much. I take it that it has snapped somewhere just under the little end bearing?

Good luck getting the new engine fitted.

All the best

Keith
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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

dunno keith lol

all the mechanic said was it is broken Sad

lol i will try and get the offending peice of metal tho Razz

for pics etc Smile

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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

so what exactly is a con-rod? and why did it break.....u reckon i could have been weak or faulty?? or could it be something i did?? the bike was reving at 9k rpm when i died on me
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

What exactly is a con-rod?

Excuse me I just have to get this bit out of the way before I tell you.

Laughing

Sorry...There we go, thats better! It comes from me studying mechanical engineering! Wink

The con rod (or Connecting rod) is the piece of metal that connects to the crankshaft at one end, and to the piston at the other. The Gugeon pin goes through the piston and the small end of the con rod and holds them together acting like a hinge. The small end bearing provides the friction reducing element here.

At the other end of the con rod is the big end (because it looks the same as the small end only bigger Rolling Eyes

)which connects to the crankshaft with the big end bearing in between.

So if you threw a rod, then I would imagine that the seperation of piston and con rod would cause some spectacular fireworks! Smile

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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

ahh thats what he meant when he said the big end had punched a hole in the engine block......i thought the big end was the piston lol.

And thats what i thought a conrod was......no need to laugh tho...hurn my feelings now Crying or Very sad

sits in corner and cries
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

Unlikely for the big end to punch a hole - Maybe the fatter end of the condon punched a hole though. Is the hole in the barrel or in the block?

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

dunno the guy said it put a hole in the front of the engine
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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

u cant know that much matey.....

u ride a tripple after all Laughing

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Maybe I know something that you don't! Wink

Foggy could have had any engine configuration for his petronas bike, and loads of engineers told him that a triple was the best possible engine configuration for a bike.

So Razz

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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

He just got the cast off engines from a F1 engine makers wet dream of building a Moto GP engine.

All the best

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

AH but aprilia said the same thing about the RS3 cube engine too! Wink

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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

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And exactly how successful has that been? Its best use last year was to barbecue the rider.

All the best

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Stew · Posted: 00:22 - 30 Mar 2004 Post subject:

According to MCN Honda look keen to make use of a triple to replace their V5 in the RCV. Although Honda probably have the engineers to make a triple succesful where others have failed.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I didn't expect it to be 400 quid, and they also put new brake pads in, bled the brakes, cleaned a load of corrosion from within the swingarm and put new fork oil in. The Bearings on their own cost over £100 plus VAT and Despite my enjoyment of all things mechanical, I don't have time to do that stuff really (before the trackday anyway).

Plus, I'm an engine guy and I don't trust myself with things that could seriously affect the handling of my bike when I am doing a trackday at cadwell park soon! Wink

Next time, If I'd have known it was going to take six hours of labour at £40 plus vat I'd do it meself! Laughing

Even so, the bike does feel infinitely better in corners and If you want a job done well you can either cock it up yourself, or pay someone that you trust to do it properly! Smile

And as far as triple's go, No one who has commented about them has ever ridden one (except maybe Keith - I don't know. He didn't disrespect Triumph Triples though)

so Razz

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :