Tick toc... Tick toc... waiting on the engine shop...

 

Well...

after tearing it apart.. I have a laundry list of parts needed.

one piston, one set of rings, one connecting rod, all 4 lower rod bearings, crank shaft, all crank bearings, and three transmission gears. Grand total of repair will be 1,700 USD... thats with shipping back and fourth, parts, and labor.

 

Should have engine back by the end of this week.

 

Just curious on the gears, were they bad, or just a lil worn and doing them for preventative maint while its apart?

 

He said there were badly cracked. he said he didn't see how it was still going into gear. but it didn't seem that bad while i rode it last. but replacing them while we are in there.

 

I will have my engine back and will begin re-installation on monday may the 5th. I also will have pics of the bad parts and innards of the engine.

 

Hey Jwp..

I know exactly what ur talking about because I had the 04' CBR 1000RR with the same issues. Knew I had heard about issues electrical/charges issues with the 04' and 05' but didnt think much of it until.....bam !!! it happened. I was riding with mygirl when all of a sudden it became very weak, lights were very very dim and rpm shot down to zero. I had at the time maybe about 16-17,000 miles when this happened. Anyways had it checked and the rectifier was a gonner but luckly not the stator that was ok. Battery had to also be changed. In between this issue and the loss of oil, I was suspecting another problem. On another day while riding, the same was you it had this knocking sound, red oil light was going on when I wondered "what the hell"..and sure enough..it was..the engine was bone dry... mind you there were absolutely no oil leaks whatsoever... Come to find out from my friends that they noticed my exhaust spitting smokes at certail rpm + giving it gas...and I also heard the these specific model CBR's tend to smoke a little ...thus leading to the loss of oil via the exhaust... I had to check every now and then the oil level and add accordingly.By then I had about 19k when I decided to get rid of it.

It would interesting to know what ur mechanic discovers, whether its fixable and how much was it worth it....

Good luck...

 

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Just added photo's sent from my mechanic. i will be putting it back in starting monday. Grand total of repair was 2100$ after shipping.

 

Got the engine back tuesday. installation is going well. i should have it fured up by friday afternoon. I will post up some pics of the finnished product along with my new red demon eyes when all is finnished.