Guessing not good

[Shawns]

Will do. It sucks, cause its nice riding weather. Guess I'll have to spend time with the family...

 

[ReadyXB]

I once restored a 197x Honda CB750 that had been sitting for 10+ years. Engine was locked up. After squirting oil (or maybe it was transmission fluid?) in each of the spark plug holes and letting it sit for a week, I pushed the bike onto the street, pushed it as fast as I could run, hopped on, and slammed it into 2nd gear. The engine broke free, and I had it running within the next few day.

When I changed the oil, I found a significantly-sized broken piece of piston ring in the oil pan. Funny thing is, the bike ran perfectly! I was even able to balance vacuum across the carburetors. Had I not seen the metal ring, I never would have known.

I doubt yours is a piston ring, but it sure looks just like mine did

 

[Shawns]

I'm hoping its from starter gear. Hopefully I'll know soon enough. I would love a 2010 motor, but that would be a large expense.

 

[bwylie_99]

Putting my front end back on today and come to find out the steering stem in bent all kinds of funny. That's the only part I didn't have new. New forks, triples, head bearing, front wheel bearings, brake pads. All new. The only existing part left, the steering stem. Ughhhhhhh

 

[Shawns]

Here are a few. I have a lot of spare parts. Unfortunately this is not one of them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buell-1125-...rcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20d344ec41

http://www.ebay.com/itm/09-buell-11...rcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19e26f1e3a

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-OEM-20...rcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f315adef4

 

[bwylie_99]

Thanks again sir. Do let us know what's up with yours. Since I pulled the same **** outa mine recently I really am curious. Mine did appear directly after I did the stator upgrade. I really think it's in the starting system though. That's what I tell myself every time it starts knocking like hell. It can't be serious, surely I can just roll start it!

 

[bwylie_99]

Update?

 

[Shawns]

Nope still waiting hopefully today or tomorrow.

 

[bwylie_99]

Sooooo

 

[bwylie_99]

Update?

 

[Shawns]

So, they found nothing major. Bike has good compression nothing evident with out breaking the whole motor down. They believe it is from the shift selector and the drum? Not ready for a valve service yet so a riding I shall go.

 

[dflack001]

Good to hear!

 

[Shawns]

So.............. found the issue