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What happens when you delay
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Posted by: oldguy---------------------
This is what happens when you delay maintenance even for an extra day. I will not name the rider to avoid embarrassing him but I will say he does normally maintain his bikes better then ost anyone I know. In this case he knew the valves were getting tight but wanted to get 2 days riding in before tearing it down. As he was cruising down a back straight it happened
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http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h...der35/a2-19.jpg
No that is not an experimental Suzuki piston with a valve in the center. When the valve dropped it snapped off and was driven into the top of the piston twice. The first time it punched a hole the second time it locked itself in the piston. Luckily the head looked salvageable with just a minor gouge
Sorry about the photo quality but all I had was a 70-200 lens so I had to step back a bit to shoot it 
Posted by: Shaw520---------------------
thats gonna hurt.... 
guess he could be thankful it didnt lockup over a 60ft double 
Posted by: a454elk---------------------
I'm thinking if anyone has a box of kitty litter, I can fix it.
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