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Post by arozanski on Feb 18, 2010 18:09:09 GMT -5
Got the word today: The cylinders are shot, valve guides shot, pistons shot, main bearings shot  Awaiting word on cost of the new stuff, the heads are being rebuilt. |
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Post by bizarro on Feb 19, 2010 1:04:47 GMT -5
Bummer.
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Post by will on Feb 19, 2010 13:07:03 GMT -5
Sounds like time for radical surgery, like maybe not another Dnepr motor.
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Post by arozanski on Feb 19, 2010 13:18:30 GMT -5
Sounds like time for radical surgery, like maybe not another Dnepr motor. I considered the BMW swap, but its just a 'putting around' bike. I got it back in August, so its new to me, and its having teething issues, not unknown with an old Ukrainian motorcycle ;D |
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Post by scissors on Feb 23, 2010 11:53:29 GMT -5
High performance grounding wires and a tornado would have prevented all of that.
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Post by arozanski on Feb 23, 2010 12:02:16 GMT -5
High performance grounding wires and a tornado would have prevented all of that. Some of these (older models mostly) came from the factory filled with fish oil in the crankcases. Hey, its oil, right? Someone tried to get tricky with it, used higher compression pistons (MT11 pistons in a MT9 motor) and may have advanced the ignition (haven't verified this yet) in order to get more power, and bingo! Predetonation and a holed piston. Its a cliche to the nth degree ;D |
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