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Post by bernard on Mar 25, 2006 15:07:20 GMT
1- 1100 kawasaki engine Seen this quote and have heard of it from a chap on :ebay: who was selling parts off his 1100, Just wondering if anybody else had come across it ? Apparently the prime cause for this is running engine at idle on the sidestand. Causes insufficient oil circulation and eventually makes a bit of a bang, seen a couple where they've actually thrown a con-rod through the cylinder
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Mar 25, 2006 19:25:14 GMT
A friend of mine, a Bandit 1200 owner won't allow his bike to tick over while on the sidestand for exactly those reasons. I've not heard of this being a problem for the Kwak though. ;D
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Post by bernard on Mar 25, 2006 22:07:11 GMT
Normally no 3 cylinder
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Mar 25, 2006 23:32:59 GMT
:hmm: Interesting. Th pic above is of the remains of a GTR1000 lump. Guess which conrod has escaped? #3 Oddly enough I've been trawling the net for other bike related info and found the above. It would appear that #3 is usually the one that lets go. The CBR600 apparently is notorious for it, as was the 1984 ZX900 and other big Kwaks since. It's down to the basic design of the engine and is caused by an oil circulation problem and under certain conditions the crankshaft journal for #3 cylinder is the first to get starved of oil. I must add here that bikes that don't get particularly thrashed and spend most of thier time on two wheels are less likely to suffer. (Be careful with that ZZR 1100 of yours, that doesn't like prolonged wheelies either. You might just find yourself landing heavily in a pool of your own oil with #3 conrod embedded somewhere in your fairing. ).
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Post by bernard on Mar 25, 2006 23:39:29 GMT
:hmm: That explains a bit then, got told if your going to do a lot of wheelies keep the oil to the top of the glass viewer , and make sure that the bike does not tick over to slow as this all affects number three, but you can buy a sump kit up grade to alleviate this post that later
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