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So, I posted about this last fall, asking for guidance on how to get plastics repaired affordably.
I dropped bike in september, after which I took it to a small shop near my work due to convenience. The accident was in San Diego, I rode it post-accident 100 miles to Anaheim (where I live/work) - ran great. While getting the plastics repaired, I had them do its 40k mile service... valves, spark plugs, etc... again since it was convenient.
I pick the bike up 2 weeks ago and I get a total of 12 miles before it takes a dump. One cylinder is low on the compression test (during the service, they were supposedly all 140psi; one is down to 80psi). Sounds like rings, piston, rod or something of that sort.
It ran briefly post service reasonably well. Seemed to smoke some, which the shop attributed to sitting for a while.
Im personally having a hard time seeing it being a coincidence; while I may never prove it, I have a feeling he screwed something up... misadjusted a valve, something. For the moment we went back to my insurance and said there was damage from the accident we couldn't see which resulted in the engine failure, hoping they help a little more. While its technically possible, like I said, I'm skeptical. A shame since its been out of commission over 6 months and now looks better than it has in years with the fresh plastics on it.
Questions:
1) Where can I find new/used 06 636 engines? How much will they run? I've been told its likely cheaper to get a whole new one than tear it apart.
2) If he did screw something up, any idea what it might have been?
3) Are there any options I'm missing? How much would a shop charge for new rings/bearings and to replace any rods or pistons that are bad? How hard is it to rebuild myself? What would I expect if I parted the bike out instead?
Ugh. Thanks for the help.
I dropped bike in september, after which I took it to a small shop near my work due to convenience. The accident was in San Diego, I rode it post-accident 100 miles to Anaheim (where I live/work) - ran great. While getting the plastics repaired, I had them do its 40k mile service... valves, spark plugs, etc... again since it was convenient.
I pick the bike up 2 weeks ago and I get a total of 12 miles before it takes a dump. One cylinder is low on the compression test (during the service, they were supposedly all 140psi; one is down to 80psi). Sounds like rings, piston, rod or something of that sort.
It ran briefly post service reasonably well. Seemed to smoke some, which the shop attributed to sitting for a while.
Im personally having a hard time seeing it being a coincidence; while I may never prove it, I have a feeling he screwed something up... misadjusted a valve, something. For the moment we went back to my insurance and said there was damage from the accident we couldn't see which resulted in the engine failure, hoping they help a little more. While its technically possible, like I said, I'm skeptical. A shame since its been out of commission over 6 months and now looks better than it has in years with the fresh plastics on it.
Questions:
1) Where can I find new/used 06 636 engines? How much will they run? I've been told its likely cheaper to get a whole new one than tear it apart.
2) If he did screw something up, any idea what it might have been?
3) Are there any options I'm missing? How much would a shop charge for new rings/bearings and to replace any rods or pistons that are bad? How hard is it to rebuild myself? What would I expect if I parted the bike out instead?
Ugh. Thanks for the help.