Not a Good Last Run of the Season

[Spaz]

Took the 7 to a friends for winter storage a few weeks ago...

The trip did not end well. Luckly this happened only 2 block from his house and not going down the highway.

Good news, a replacement motor is on the way.

[Kitcat]

Hey-so what the H... happened to your engine already? Big hole in the side. I thot those BUSA engies were bullet proof. What's the redline, 12K? Did you try !4K?

Hopefully they are plentifull and cheaply replaced tho I am sure it's a huge PITA.

[slngsht]

??? Hard to care when we can't see the post :(

[Spaz]

It's not a Busa motor, it is a Honda CBR 900 motor. I will hopefully know next summer what went wrong in this motor when I take it apart. My guess is the oil pump went out or I got too many G's making a left hander and pushed all the oil to one side.


Thanks for caring slngsht :)

[slngsht]

It's not a Busa motor, it is a Honda CBR 900 motor. I will hopefully know next summer what went wrong in this motor when I take it apart. My guess is the oil pump went out or I got too many G's making a left hander and pushed all the oil to one side.


Thanks for caring slngsht :)
Just been really busy at work, so forum surf time is limited. Sorry about the block.

Our FSAE car did that a few times. Never a good feeling.

[Spaz]

The Locost racers in the UK in 750 Motor Club used these motor back in the day with just a baffle plate. So if anyone know where to get one please let me know.

[Croc]

Ow..thats nasty!

Educate me here, what punched that hole out? rod, piston...?

Do you plan to upgrade to a new bike motor as a result of this? Hayabusa powered maybe?

[slngsht]

I'm betting it's a rod.

[MHKflyer52]

I'm betting it's a rod.

I will have to side with slingsht about the rod.

[Spaz]

Ow..thats nasty!

Educate me here, what punched that hole out? rod, piston...?

Do you plan to upgrade to a new bike motor as a result of this? Hayabusa powered maybe?

Like everyone said, it was a rod, here are a few pictures of the lower part of the rod and the block that I picked up off the street.

The replacement motor that will be going in will be the same as before, basically a 1993-1999 Honda CBR 900RR motor. Someday I would like to put a bigger CC, fuel injected motor in, but for now I just need to get it running for next summer.

In the UK there is a race class, class C in the 750 Motor Club in RGB (Road Going Bike-engined) that the spec is for carb'ed Fireblade motors.

[andrew7]

Sorry for your loss, but at least you have all winter to get it running. I don't run baffles but run the oil level a little higher in the glass window.
Here's an idea for your Christmas list.
http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/honda-fireblade-2003-sump-baffle-p-1063.html

I was told the difference between a 900cc and 1000cc is a huge difference in drive ability because of the torque. I don't want to convince you to upgrade but unless their is a cheap spare sitting beside the car look into a liter engine.

[Spaz]

Sorry for your loss, but at least you have all winter to get it running. I don't run baffles but run the oil level a little higher in the glass window.
Here's an idea for your Christmas list.
http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/honda-fireblade-2003-sump-baffle-p-1063.html

I was told the difference between a 900cc and 1000cc is a huge difference in drive ability because of the torque. I don't want to convince you to upgrade but unless their is a cheap spare sitting beside the car look into a liter engine.

Thanks for the link. I have contacted Andy @ http://www.abperformance.co.uk/ and hopefully will have one soon. The replacement motor arrived yesterday. My motor does not have a window, just a dip stick, but nonetheless I will run a little more oil in this motor. I e-mailed Stuart Taylor and they said and I quote "totally different - don’t go there !" When asked about going from carb'ed to fuel injected. The car budget is low, so maybe in a few years I will upgrade.