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Old 08-08-2011, 05:53 PM
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Default shop says new engine, i say no. hi-def pics fyi

here are some GOOD pics of the engine, gonna build another bike, hopefully.









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yep, that's a four cylinder!
 
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Old 08-08-2011, 10:11 PM
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well more of the point was to show that the shop was saying i needed a new case, pistons, crank(without even looking at the bottom end) with a total cost with labor of 7200. and i was showing everyone what they made there desison on based on the look of the pistons and ect.
 
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I am aware, I was just being stupid. I don't know anything about that, at least condition wise. I know how the pistons and rods and everything go together, but to me they look worn, but other than that i can't say much. But for $7200, might as well buy a new bike. or at least a wrecked one with a good engine.
 
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Old 08-08-2011, 10:44 PM
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$7200? Shop wouldn't happen to also sell bikes would they?

"Hey, it'll cost ya $7,200 for us to fix it... But yanno we got this great GSXr for $7,000. Only been down 5 times!"
 
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Old 08-08-2011, 11:24 PM
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Question: What is the history on this engine?
How long have you had it?
Was it running before you took it to a shop? How well?
 
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Old 08-08-2011, 11:29 PM
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Fack the dealer...I took it in for a fuel pump issue and they said they had to undo all my stuff (flush mounts, hid's, etc) THEN do diagnostics on it. I said forget it, so I picked up the bike and took it home. Figured it out myself, and rode it back to the shop as a kick in their *** HAHA
 
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Originally Posted by ThaBrock
Question: What is the history on this engine?
How long have you had it?
Was it running before you took it to a shop? How well?
https://cbrforum.com/forum/cbr-954rr...ow-oil-128503/

May have ridden 1k+ miles 3 quarts low on oil
 
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funny thing, is that other than scoring the cyl walls, there is nothing you're going to see from these views- What looks like scoring in the top pic also just looks like a reflection-

from the pics, I would laugh at them and tell them I was on my way to look in person. other than some build up in the combustion chamber these pics don't show squat-
Now, turn the head over and pull a cam if it's not welded into it, and show that- show some bad bearings, show something!
Sucks any way you look at it though….
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 10:07 AM
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well i believe the guy that sold it to me (a cop) put in non smoke oil because it had a good level ,about 1300 miles later it was almost all burned through and engine starting making a noise. Said it was the top end and they got in there and this is what it looks like. The engines back at my house now and i have a new engine with 7600 miles showing up this week sometime.hopefully ill beriding this weekend.
 


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