cracked piston....

[hoflix]

Sorry about your trouble Hoflix, but it seems is fix now, say I notice you are in Los Angeles and so am I, and yes I love going to the local canyons, ACH,GMR,Santa Monica Mountains (Rock Store), Azusa......the thing is that I'm off on Mondays and Tuesdays so if you want to go to the canyons and a cup of coffee let me know.

If you want I can do an oil change for you, I try to stay away from dealers as much as possible, I'm in Downey.

hey, sure. Weather really sucked yesterday, but today looks ok. So if you wanna ride, I'm there

I heard they opened ACH... do u know if that's true?
Or do Malibu?

there's a Starbucks in both places

[Gatuso]

Sorry about your trouble Hoflix, but it seems is fix now, say I notice you are in Los Angeles and so am I, and yes I love going to the local canyons, ACH,GMR,Santa Monica Mountains (Rock Store), Azusa......the thing is that I'm off on Mondays and Tuesdays so if you want to go to the canyons and a cup of coffee let me know.

If you want I can do an oil change for you, I try to stay away from dealers as much as possible, I'm in Downey.

hey, sure. Weather really sucked yesterday, but today looks ok. So if you wanna ride, I'm there

I heard they opened ACH... do u know if that's true?
Or do Malibu?

there's a Starbucks in both places

Sorry I missed your message, but if you can we can go next monday or tuesday.........here is my email [email protected]

[Phillo]

I agree with Celticus - my 2007R blew a piece off the top of the piston at 200kmh and my dealer replaced both connecting rods & bearings, both pistons & rings, both cylinders and one cylinder head plus the cat converter and also changed the oil & filter. Reason given for replacing the CAT was that the burnt / powdered ally and bits and pieces had gone in there and could cause problems later down the line.

[seevtsaab]

Is there any concern of opinions on why a piston with <12K miles would fail?

Do these bikes generally run lean?

Certainly could be a random materials issue but then again it sounds as though the bike is stock, correct?

No aftermarket breathing or exhaust?

[deilenberger]

Is there any concern of opinions on why a piston with <12K miles would fail?

Do these bikes generally run lean?

Certainly could be a random materials issue but then again it sounds as though the bike is stock, correct?

No aftermarket breathing or exhaust?

Not sure what a "concern of opinions" is - but am I concerned? Yes for the person who had the problem, no for the rest of us. The motor itself is well tried - same engine on earlier hexhead bikes, and it certainly doesn't have a reputation for blowing up. Just about the opposite.

I'd suspect a component flaw - not anything that will become endemic with the engines.