Kill a 'Bulletproof' Engine?

[zadok]

This is an interesting article on an attempt to kill off a ZX6R with a lot of neglect. Did it work? Have a read:
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[Fishy]

Bit sad but yes I have come across a few people that do treat their bikes like that.

[bugjuice]

long live kwakas!
now, where's the 636?

[Devil]

Holy moly...

[R6_kid]

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[Darryboy]

Reminds me of a video I once saw of an RX7 sitting in a driveway on full throttle for over 8mins (I think it may have actually been over 10mins). by the end the radiator had exploded with coolant vapour all over the place and I think the exhaust caught fire too.

Geez, just read the article. That's nuts!

[Motu]

Ever seen those tests where they pour in ''Miracle Motor Cure'' then drain the oil and run the engine,drive the car around etc? One even has them take the sump off and run a hose at the engine.They can take a shit load of abuse...kinda makes you wonder how come we blow them up.

[bugjuice]

use peanut butter instead of oil. then see what happens.

[nudemetalz]

I betcha they wouldn't do the same test with a two-stroke.

I can't remember all of the 2-strokers I've seized over the years........

[Matt Bleck]

Thanks for that, very interesting read.

[miSTa]

Go the Kawasaki engine :Punk:

[gamgee]

haha i want one even more now, just not that one!

[Coyote]

That's incredible. Bit like the Top Gear Hilux

[LXS]

Was quivering in my draggins as I read that.

Good result though, go Team Kawasaki!

[nudemetalz]

Kwakas are the only way ta go !!!

[Gremlin]

Excellent, the 7 supposedly has the same reputation, so I'm looking good for years to come...

no, none of you are applying the same test to my 7 to see :bash:

[T.W.R]

pretty impressive torture test, harks back to the old days of the truely robust reputation of the old Zs
but as they stated at the beginning of the test the engine wasn't underload, so things could have been different.

best one i've read about was BIKE magazine back in 1980 with a Laverda Jota, picked the Jota up from the english distributer brandspankers for a complete test, rode the bike 20miles away from the distributer it seemed to be running funny, guy stops checks it over, not one drop of oil in the motor, thinks f@%# it ride the sod back. Gets back with no dilemma they fill the bike with oil quick check & sent of to do the test. so 40miles of motorway with no oil then a quick fill & off on a test & still punches 145mph through timing lights. got the test somewhere if anyone wants a read

[KLOWN]

I've been told, that when porsche develop a new engine they keep it running at redline for 24 hours to c what breaks/wears. They keep the engine design when it can handle it. Also at certain intervals they pull engines off the production line and test them at redline for a couple of hours to ensure quality. Thats bullet proof engines!

[Roki_nz]

Ever seen those tests where they pour in ''Miracle Motor Cure'' then drain the oil and run the engine,drive the car around etc? One even has them take the sump off and run a hose at the engine.They can take a shit load of abuse...kinda makes you wonder how come we blow them up.
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The ones that blow up are the ones that where fucked when they first came off the factory floor

[Motu]

I've been told, that when porsche develop a new engine they keep it running at redline for 24 hours to c what breaks/wears. They keep the engine design when it can handle it. Also at certain intervals they pull engines off the production line and test them at redline for a couple of hours to ensure quality. Thats bullet proof engines!

Any modern engine can do that.Particualy diesels,thay are designed to run at max rpm on full load continuously - that's their job.

[Sketchy_Racer]

if only all bikes lasted through that sorta treatment...............


if the did, Kickaha would still have a bike to ride :dobey: :lol:

[Toast]

Are they developing bullet proof fairings, exhausts, frames, etc. yet?

[Madmax]

one time i put a Pe250 into a sand filled bog, pulled the bugger out
and the crankcases were full of sand just washed them out with water!!!
the bugger went for two more years with out a problem! i was gob smacked
by this and have allways had a soft smelly spot for them since
(Pe 400s rock if someone can find me one i will be a happy man):scratch:

[bigbadwolf]

Are they developing bullet proof fairings, exhausts, frames, etc. yet?

suzuki are going to start producing bomb proof bikes next year, and i heard yamaha is researching invincible riders as well? might just be a rumour, i'm not sure