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Technical / Piston Failure

« on: July 14, 2012, 10:47:28 PM »

no up or down movement on con rod just side to side...

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Technical / Piston Failure

« on: July 14, 2012, 02:40:00 PM »

What are guys thoughts on metal particles getting into bottom end. Seems almost impossible to me, if it was on bottom of piston it would of got sucked in but being on top of the piston it would surely get blown out exhaust port.

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Technical / Piston Failure

« on: July 14, 2012, 11:56:58 AM »

Good day all, was out riding the weekend when I ran into some troubles. I suspected something was wrong when the bike was not starting so I just left it. Anyway I got around to tearing it down today and was surprised at what I saw when I removed the piston. See pics -










The piston has just under 50hrs on it . Any ideas as to what could have caused this? The cylinder is still in perfect condition and no signs of damage. I would think the broken piece from the piston has blown out the exhaust port and would not of gone down into crankcase.

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Show us your ride.

« on: June 26, 2010, 04:16:21 AM »

Mine - 2007 Suzuki RM250

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: 2011 ktm's

« on: June 26, 2010, 03:59:38 AM »

I got to ride the 2011's today and I was also surprised at how good the 150 was. Strangely I also felt the 250sx was a bit down on power but I rode it after I rode the 350sx. The 350sx was great, it was easy to ride as it does not have to much power but you can still get away with being lazy on it. Overall I am not a fan of KTM's, to me they feel very bulky and wide but I would love to spend more time on the 150sx!

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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Modified KTM 150 test?

« on: June 26, 2010, 03:53:09 AM »

I rode the new 2011 150SX today and I was amazed at how fast it is if you can keep it on the pipe...