Master of disaster
12-24-2007, 08:39 PM
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Master of disaster
Well, because I've done wrong in my life karma catches up to me at will. For example. I manage to find the worlds best super deal. I picked up an 04 636 with 2,500 miles on it for 2,200. Just because it's fun to toss a man on the ground before you kick him, I loved this bike. The motor was perfect, ran like a dream. Until I highsided a tank circle and found yet another loophole in physics. I blew the cam chain tensioner out the block and took some of the head with it. Few hours later the motor for next years contest bike is in this frame, the one I was going to sell the day I broke the motor. So I'll swap on a new head and pray that I don't anger the Kawasaki gods again. Pics for reference to what you never want to have happen to you.
And this shitbox may or may not be in Florida.
And this shitbox may or may not be in Florida.
12-24-2007, 08:44 PM
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Thats pretty gnarly.
Nice rims.
Nice rims.
12-24-2007, 09:16 PM
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Re: Master of disaster
Nick did you lose the cam chain? It looks like it's still on the motor intact... have you spun it over to see if theres any contact?
glad you got that **** fixed, that was a hella freak accident.
here's my pic.. pretty much the same one you got
glad you got that **** fixed, that was a hella freak accident.
here's my pic.. pretty much the same one you got
12-24-2007, 09:32 PM
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The chain is just fine but I do think something skipped a beat because its super tight. I'm going to pull the head tomorrow night at the shop and see how the bottom end looks. Such a shame, that motor was a beast. Has anyone else kicked a tensioner out of a head? There wasn't contact with that part of the motor or anything that would suggest this should ever happen. I think there must have been a factory defect, it wasn't that hard of a crash, not light, but FAR from head fracturing hard.
12-24-2007, 09:39 PM
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Re: Master of disaster The chain is just fine but I do think something skipped a beat because its super tight. I'm going to pull the head tomorrow night at the shop and see how the bottom end looks. Such a shame, that motor was a beast. Has anyone else kicked a tensioner out of a head? There wasn't contact with that part of the motor or anything that would suggest this should ever happen. I think there must have been a factory defect, it wasn't that hard of a crash, not light, but FAR from head fracturing hard.
otherwise it had to have just been the shock of the crash on a weak casting. that **** was nuts!
We're hittin VV tomorrow round noon. mount up!
12-24-2007, 09:50 PM
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Re: Master of disaster yea wassup niggy nice meetin you. sorry we didn't get to kick it, nobody wanted to come pick me up and gimee a ride to the spot! bastards!
I dented my tank in some more and rattle canned it.. i think that clutch adjuster fixed my **** too :YEAH
I dented my tank in some more and rattle canned it.. i think that clutch adjuster fixed my **** too :YEAH
12-24-2007, 10:12 PM
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Man that sucks! I hate to hear that. Hit me up if theres anything you need.
Oh yeah and i lost my phone so hit me up threw here or myspace. Cause it might be awile be4 i get one. And let me know about the trip here.
Oh yeah and i lost my phone so hit me up threw here or myspace. Cause it might be awile be4 i get one. And let me know about the trip here.
12-24-2007, 11:28 PM
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After I go and drag that thing all the way from the East Coast to Vegas for you and you do this to her?!?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA... but WOW, sorry to hear/see it bro! glad you have the resources to get back in the game quick like!
12-24-2007, 11:30 PM
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And the honda comments....
First thing I thought was man my old F4i would have never done this, then as I pushed my 636 up into my truck I thought about how I would rather push that ***** into the shop, swap a motor that night, spend the cash, replace a head, install a new motor, break knuckles, bleed out 2 pints of blood, than EVER ride an F4i again! They're good bikes, but we're not on speaking terms these days.
