After opening up the engine it was discovered that one of the connecting rods had broken and came off the shaft.

thankfully no apparent danger to the other parts...

what could be done to repair the engine or which part would be needed so that i can ride again?

and what might have caused this damage? so that i can avoid this in the future... please help! missing riding alot

 

Look closer for other damage. If the conecting rod came off the crankshaft, be certain there is other damage. Even a scratch on the crank is enough to cause problems, not to mention what a few extra millimeters of piston travel can do to a valve train. Check again. If you are not sure, get the parts to a machine shop so the can check it out, and hopefully fix the damage. Best case, you will need a new rod and bearings, but it may be better to look for another motor.

 

What were you doing at the time said engine calamity happened?
This is the kind of story that sends shivers up my spine.
A con rod coming off the crank is like..... the titanic sinking, unless you were thrashing the living daylights of of her round a track...... but even then...... blimey.
C'mon man. Spill the beans. What's the story?

 

yup,i'm with them, no way you threw a rod and didn't do anything to the crank! and you didn't do anything to the case, either? - that would be lucky. look in the bottom of the oil pan to see how much debris (metal shavings) is in there.


you'd need another rod, then you'd need new bearings all around, head gasket, hone/hatch, wristpins, and new rings IF nothing is wrong with the crank and a lot of metal didn't go through the motor

 

well i got a new motor... thankfully found it but got it a bit expensive this time... sounds nice though... a bit more grunt then the previous one...

 

hehe! Well I had gone on a 300 mile trip with some friends of mine who had busas and an R1 the crossplane one so well I was following them at really high speeds and was trying to keep up with them on the highway... So the enging was always revving higher then the busas so I can imagine what that might have done to it... Lol! But anyway got a another engin. Which is nice but has another kind of problem... Makes a tick tick sound when the bike warms up and no sound when it's cold... Getting it checked the mechs even are unable to sort this out... So many bloody problems all at once I miss riding...