Elsie, down but not out

[Rashika]

hmmm, well my baby had her first wee setback today... was just finishing what i had decided was to be my last outing at the Sportszone Have A Go day at Ruapuna today in clubmans on Elsie, feeling a bit tired and as I had been extremely lucky and been able to ride my bucket in the C class, and was about to head out again, I thought I would finish a lap earlier and catch my breath. Probably extremely lucky I did, cos as i headed down the return road, a cough and a splutter, Elsie just died.
So i ran her back to the pits, grabbed my bucket, yelled at dangerous "I hope its just outa fuel" and went out for another absolute ball on the bucket.
So coming back in I was a little bit apprehensive about what the problem is and D says "I think it has seized" WTF?? but I was only puttering, no warning at all, and thank the stars i didn't decide to carry on.
So after pulling it apart tonight, we have what looks like a small graze on the piston no1 and even less on no2, no damage to the barrell, head etc. Guess it was lucky I grabbed the clutch as soon as it died... Could have been a WHOLE lot worse, I've seen some VERY sad 2 strokers cark it. Sad but thats 2 strokes for ya I guess, and soon enough she will be back as good as new.
At least now i can fix Elsie before winter series and the real racing begins again
All in all a good day, the bucket and I had a ball, but thats another story.
A few pics of my baby and all her insides hangin out

[Trudes]

Ohhhhh, that is a sad sight!!

[laRIKin]

Bugger that sucks.

[Skunk]

No you can't have parts off my LC...

Bugger that it seized. Hope it's a cheap fix.

[Sketchy_Racer]

a little rub with some 800 grit and some new rings, and it'll be all good

[digsaw]

Looks like its a bit on the lean side

[dangerous]

Looks like its a bit on the lean side

Ya reckon? kinda could be aye, or more so the lack of oil, but I'm looking into it and will have a full report soon... Rashika was lucky that she came in a lap early tho, next to bugger all damage to the barrel, but will most likely bore out .5 over size.
Also I found the box full of water, so a seal may have gone aswell.

[T.W.R]

Told you it wouldn't be that major not like some crazy ginga saying it's pinched up the big-end
Throw a wee bit of coin & time at it and you'll be scorching around the track again in no time

D you should get that front end of the Kat sorted ASAP too it's like a friggin pogo stick

how's the book drying going too by the way mmm?

[Rashika]

Told you it wouldn't be that major not like some crazy ginga saying it's pinched up the big-end
Throw a wee bit of coin & time at it and you'll be scorching around the track again in no time

yup, hope so. Luckily we have a few months to sort it out

how's the book drying going too by the way mmm?

yup, you really CAN about that one!
Its still pink.

[Nutter34]

Not good to hear but glad it's not major.

She definately wasn't sounding happy when D ran her in the pits yesterday.

Hope it's an easy repair...

[T.W.R]

yup, hope so. Luckily we have a few months to sort it out

Ha don't let ginger mitts at it

yup, you really CAN about that one!
Its still pink.

wasn't me who spilt your raspberry cordial

[gav]

Jeez you're hard on gear....
Did it actually run out of gas? is that why it nipped up?

[miSTa]

Oh no, what a bugger.

[dangerous]

Ha don't let ginger mitts at it

Too late, who do ya think disembodied the bike for the phots above... now anyone have an idea how it goes back togeather

Did it actually run out of gas? is that why it nipped up?

No it did not run out of gas, the reason is still being looked into.

Thanks to:

MOTOequip

there will be two new pistons waiting there new home in a pair of barrels on the door step at 6:30 am in the morning... naw thats service.

[T.W.R]

Too late, who do ya think disembodied the bike for the phots above... now anyone have an idea how it goes back togeather

ah huh, but there is the trick though, anyone can pull something to bits but the reassembly is a different matter it'll either be a reliable engine or a hand grenade with an 'out of sight warranty'.

looking at the pics, the oil mix was too lean