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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf View Post
    As I was just starting to take off neither the bike nor the revs were going fast enough for any real damage.
    Not quite true. Even at idle, there will be sufficient residual engine movement to cause valve damage in many engines. Some engines have enough piston/valve head clearance to survive a cam out of time (however that may be caused). My guess is that yours is one of those. The chain caught up in the lower workings tho...A big bit of luck on your part.
    Kudos to SSU for his fixing skills.
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Bloody Yamahas.

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    you're just another lost soul about to be mine again
    see her, you'll never free her
    you must surrender it all
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    Quote Originally Posted by Waylander View Post
    Bloody Yamahas.





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    Motorbike Camping for the win!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MSTRS View Post
    Not quite true. Even at idle, there will be sufficient residual engine movement to cause valve damage in many engines. Some engines have enough piston/valve head clearance to survive a cam out of time (however that may be caused). My guess is that yours is one of those. The chain caught up in the lower workings tho...A big bit of luck on your part.
    Kudos to SSU for his fixing skills.
    I don't think my bike is high performance/high compression enough for that. The XT engine has a reputation for being "bulletproof" - largely because the tolerances are so wide and you can set the timing with a calendar.

    I think I'd've been totally fucked if I had a finely-tuned high-performance engine like in a sprots bike or top-of-the-line MXer - one of those beasties that have to be torn down and rebuilt every so many hours of riding.

    I'm going to have to give it a complete oil change and clean/replace the filter as there will be a bit of loose metal in there. It's due for a change anyway, so no biggie there.

    SSU was brilliant - if a tad unorthodox (watching someone take to the guts of your bike with a large hammer is a harrowing experience but we did manage to get the rotor assembly off eventually).

    He made a blood sacrifice to the deities of motorcycle maintenance and snapped one of the bolts for the side cover - it's gratifying to see that he did things "by the book".
    Motorbike Camping for the win!

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    Bugger - lucky I didn't hear your bike running the other day,or else I might of said something was wrong.The reason the TT had a new chain was because it broke one....and bent a valve.So although you had a nasty breakdown,you had a lucky one too.Good to hear the bits are coming in handy....that's why I passed it onto you.Do you want me to disembowel a stray cat to divine your next motorcycle problem?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motu View Post
    Bugger - lucky I didn't hear your bike running the other day,or else I might of said something was wrong.The reason the TT had a new chain was because it broke one....and bent a valve.
    Hmmmm, I did did have a lucky escape.

    Quote Originally Posted by Motu View Post
    So although you had a nasty breakdown,you had a lucky one too.
    In more ways than one - lucky I didn't do more damage and lucky the TT did snap the chain so there was a nice new one in the parts.

    Quote Originally Posted by Motu View Post
    Good to hear the bits are coming in handy....that's why I passed it onto you.
    Speedo sender, timing chain, seat (temporarily while I repair the XT one), rear wheel (once to get me mobile enough to take my rear wheel in for repairs) - it's proving to be very helpful.

    Quote Originally Posted by Motu View Post
    Do you want me to disembowel a stray cat to divine your next motorcycle problem?
    No need, there're few around here I can disembowel if needed (gladly).

    Cheers, dude.
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