electrical problem ?? or is it?

[bikerpiker]

Well done that man .....

It was just a pity none of us were closer to help, you're 99 miles from myself and cupasoop , but as has been said ,we wouldn't have been able to help anyway ,sounds like a top mechanic you've got there

[mwross1964]

Mechanic is
Daryl Porter
c/o BCG Bikes
Galashiels
Scottish Borders
01896 751997
my bike might be fixed by end of next week,but it depends how busy he is,just in time for the rainy season no doubt,lol.
mark.

[mwross1964]

Still waiting on parts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

took the chance (while all the upper & lower fairings are off) to give the bike a good clean, right into bits you cant usually get to,used a de-greaser spray & even if I say so myself, it looks very good for a '98,no body or swing arm problems I could see that would make alarm bells go.

mark.

[tony.mon]

You might want to strip, inspect and re-grease the suspension linkages- see the posts on here for more details (it's a sticky in Workshop), especially if you've been spraying de-greaser round them!

[mwross1964]

didn't go near the suspension!

mark.

[mwross1964]

Bad news,just been told the engine is wombles.as well as the oil pump chain comming off,looks like the timming jumped and you know what that means....

its going to cost me £170 for the garage to take out the engine and strip it down to see exactley what the hell is damaged...but I have to find out so I told him to go ahead.!!!!!
only been out on it about 5 times.
wombles wombles wombles..
:mad2

[marravtr]

feck! gutted for ya matey

[Phil-VTwin]

If the timing jumped due to the same reason then that is the rear cylinder, good news is that there are plenty of good rear heads available as normally its the front that gets buggered with cct failure.

[sirch345]

Gutted for you too matey

Chris.

[warby221]

Sorry to jump in

But could I raise a couple points

Are you sure the oil pump chain went south????
If it did then there’s a good chance the bearings are shagged and with the other damage cut your losses and fit a good second hand engine you should pick one up for £200-300 then its just fitting it

I’m sill finding it a bit strange that your having problems with to chains in the engine at the same time

Are you sure that the first prognoses was right with the oil pump if not and its just the valves that are bent this can be sorted without taking the engine out it’s about £30 for the head gasket, the valves are off hand £16 each and when the valves get bent it’s usually two of them that go it so that’s £32 and a set of new CCT while the heads are off hole lots just over £150 in parts and gaskets
If you know some one that’s handy with the spanners and workshop manual you could strip the head of the engine and have the bike shop fit the new valves and refit the head and save a fair bit on labour costs that’s assuming the pump chain didn’t go

[mwross1964]

its wombles.

need to cost a 2nd hand engine to see if its worth it.
can anyone help!!