Manawatu Rant n Rave

[86GSXR]

Man, just had some feedback on and pics of Sarah's engine. All I will say is be very careful who gets to work on your bikes guys. The amount of damage one rushed 'service' can do is mindboggling. Not to mention incredibly expensive if undiscovered. Find a good mechanic and stick with them. Luckily, major engine and electrical system damage was avoided this time. Another 10000 K and things would have been much worse!

[ynot slow]

Man, just had some feedback on and pics of Sarah's engine. All I will say is be very careful who gets to work on your bikes guys. The amount of damage one rushed 'service' can do is mindboggling. Not to mention incredibly expensive if undiscovered. Find a good mechanic and stick with them. Luckily, major engine and electrical system damage was avoided this time. Another 10000 K and things would have been much worse!

Any idea when it will get out of hospital?

[chanceyy]

i am on dial up speeds and feeling grumpy.

ditto here ..

Man, just had some feedback on and pics of Sarah's engine. All I will say is be very careful who gets to work on your bikes guys. The amount of damage one rushed 'service' can do is mindboggling. Not to mention incredibly expensive if undiscovered. Find a good mechanic and stick with them. Luckily, major engine and electrical system damage was avoided this time. Another 10000 K and things would have been much worse!

hmm should have a chat to Delphinus then .. his bike was in the accident waiting to happen category .. something about the rear subframe not held on by much at all

just damn glad he took his bike to kerry as well .. actually so is he .. so much so that it will make the trek up for its services from the deep dark south ...

[86GSXR]

Any idea when it will get out of hospital?

Not long, just waiting on the cosmetics now. Hopefully be up there by the end of the month if not before. Can't wait to see it

ditto here ..



hmm should have a chat to Delphinus then .. his bike was in the accident waiting to happen category .. something about the rear subframe not held on by much at all

just damn glad he took his bike to kerry as well .. actually so is he .. so much so that it will make the trek up for its services from the deep dark south ...

He can't go wrong there really. I can't recommend Kerry highly enough, it's just so good to know what's really going on with your bike!

What's this about dial up? My pc seems a little slow tonite as well?

[chanceyy]

He can't go wrong there really. I can't recommend Kerry highly enough, it's just so good to know what's really going on with your bike!

What's this about dial up? My pc seems a little slow tonite as well?

nah well after dog's recommendation as well... its a must do huh

dunno wots causing it .. foul weather perhaps??

[86GSXR]

Or too many people using the lines.

Yep, Dogs had some 'issues' nipped in the bud too!

[ynot slow]

dunno wots causing it .. foul weather perhaps??

Was a note on site thread about the site doing strange things,ghosts,aliens?

[cowboyz]

that not flash at all 86. at least it is being sorted. hope it sooner than later.

[86GSXR]

The mind boggles Lance. Sure, shit happens, but it's the shit you can't see that does the damage. Anyway, all's well now

[Meanie]

The mind boggles Lance. Sure, shit happens, but it's the shit you can't see that does the damage. Anyway, all's well now

Elaborate ?....................What was wrong with Sarahs bike

[cowboyz]

Its not a kwaka

[86GSXR]

Gidday. Well to start with the airbox was misaligned and not sealed to the throttle bodies. This was causing dirt and oil to be sucked into the engine and binding the throttle bearings, hence the stiff throttle action.

Next up, the coil seals around the plugs had been sloppily fitted allowing moisture and dirt into the plug tunnels, causing 'shorts', which partially explains the rough running.

The airbox drain plug was missing, allowing more road dirt into the airbox and engine.

There were unevenly and overtightened components.

All up, the combination of all this has caused a large loss of compression as dirt and corrosion have damaged the inlet valve seats.

Luckily, it was in the early stages and can be fixed.

Given any more extended riding the situation would have spread throughout the engine.

Lesson learned from this.

All it takes is a small lapse in concentration, poor product knowledge, or poor attention to detail during servicing and 10 K down the track you end up with a major issue. Which you won't know about until it's too late.

[ynot slow]

Is a worry,especially if you bought the bike with a warranty(dealer),and decided to get it serviced from a guy like Kerry who knows more than most,but isn't authorised to service the bike,thus null and voiding any claim.

[Meanie]

Crap thats not too good Al
Sometimes you got to wonder weather youd be better off servicing your bike yourself, at least youd know what and when has been done and if it was done properly, but then if your not trained or mechanicaly minded you could easily miss something or stuff it up with nobody to blame but yourself
Think your right, find a good mechanic and stick with him or her especialy if shes hot I have found a briliant mechanic that works on my boat motor and now wouldnt go anywhere else but my bike i am stuck with the dealer until it runs out of warantee. In all fairness to AFC they havnt let me down yet and i have had trouble free riding
Hope all works out for Sarah
Did she think about contacting previous owner and having a chat to find out who done the servicing, quite posable he has done it himself

[Meanie]

Its not a kwaka

Too true..........anyone would think your biased