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Serious mechanical breakdown you've experienced?

Ironbutt said:
The only one huge failure really worth mentioning recently; was the flywheel exploding on that EX500 Turd, leaving me stranded at that gay bar for hours. :laughing
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Dude! I also had an EX500 flywheel explode and I was also stranded at a gay bar (XT600 sprockets). And not a cool Castro gay bar but a weird cowtown gay bar. <shudder>
 
This happened out at PIR...

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My cam chain let go at near-redline on the front straight in top gear.

I've never pulled in a clutch/slapped a killswitch/slammed on the brakes so hard in my life.
 
J-Boat said:
I'm sure you found plenty of ways to kill time...:laughing
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I considered taking up the bartender on his offer to let me drink for free if I stripped down to my b-day suit and danced on the bar; then Mcarb showed up, and we kept drinking.. :laughing
 
Gary856 said:
What serious mechanical problem(s) have you experienced with a newer street bike (non-track/race)? The circumstances?
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Started riding in the late 60's, mostly Brit bikes till the 80's rolled around, so I don't have the capacity to list all the mechanical breakdowns I have experienced.

I will say this, as an exception, , my first bike, ever, a '59 BMW R50, that I got with about 40,000 miles, went over 200K before the crank bearings finally just wore out.
But counting the Triumph, BSA, Norton breakdowns would take weeks to even write down.
 
moto-rama said:
Started riding in the late 60's, mostly Brit bikes till the 80's rolled around, so I don't have the capacity to list all the mechanical breakdowns I have experienced.
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Had room-mate w/Norton 850 Commando, & Triumph Bonnie. We all hated riding w/him due to his Lucas electrics "The Prince of Darkness." Seemed every ride something broke down on him. We ALWAYS had to sit on the side of the road while he fixed it, whatever it was (he carried ample spares.) Thus, no one wanted to ride w/him. :laughing

I've had too many to list here also, but numerous oil injector failure's on both Yamaha's & H1b 500 Kawi's come to mind. Baa ring ding ding...SEIZE! Lock back tire, try not to high-side. Still ride w/a fingie over clutch cuz of that.:wow

Blew a couple engines at Sears my fault. Both missed shift's at high-rpm, both front straight 4th-5th shift. Luckily never ate the wall/T1 hillside...shew! :(
 
Gary856 said:
My ’05 ZX-10R with a bad crank bearing is in the shop. The crank needs to be replaced, maybe a rod, and a bunch of other stuff.
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These guys do great work & are in So. CA so shipping is quick. I've had them do numerous things on several different motors & the quality is top-notch. They are likely the same resource your "shop" is using. You can save a ton of $$$ doing it yourself & actual crank work by them. While it's there, have it lightened, & balanced. :thumbup

http://aperaceparts.com/crankwork.html
 
my 'stich roadcrafter one piece suit's main zipper grenaded last night, does that count?
 
For me its mostly been batteries dying in inconvenient places like the middle of the mojave, or tires rapidly deflating due to road shrapnel. One motor roached and repaired under warranty. Thankfully, most failures I've encountered still let me continue riding home. :thumbup

The worst failures are the ones I've witnessed in front of me-- oddly enough, the ones that come to mind are VFRs. One in particular, where a late 90's VFR on a group ride had a suspension failure: the bolt that held the linkage plates to the shock body sheared through the linkage plate, thus converting the bike's tailsection into a hard brake on the rear tire. [I was since informed that this is allegedly a rare but known issue...] Happened mid corner too. :wtf

That one sucked, because he crashed almost 200 miles from home. Dude had to ride bitch on another bike all the way back, I got my pickup and drove back up there with the VFR owner, only to find he'd forgotten the keys and the steering lock was on.

The definition of nervous: trying to explain how you and this skinny asian kid are picking up his VFR in the middle of the woods at night to Joe-Bob the California redneck oakie and his three very big buddies, and no, that isn't your friend Dave's crotch rocket.

larry kahn said:
I've owned my Norton for 37 years.
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tl;dr

:rofl
 
My GSXR giving up the gost (knocking extremely loud) on 101 SB, near SFO, during traffic hours. Luckily I managed to make it up the 380 off-ramp and coast down to El Camino.

I just slapped an engine in it and I'm riding again :teeth
 
Yesterday while riding, glanced at my digital display, and no mph or tripometer. Pulled into the parking lot and found the drive cable detached from the back. Pile of suzuki... was pissed.. I had to take off and unwire myself from my brand new heated gloves!
 
This. Bad day.

10 miles outside Tonopah, Nevada. Rode into town (yes, with the hole). :(

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Running 90 mph across the desert for extended periods of time. ;) The FJ1200's were known for getting hot, a bit of oil starvation to that cylinder and 3 inch hole.

Came out okay though, swapped it!

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Back in the day, this was the IT bike! The mighty FJ :thumbup

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The FJ was a mighty bike, though it did resemble riding a hot water heater on hot days.
 
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