Stevo from OZ writes:
Here’s a GSXR 1000 that threw a leg outta bed at about 140kmh while doin a highchair wheelie… very lucky boy … that’s why he’s decided to go back to straightliners and make more HP instead of doin the stunt stuff.
Jack from Australia writes:
Not much of a story behind it. I was attempting a 3rd gear rolling burnout at the time (max revs) and it went BANG … end of story. It punched a 3 inch hole in the right front cases and spat the rod, piston, etc. out onto the road.
Cheers, Jack
I hear that a two-stroke is more susceptible to ignition timing and fuel issues than a four-stroke.
The owner says “by the time I realized the improper fuel/ignition, I just decided to push it.”
This is one of two heads off a Honda CX 500. All I know is that the engine was being run at high RPM and it dropped a valve. Unfortunately, this is the only clear picture of the bunch that were taken.
The cobwebs are not normally present in a running engine. I suspect this head was sitting on the floor in a garage for a really long time, just waiting for its day on the Internet.
This is the cylinder head from a Honda CB 160. Unless you know what you’re looking at here, it won’t make much sense. In the picture, the valve adjuster is visible off to the side because it broke off the rocker arm. Cool.
Vehicle: Honda CB400F
Modifications: 100cc overbore, nitrous
Conditions: 10,000 rpm in 4th gear
All Adam could say is that “crank cases, cylinder, head, and all the rotating parts were junk after that. I was able to salvage most of the transmission. I had hot oil spewing all over me, but it was a lot of fun!”
Nice connecting rod.
A close up of the worst hole:
Umm, there has to be more to the story. Adam, care to elaborate?