Loss of power, oil pressure light, engine noise

[NAKID]

Huh?

[ducpainter]

Last I knew...

babbit metal, the stuff they make rod bearings out of, isn't magnetic.

I suppose it could be rod or crank material.

[NAKID]

Last I knew...

babbit metal, the stuff they make rod bearings out of, isn't magnetic.

I suppose it could be rod or crank material.

Oh, never heard the term before.

I imagine there's probably a bit of rod and crank material on it. I wasn't there when they drained it, but that has nothing to do with the service they performed.

[NAKID]

So, given the quote for the rebuild and the motor swap, I think it's time for a new bike 

Not sure just how I'm going to handle it yet, but I'll likely be parting it out...

[czen]

Hey Nakid, So sorry to hear about this! Really sux - but hey, it's better to have a bike go this way than an accident for example ... so I guess there are even worse things.

Question: sorry to be daft, but what exactly happened? What does "ate a bearing" really mean? Did the previous service done on the bike have anything to do with it? (I gather not, but just checking.) And lastly, were there any symptoms leading up this kind of catastrophic failure?

If 2 other bikes have gone this way just on this forum, it's a bit of head scratcher.

Anyways, all the best down the road!

Cheers!

[NAKID]

Hey Nakid, So sorry to hear about this! Really sux - but hey, it's better to have a bike go this way than an accident for example ... so I guess there are even worse things.

Question: sorry to be daft, but what exactly happened? What does "ate a bearing" really mean? Did the previous service done on the bike have anything to do with it? (I gather not, but just checking.) And lastly, were there any symptoms leading up this kind of catastrophic failure?

If 2 other bikes have gone this way just on this forum, it's a bit of head scratcher.

Anyways, all the best down the road!

Cheers!

Definitely better than going down, definitely.

No symptoms prior, recent service was on the valves, so no tie in there.

Ate a bearing just means that the bearing seized and got chewed up while the crank was rotating.

My symptoms were an almost immediate loss of power, oil temp increasing, and oil warning light came on.