Well I haven't got the head off yet as the bike is still 350km and a ferry crossing away but I'm picking that's what has happened on the front head
I have since been told by two people that it isn't uncommon and generally it is more likely while riding in the rain as the front head gets way more cooling?
The bike started sounding slightly different but didn't loose any power and as it was wet I carried on to the next town 30km down the road, by this time the rain had stopped and as the revs dropped when I turned a slow corner in a 50km zone there was a "clunk" I got the clutch in straight away
Tried the starter and it locked solid, could pull the bike back and it would do a revolution then lock up, pulled the front plug and it's munted
I've dropped valves before and they made a lot more noise so I'm picking it's the seat?
Dropped valve seat
Dropped valve seat
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Got it apart tonightrwhc80 wrote:Kick,
Have you got the head off that thing yet ? interested to know what it was?
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Rick
The head had come off the valve and embedded itself in the head after punching a hole through the piston
looks like the valves are two piece as the head had come off very clean
So I'm up for a full top end rebuild which will include replacing all the valves
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