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i will be doing the work myself. I know the crank/journals where the bearing seats are scared from the metal shavings. As long as it lasts this season... i really do not care. Im not spending the money on a new motor for this thing. At least not right now. I need to get in there and see how bad the ...

well... its def louder now. just needed some heat in it. My buddy put a engine stethoscope to it. And i found more gold/silver metal in the oil. Does anyone know if i can get to the crank from the bottom of the motor, or do i have to pull the cylinders? I think im going to do a couple bearings. just...

I took her over to the shop today. They confirmed that it is the main/crank bearings. I should do all of them, but im not. I dont know how long it will last if i leave it. If i make sure there is plenty of oil in there and baby it, it might last the season. But, if i do just the worst bearings, it s...

true. but its cheaper to buy a new one then dumping lots of money into it every year. It needs a trans rebuild, clutch/basket, and such still. I might be better off buying a new motor/trans for it eventually. At this particular time, im going to see what my guy says and well go from there. So ill le...

As you said the FZR wont be worth a lot of money. Still to an entusiast it is worth a lot. Lets say that you keep the FZR, in 5 years it will bee rare,10 years from now it will be a very interesting classic. If the bike is in decent condition ofcourse. I have said it before,but to me it is way cool...

A noise is just that until it becomes a problem, my 600 has had all kind of quirky noises and feels but it keeps on going. You won't get much for it with all your work if it does have something truly wrong with it so you could have more fun riding till it dies and then selling the usable parts. Sou...

Just finished with a budget top end rebuild on my 89 1k. I got it started last night and it seemed ok. I rode it a bit today and got it up to temp. But something just didnt sound right. I race karts so i have a good ear for engine noises. My friend and father couldnt hear what im talking about but i...

washer probably got dropped in during prior service could be very true. I did notice the crosshatch pattern in the cylinders. So it has been honed recently. Im just waiting for my tools before i can take the valves apart and measure them. So it still could bt a valve knock i guess. Im just really h...

This is my first 4 stroke engine im rebuilding. I have taken apart and build 2-stroke racing engines, but thats the extent of my motor history. Over the summer, in September to be exact, my motor all of a sudden started making a loud ticking noise. It sounded like something moving around in the engi...