- Location
- Pac NW
:disappointed:I have just spent the last 48 hours crying in my beer. I was at the lake enjoying the end of summer on my RN SJ (701) when all of a sudden, Kaboom!
The bottem end let go and my crank came through the case below the rear cylinder (exhaust side). Today I pulled the motor out and found that the damage extends to my cylinder (scored wall and broken skirt on rear jug) and my dome is toast. Basically I have an expensive anchor. I'm going to post on "WTB" for a complete motor, but my question is; if I didn't suck in water, what would cause such a catastrophic failure? (I run 94 octane gas and the best synthetic pre-mix money can buy). I did a compression check a few months ago and was at 185 on both jugs. I don't race and would consider my self a non-aggressive rider (seldom if ever hit full throttle). Is this situation common, or was it just a case of bad luck???:dunno:
The bottem end let go and my crank came through the case below the rear cylinder (exhaust side). Today I pulled the motor out and found that the damage extends to my cylinder (scored wall and broken skirt on rear jug) and my dome is toast. Basically I have an expensive anchor. I'm going to post on "WTB" for a complete motor, but my question is; if I didn't suck in water, what would cause such a catastrophic failure? (I run 94 octane gas and the best synthetic pre-mix money can buy). I did a compression check a few months ago and was at 185 on both jugs. I don't race and would consider my self a non-aggressive rider (seldom if ever hit full throttle). Is this situation common, or was it just a case of bad luck???:dunno: