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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:57 pm
by ttc
they must have got rid of it, its nearly empty now.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:43 am
by rocketrod
The valves seized after washing the bike?
That is the most crap i have ever heard.
What did you fill the engine up with water to wash the inside of that as well.
Who are these clowns?
Just because you are a women,its sounds like they think they can tell you any crap and you are going to believe it?
Ive never seen in any hand book say not to wash the bike or it will seize the valves.
Ive heard of valves sticking in engines,but thats usually if the engine has been sitting around for 12 months or so and never turned over and its more so on side valve engines and not overhead valve engines.
Man, ide like to have a chat with these f#*kwits.
If they believe this BS,i wouldnt let them touch a pram.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:50 am
by Daisy
There's definitely something suss going on with somebody's mechanic. Makes me so glad I do my own work.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:53 am
by MickLC
rocketrod wrote:The valves seized after washing the bike?
That is the most crap i have ever heard.
What did you fill the engine up with water to wash the inside of that as well.
Who are these clowns?
Just because you are a women,its sounds like they think they can tell you any crap and you are going to believe it?
Ive never seen in any hand book say not to wash the bike or it will seize the valves.
Ive heard of valves sticking in engines,but thats usually if the engine has been sitting around for 12 months or so and never turned over and its more so on side valve engines and not overhead valve engines.
Man, ide like to have a chat with these f#*kwits.
If they believe this BS,i wouldnt let them touch a pram.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:11 am
by mike-s
agreed, and how do they know its rusted, did they send a secret spy camera in the airbox?
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:07 pm
by ttc
OK, I have it back..
The mechanic said compression is perfect etc, bike is like new.
Why it stopped? don't know.
I went to the honda dealership and looked at trading it, test rode a vfr800.
They're a sweet bike, very capable, solid. Did notice the power difference though.
Unfortunately they wanted to much changover if i traded it on a new vfr, so I told them to look out for a 2nd handie for me
Then I hopped back on the zed and I realised something.. the zed made me smile, the honda didn't.
I'll still buy a vfr800 for touring, and it's made me realise how much I do love the zed
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:16 pm
by RG
trade it in for another Z1000, u still can use the pretty bits.
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:35 pm
by Neka79
hmm so i better not buy a z1000 ..sometimes i ride in the rain..and if riding in the rain hurts it...
i never knew bikes were water soluble??
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:09 pm
by RG
Neka79 wrote:hmm so i better not buy a z1000 ..sometimes i ride in the rain..and if riding in the rain hurts it...
i never knew bikes were water soluble??
They are allright in Australia, there isn't much rain here.
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:20 pm
by falx
Cept up here...
Check the ecu connector pins, some of them may have gotten damp. If they have signs of corrosion thats a possible contribution.