Presenting.... ye broken crank....
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How on earth did you manage that?
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well, 250,000 km and not sure what the other ingredients were.......
99 VTR1000F Firestorm, a.k.a. The Carbon Express
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Not just Jesus.... I will weep when I get the final repair bill...... 
99 VTR1000F Firestorm, a.k.a. The Carbon Express
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Like everything else...if you're going to do it, you will do a damn fine job of it....... don't know whether to laugh or cry but it will be good to see it back on the road and not parted out 
Loud pipes don't save lives, knowing how to ride your bike will save your life.
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cheers Mike. I must say, I am getting eager to get it back (though less so to pay the repair bill). Our riding season here is relatively short and every day that goes by is a lost opportunity to ride......
BTW, I just noticed the small hairline fracture on the counterweight side of the journal.... wonder if that's where the break began?
BTW, I just noticed the small hairline fracture on the counterweight side of the journal.... wonder if that's where the break began?
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99 VTR1000F Firestorm, a.k.a. The Carbon Express
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in saying that. thats some miles you got outa the engine before that happened
the older i get,the faster i was 
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very true.... that helps to dampen my frustration.... slightly
99 VTR1000F Firestorm, a.k.a. The Carbon Express
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Were you riding it when it happened and were there any warning signs??
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Nope, I had pulled over onto the side of the road (to adjust the Flo-Commander settings; first ride of the year and I had gone one step leaner on pilot and mains, so was in the process of fine-tuning the carbs) and shut the engine off. When I restarted it, there was a loud clanging sound from the bottom end. No warning of any kind.
99 VTR1000F Firestorm, a.k.a. The Carbon Express
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Yeah yeah yeah...come on & admit it you was banging off the rev limiter doing a huge rolling burnout to celebrate the first ride of the year...mik_str wrote:Nope, I had pulled over onto the side of the road (to adjust the Flo-Commander settings; first ride of the year and I had gone one step leaner on pilot and mains, so was in the process of fine-tuning the carbs) and shut the engine off. When I restarted it, there was a loud clanging sound from the bottom end. No warning of any kind.
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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I think you were very fortunate Micky that it happened when it did, when you and the bike were stationery. If that had happened at speed who's know what could have followed 
Interesting to see the photo's of what went wrong, even so impressive mileage from one crank,
Chris.
Interesting to see the photo's of what went wrong, even so impressive mileage from one crank,
Chris.
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That's just amazing. It looks like a bit of Plasticine that someone has torn a piece off.
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Very lucky it didn't total the motor when it went and I hope you put the lotto on that day