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ZXR TURBO DEAD!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:25 pm
by jpbikeboy
Well i went out to the drags last night, and to be simple had a shit one! First the oil scavange pump stoppped(got it going after about 2hrs of dicking around) Then did a run 11.3 129mph. the front lifted back spun and i missed a gear. then did another run 11.00 136mph back wheel spinning up, crossed the line and then BANG RATTLE RATTLE THUNK. I think i dropped a valve. the motor wont turn over at all so it could be worse. The fate of the zxr is unknown. Depending on what s wrong i might scrap it and sell it off for parts.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:49 pm
by Neka79
oh no...thats terrible..u put all that time & effort & money into the bike & it still cant beat a stock cbr??
kidding mate...bad news on the bang...sounds heart breaking.... least it woulda looked/sounded cool??
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:50 pm
by robracer
man sounds really nasty but what would you expect when a turbo is fitted the extra stress on the motor must be huge
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:58 pm
by Benno
But with all the right bits, as I am sure jp has sourced, it's quite easy to run a substansial amount of boost through the motor.
Hopefully the damage isnt too bad *fingers crossed*
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:16 pm
by SocialSecurity
RIP
perhaps time to buy a 10 instead
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:38 pm
by z900/zx9
Bugger about your bike, Off topic where do u get those dancing bears and screwing rabbits Benno
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:41 pm
by Phil
sorry to hear josh
, i'm sure both you and matt will be able to get it going again - perhaps just with the 9 engine and no turbo.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:49 pm
by hoffy
mate that is shitty luck, hope you get it going, are you gonna wack a stock 9 engine in it?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:11 pm
by Wattie
well at least its las run it won the race... beat me by .1 of a second...
i think its time for a 12 transplant, or a 10 transplant?? schweet!!
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:23 pm
by Colette
That's no good, Josh! Hope it is salvageable
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:38 pm
by Nanna10r
Bugger hope it's an easyfix champ.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:33 am
by fat460
Sorry to hear of the carnage, hope you get it sorted out.
PM sent.
Paul.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:12 am
by jpbikeboy
Thanks guys. if it's not good i'm thinking of buying a zx12 wreck and rebuiling it into a street fighter. We'll soon see.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:49 am
by Cath
jpbikeboy wrote:Thanks guys. if it's not good i'm thinking of buying a zx12 wreck and rebuiling it into a street fighter. We'll soon see.
Well, I don't want to hope that it's not good (for your sake) -> but a ZX12 streetfighter would be cool to see
Good luck!
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:18 am
by HemiDuty
Not good to hear at all man.
I really hope you can get it sorted, as much as a 12 would be good that ZXR rocked.
Good luck with it.