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    how did I.....?

    how did i do this?
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    I've learnt to hide the pain inside, open the throttle and ride away.

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    How did you open it?

    P.S. Isn't that normal?


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    Quote Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI View Post
    How did you open it?

    P.S. Isn't that normal?
    look closer EJ its fucked, for lack of a better word.
    I've learnt to hide the pain inside, open the throttle and ride away.

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    Dropped a stone in there while changing plugs?
    The tip fell off the spark plug?

    Something's been in there by the look of it
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    Whats the piston like? Any bits missing like a piece of a land or ring or something? Something from the inlet tract like a valve guide tip?? ie - anyone of a hundred ways to do that - more info required.

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    You haven't been running Rawberry without an air filter, have you?

    Edit: Also - wow, four valves! That's almost modern...

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    Ekk, that doesn't look good

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    well i was told the bike was running to hot/lean and its spat the valve exhaust outlet was white instead of black

    and yes MDU it had bits of valve and the seal being blast around inside it
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    Detonation or pre-ignition will do that, but not usually around the intake valves. Does look more mechanical... like Paul says, anything lurking in there when you took the head off?
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    bike is having a new head put on seals piston etc etc

    mmmm new engine
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    Quote Originally Posted by fireball View Post
    bike is having a new head put on seals piston etc etc
    I take it the shop's covering the costs under warranty?

    You'll love your engine post rebuild. My Snail is running beautifully after nowt more than new intake valves and gaskets all round and a bit of a clean-up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    My Snail is running
    never thought i'd see the day!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwifruit View Post
    never thought i'd see the day!!
    You haven't, yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwifruit View Post
    never thought i'd see the day!!
    +1

    although i have contemplated selling rawberry as soon as she i fixed or do you think this will be the end of my problems once the rebuild is done?
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    Quote Originally Posted by fireball View Post
    do you think this will be the end of my problems once the rebuild is done?


    I'd hate to opine on that, see you make a decision, and then come to regret it.

    Really, the only guaranteed way to have reliable motorcycles is to buy them new under manufacturer warranty and flog them once it's run out.

    If your income situation allows you to finance one of those new ZX-2Rs in due course, that'd be a good peace-of-mind option.
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