Well f***.

[Dasaxman6]

Sad day

[Chaos]

This one, guess it's an '07 and in aurora? http://denver.craigslist.org/mcy/4517316147.html

[Tylar]

Not good! I was just on CL last night and there was a guy parting out an '08 R1 in the springs, the engine was part of the part out just an FYI

Looking.

[Kim-n-Dean]

Thanks.

Just got off the phone with Scott. #2 rod shot through the case and penetrated the stator...the crank is in multiple pieces and it's possible at least one other rod is bent. Scott characterized it as a "freak event" as he feels the OEM rods in this motor are stout and that the motor is complete trash now. Suffice to say...I'm in shock.

Holy shit! Didn't see that one coming!! Pull the head off and turn it into a four-place beer can holder...

[sprtbkbabe]

Holy shit! Didn't see that one coming!! Pull the head off and turn it into a four-place beer can holder...

I'm with Dean-O on this.

Or let the dogs piss on the motor and send the pic into Yamaha and say, "Arigato Fookers"

[Tylar]

I'm with Dean-O on this.

Or let the dogs piss on the motor and send the pic into Yamaha and say, "Arigato Fookers"

So I called Vickery and gave them the deets. They think I have a solid case with Yamaha but only two things are against me, per Vickery: 1) I'm not hte original owner, i bought it with 782 miles on it. 2) It's not under warranty.

I'll be calling Yamaha Customer Care in the morning.

[Tylar]

Soooo, I have a motor and it's not from Yamaha Customer "Care". After 1-in-5 attempts you don't get randomly disconnected, I was politely told tough-shit, thanks for your business. Had a feeling it'd go that way, but needed to try for my conscience.

Homie in Green Valley Ranch had done a 5mph curb-hop-and-dump after drinking more beer than he had gas in his tank and I now have an 07 motor with 9k miles, even the ECU and wiring harness...all at a pretty good price ($3k under his asking, too).

So, the plan is to have the shop that has my 08 do the swap, valve-guide check and hopefully a PC3, map and y-pipe delete. Worst case i'm swapping myself and then still paying for the valve work.

Slow and steady as she goes...

[JimDog]

So.... Celebratory ride once she's back up and running?

[Tylar]

So.... Celebratory ride once she's back up and running?

Yeah, something like taking a day off to ride Peak-to-Peak sounds just groovy.

[~Barn~]

Good for you, for seeing it through like you are. You'll have her back soon!

[Mother Goose]

Yeah, something like taking a day off to ride Peak-to-Peak sounds just groovy.

Maybe I'll have mine street legal-ish by then.

[madvlad]

I still have that brake light too

[Kim-n-Dean]

Maybe I'll have mine street legal-ish by then.

I'm guessing you're doing the same thing I did. Switch bodies back and forth between race and street?

I did a ride to Estes during race season, so I just put my stock tail on so I would have a brake light and a place to hang a license plate. The rest of the bike was full race body. No head light and no mirrors. Actually, I think I did put the mirrors on for convenience. Every cop I sat next to at red lights told me how nice the bike looked.

Every time we would stop, everyone would start shootin' the shit. I was getting nervous the farther we got out and the later it got. So, now we're in Estes and the sun is going down fast and I have no lights. I got home by riding just to the side and six inches off Buellers tail, hoping you couldn't really tell I didn't have head lights. It worked, Dave drug my happy ass all the way home. That was a great day!!

[Mother Goose]

I still have that brake light too

I should probably get that from you sometime.

[Tylar]

Here is the #2 rod poking into where the stator lives.


Here you see the #2 piston resting on the crank.


Expecting to have the bike back next week.