I was taking my bike out for a spin, a couple of days ago, when suddenly there was a strange grinding sound and the engine cut off.
Immediately I pulled over with the bike is steaming up from burned oil, which leaked over the hot exhaust pipes.
I had no idea what went wrong, and where that oil came from. I did not try to crank the engine since then. With the help of a neighbor we got the bike towed back to my garage, I plan to start taking it apart later on tonight or tomorrow, in order to try find the cause. If it's something externally obvious (some kind of burst pipe or gasket) I'll try to replace the part myself, but if I suspect it's something more internal inside the engine I'll be forced to take it to a proper mechanic as unfortunately I'm not equipped to open up engines (I work outside in a windy/dusty environment).
What a bummer!
I've attached a few pics, to show what it looked like. Any ideas/suggestions as to what may have gone wrong will be happily accepted.
Later on that evening I had time to clean the engine and have a look... I found the problem, and unfortunately it took me only one minute to see it.
Can you see the problem too?
I have no idea what caused it, it seems to have happened from the inside-out.
I'm bike-less now for an indefinite amount of time, not to mention quite a few thousand $$ poorer. Arrrrghhhh!!!! :sorrow:
Anyone know of an engine for sale, which is in good condition and priced fairly?
Immediately I pulled over with the bike is steaming up from burned oil, which leaked over the hot exhaust pipes.
I had no idea what went wrong, and where that oil came from. I did not try to crank the engine since then. With the help of a neighbor we got the bike towed back to my garage, I plan to start taking it apart later on tonight or tomorrow, in order to try find the cause. If it's something externally obvious (some kind of burst pipe or gasket) I'll try to replace the part myself, but if I suspect it's something more internal inside the engine I'll be forced to take it to a proper mechanic as unfortunately I'm not equipped to open up engines (I work outside in a windy/dusty environment).
What a bummer!
I've attached a few pics, to show what it looked like. Any ideas/suggestions as to what may have gone wrong will be happily accepted.
Later on that evening I had time to clean the engine and have a look... I found the problem, and unfortunately it took me only one minute to see it.
Can you see the problem too?
I have no idea what caused it, it seems to have happened from the inside-out.
I'm bike-less now for an indefinite amount of time, not to mention quite a few thousand $$ poorer. Arrrrghhhh!!!! :sorrow:
Anyone know of an engine for sale, which is in good condition and priced fairly?
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