UH OH! BIG PROBLEM W MY 08
 

last night i was out riding. did about 100 miles. stopped 10miles from my house and filled up. 1mile from my house, when i throttled it it just seemed to not have the power it usually does. when i got it in the garage i just figured it must be a fuel issue and not a big deal. this AM i started it up and WOW did it have a terrible clunk and rattling. it almost made me cry. so i loaded it in my truck and took it to my local Honda dealer. i started it for the cat that runs the place and turned it opp very quickly. he said it sounds like i have dropped a valve. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. i have 3100 miles on the 08, all liquid levels were correct and right on spec. i di the 600 miles oil change at a local powersports dealer. he said he will tear the head off next week and see what is wrong. im sooooo very sad. my baby isnt where i can look at her and touch/drive her whenever i want to. fo that matter i cant even go in the garage and clean her. i even bet she is sittin outside having to deal with the sun, wind, rain and birds. i want to rescue her from this hell but i know there is nothing i can do.


i will keep you posted to the problem, the fix, the time frame nd how Honda handles it. Thank god its under warranty, and yes i even bought the extended.

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Ahhh...they'll fix it dude...you're doin great keepin a cool head...let us know.

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im not mad or upset. i know things break. nothing is ever perfect. no sweat. i just hate to be without her........

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Man, I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope it gets fixed quickly.

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Bad luck bro, but it's all under warranty, think of how heartbroken you'd be if you had to foot the bill. It'll be back soon!

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i should hear something by wednesday

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Tbagr, my thoughts and prayers are with you on this one , ok ? I mean my sweet jesus, 3000miles , valves ? Doesn't sound like a Honda product. If that was a HD or a Buell I'd understand it. F'ing Hell my friend. I want to buy an 08 and tour ride across Europe . Got me worried there a little bit. What color scheme did you treat yourself too ? I'll prolly go with the yellow / black cuz all my riding gear is like that...

Philnyc

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Just damn ... sorry to hear that. Valve guide or keeper must've been defective from the beginning. Glad you weren't screaming down the highway when it dropped.

Good luck getting it back ... dealerships just suck so bad at getting things done quickly.

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ok. sorry for the late update. talked to the cat today and here is what he said.....i had a bearing failure in #2 and the rod came apart because of it. motor is all torn apart and parts are on order. honda says this is the first and only problem they have had with any 08 so they are very interested in it. covered under warranty and it will be a couple weeks before all back together.

since engine is apart, im thining of doing cams and air filter. any suggestions on brand or specifics? anyone know what kinda $ is good price for both?

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and i will try to go by the shop and get a pic or two of it torn apart foryou guys to look at.

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I'm looking forward to those pics.

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Be very careful with the cam idea - greatly affects the power curve - hard to improve on what the factory put in there. Typically, you lose some bottom end and possibly some midrange if you really overdo it to get more top end.

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ok here are a couple pics i got by and took yesterday. only took these two because i didnt want to be in anyones way.

someone will have to convert them as i dont know how to post the directly here. thanks to whomever does it for me.

pic 1 is complete disassembly.

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pic 2 u can see the offending piece that broke at the bottom of the pic in the middle, there is just a sliver. you can also see the difference in color between the #2 and the rest.

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Damn sorry to hear TBagr, but at least its covered.

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thank you for converting those pics for me sir

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That just sucks bro.. bad luck indeed. I thought mine was bad. Me and you could never hang out, we'd die or something from a falling hunk of turd from an airplane or something...

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Thats just sad.......... Hey, would they give you a loaner? Car dealerships do.......

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i didnt ask for a loaner and i am sure they would not have givem one. nice try though.

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BIKE IS BACK IN MY GARAGE!!!!! 4 weeks to the day and the warranty bill was right at 4k...

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Great news. It has to be a good feeling to have it back. Congrats.

Did they ever determine what the root cause of the problem was?

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there were several issuses once they got it open. not sure which one caused which and hard to determine. new crank, rod, bearings and oil pump(just in case) as well as other assorted gaskets/bolts etc....

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Same thing happened recently to my friend's ZX-14. It had about 3,500 miles on it. Turned out the clutch came apart and pieces got circulated in the engine.

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I bet your glad to have such a sweet bike back home!!! Now you have to thru a whole new break in period.......I hope they got it right for you!!!

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i dont need no stinkin breakin period!

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glad you got the bike back but wow. Did you ask the dealer if this has been happening with alot of 08 1k's? I would have never thought a bearing would have been shot in a honda!

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spend the extra time on beer and hookers

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Awesome bro! I hope my 08 stays together but if something happens, I hope that it runs correctly afterwards. I have heard bad things once an engine has to be cracked open.

Good Luck!!!

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I wouldn't be suprised if your engine is sitting until an electron microscope right now with honda trying to figure out where they lost their quality control. Something similar happend to a friend of mine. He had a brand new civic with about 2000 miles on it and it threw a rod. They hooked him up bigtime with a new engine.

Honda doesn't mess around with stuff like this. Glad you got everything back in running order :D

Ride safe!