Did you see the MK go pop on monday?
I did!
bit messy!
has anyone burst an R1 yet or do they just keep going and going.
cheers mark
I dont know of any mark but it isnt a pretty sight when a bike engine goes pop!
Did you see the MK go pop on monday?
I did!
bit messy!
yep.
i broke two this year
i did matt, thats what started me thinking, seen a few go pop now but not an R1 .....as yet!
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Originally posted by skydivepaul
yep.
i broke two this year
I've seen only 1 R1 engine that has popped on R1s (as opposed to in BECs).
From what I remember the R1 motor is something like no liners and a nikasil bore coupled with a sodding powerful output. The result is engines not
being run in well (i.e glazed bores rather than nice matted finish). They don't get enough stick during run in.
If run in poorly they then consume oil (usually you get a nice puff of fully sythetic stink if you are behind one when it pulls away 
).
I've heard of R1 engines using a litre of oil in 100 miles at the worst end of things. But that was with the first R1 engines so it may be
considerably better these days.
I've also never liked yammy gear boxes (but then I'm comming from TDM experiences).
But then I've seen a couple of kwacks ZX9Rs with nackered cranks which is unusual.
Hondas just seem to go on and on. Suzukis do too. I remember a friend of mine having an old GS550 with cracked intake rubbers, two bolts missing from
the cam bearing clamp thingies and oil leaks on the rocker box. Still ran fine even though it should have blown up long ago.
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Originally posted by mark.s
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Originally posted by skydivepaul
yep.
i broke two this year
.....so there not so bullit proof then
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Originally posted by skydivepaul
yep.
i broke two this year
