Scored a very sweet sub-35k mile FJ1100 lump for the princely sum of
......£70. It's less alternator/starter motor/clutch slave cyl, but mine are
fine.
This was cheaper than buying even a top end gasket set, never mind the
valves needed for my old dog.
I had a run-in with a ZX6 (I think) a month or so ago. Very silly thing to
do is to try and race a modernish sports bike on a lardy old barge
(obviously in a straight line). The old Yam gave good account of itself for
a while, but I missed a clutchless change into top and saw the needle coming
off the stop on its way back down. Very lumpy afterwards and a compression
test told the sorry tale. Couple of bent valves methinks. It has managed to
survive the last months commuting on 'several cylniders', but I hate riding
it in this state.
Engine swap tomorrow.
<Plus Gas - Check>
<Weightlifting belt - Check>
<Dihydrocodeine back pills - Check>


JB

JB wrote:

> I had a run-in with a ZX6 (I think) a month or so ago. Very silly
> thing to do is to try and race a modernish sports bike on a lardy old
> barge (obviously in a straight line). The old Yam gave good account
> of itself for a while, but I missed a clutchless change into top and
> saw the needle coming off the stop on its way back down. Very lumpy
> afterwards and a compression test told the sorry tale. Couple of bent
> valves methinks. It has managed to survive the last months commuting
> on 'several cylniders', but I hate riding it in this state.

"clumsy ****"

--
Hog
'03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

"Hog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JB wrote:
>
>> I had a run-in with a ZX6 (I think) a month or so ago. Very silly
>> thing to do is to try and race a modernish sports bike on a lardy old
>> barge (obviously in a straight line). The old Yam gave good account
>> of itself for a while, but I missed a clutchless change into top and
>> saw the needle coming off the stop on its way back down. Very lumpy
>> afterwards and a compression test told the sorry tale. Couple of bent
>> valves methinks. It has managed to survive the last months commuting
>> on 'several cylniders', but I hate riding it in this state.
>
> "clumsy ****"
>

Foolish more like it.

<Clint Eastwood mode>
"A man's got to know his limitations"
<CE m>

JB

"Rope" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Jb wrote:
>> Scored a very sweet sub-35k mile FJ1100 lump for the princely sum of
>> ......£70. It's less alternator/starter motor/clutch slave cyl, but mine
>> are
>> fine.
>> This was cheaper than buying even a top end gasket set, never mind the
>> valves needed for my old dog.
>
> You should have waited until I **** up the re-assembly of mine, then you
> could
> have had a near pristine and just overhauled top-end :^/
>
If you _do_ get stuck with yours, I have still got my old engine which only
needs a couple of (straight!) valves.

JB