Any Ideas ?

[MoonCat1]

Hi Everyone, been a member for a couple of months having made the choice of a VTR 1000, FIRST big bike and FIRST big twin, after returning to Biking after a few years absence.
Been well impressed with the power & delivery from the bike and was gonna wait until the winter until I started to make my own mark on it.

Today I was on my way back from the Burnham bends and engine started to "clunk" and after a few seconds lose power and die. I still have the automatic chain tensioners (mileage is around 30,000) and as I type this I'm awaiting recovery outside Great Baddow. What would be the symptoms of the cam chain slipping ? I havn't tried restarting it just in case of valves etc, can anyone point me in the direction of a local Guru ?

Rob

[Mav617]

Put your location in your user profile Rob so we know where "local" is.

[MoonCat1]

Having a Poo day !

How do I get into profile ?

I'm Essex/Herts border.

[MoonCat1]

Done it.

[Wicky]

What would be the symptoms of the cam chain slipping ?

CLUNK CLATTER CLUNKETTY CLICKLETY CLUNK

Usually the front CCT fails and a wise move not to try restarting it as that can lead to more damage - see this recent CCT failure resulting in bent valves thread > http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 23&t=39871

[Steve97]

remove small bolt at end of cct, insert small screwdriver make sure it goes in slot, turn, if theres resistance your ok if not await guru

some people are in Wales on forum weekend so you may have to wait awhile, so have a read up on the subject, theres plenty of it !

[macdee]

not good
did you get her home yet
as the men have said don't start it although if its cct the damage is done
usually just needs valves to fix it

[fabiostar]

dear god, sounds a bit like another cct fail

[VTRDark]

9 times out of 10 it's the front cylinder so will require tank and airbox removal. Set front cylinder onto the compression stroke and follow Steve's advice above to verify a failure. If it has failed then you need to check to see if any valves have been damaged. To do this will require a bit more work and removal of the front cam cover and checking valve clearances for excess clearance. Hopefully you have got lucky but lets see where you get with checking the tensioner itself first.