Pop goes the conrod.....

WishayKillie · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

Nice bit of damage. Conrod sheared off the crankshaft punching a 4" hole in the casing Confused

Damage was done due to oil starvation. Kinda given away by the overheating scars on the rod Very Happy

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loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Doh! What caused the oil starvation?

Hope it wasnt an expensive bike.
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WishayKillie · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

Wasnt my bike. was a mates he hadn't bothered to get it serviced and god knows how long ago he last checked his oil level Confused

. Think it just ran low on oil Confused

bet he doesnt do that again Laughing

It's a GSXR400rs looks like we can get a running engine for about £400
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Ouch. Presume an early liquid cooled Suzuki, such as a 400 Bandit, GSXR400 / 750 / 1100 or an RF600 / 900.

All the best

Keith
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WishayKillie · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

Well reconised Kickstart Thumbs Up

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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Oh man, is that gordons gsxr?????

Laughing

Poor bugger. Rode that thing like an utter maniac! Very Happy

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Expensive novelty doorknob for the garage then.

If you are going to do a job, do it properly Thumbs Up

At least when your engine goes bang like that like that, it is easy to decide what to do, no spending ages trying to decide if you can be bothered fixing it.

Did this happen when the bike was being ridden? Did it lock-up? Get away without coming off?
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WishayKillie · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

Yeah it was his bike greg Sad

He was doing about 70mph on the motorway when it let go. fortunately it never locked up, just spewed oil over the rear wheel. God know how he stayed on cause he had a pillion on the back at the time Shocked

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