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I have a supermini built with a hot rods stroker crank that is on the second owner with over 100 hours and still running strong. I have a friend with the same setup and he was able to get 135 hours out his crank. He replaced his as a preventative maintenance but the crank outlasted the cylinder.
Todd
Sorry bout ur bike.
I skimmed through but how many hours were on your top end ? 27 ? I've seen guys do just top ends (after 40 though) and they grenade because the old rod can't handle the new compression from the fresh piston.
Never used a hot rods crank and when I see it listed on used bikes for sale I pass....or quickly pull it out and rebuild with oem. But I mean people have oem cranks that grenade too. Coulda just been just bad luck. Stings when it happens but it could be worse right?
My wrx just grenaded last month at 56,000 miles. Talk about money. Vomit. I'll never complain about a 2 stroke or 4 stroke grenade again...EVER. So atleast yours was a 2 smoker!!
Pit Row
It pays for basically everything. If you have a crash it will replace your gear, your bike damage(in some cases), all medical costs, money for the pain + money if you have to take time off work.
10 years ago the insurance was around 500-600€ for a 450, now some companies charge 4000€ for it. They basically don't want to sell the insurance because it's "too good" and lots of people started to take advantage of it.
The cheapest insurance you can get on a new 450 is around 1300-1400€/year. I pay 1400€ for my 2017 KTM 450.
Some people don't want to buy new bikes because like JMX82 mentioned, they still have the insurance from a few years ago on their bike when it was relatively cheap and they would have to get a new insurance on a new bike. That is the biggest reason why MX is in a free fall here and cross country/enduro(actual road legal and registered bikes have way cheaper insurances and they keep their value way better than a MX bike = more affordable compared to MX) is gaining. People can't afford to buy new bikes or even second hand bikes.
I guess I have learnt my lesson here and from now on I will check the squish band clearance every time I assemble engine.
I was lucky enough to find used engine cases for cheap price and I'm currently looking for a place to send the cylinder for replating/welding. I will start soon building the bike to its former glory
They were close to get a new law through the parliament 1 or 2 years ago but they fucked it up on the finish line. Probably not good enough lobbying.
It's sad to see but all we can do is hope that there will be a solution soon. It's incredibly difficult to attract new riders to the sport when it's that expensive. And without riders, no federation or races. I hope they(SML, the federation) understands that.
This is a bit off topic haha.
Good to hear that JMX82 found used engine cases though!
It's going to be pretty quiet in the races soon if somethings not done. Many of my friends have already quit racing because they don't afford to pay insurance fees. Finnish federation has been awfully quiet about the situation apart from few statements that won't help anything.
Ken strictly uses Pro X. No way he put Hot Rods in it. The guy does not operate like that.
The cost is high because it covers medical cost and time off work. I thought you guys had free health insurance? Why do you need a policy to cover those cost? Also, here we would need to pay insurance for theft ($90/yr), health insurance (free-$1000/mo depending on employer/self-employed), and disability coverage to pay for missed work ($5-70/mo for STD). Add those up and let's say you are spending $6-7k/year for the average person.
And the bike insurance allows a person to turn to private medical care. You could go the public route but the waiting lines for surgeries is way longer than on the private sector. I remember that i had surgery on my ACL 1½ week after the crash when i went with my insurance company. I would've waited 4-5 weeks if i would've went the public route.
Yeah i forgot to add that the "traffic insurance"(that is what it's called) will also cover the other parties damage if you happen to cause a crash on the track. Lets say that i jump on someones back and he gets badly injured, my insurance will cover that.
Like i said the biggest issue with this is the gear/bike part. People(me included) started to take new helmets, gear etc after crashes through the insurance company. That is one part of why the fees sky rocketed.
And like JMX82 said, the parliament fucked up back in the day. This insurance is mandatory to the law. That is why our federation has tried to get through a new law that removes the need of it like in all other countries. Too bad that they are completely useless and haven't figured it out even though this has been a huge problem for years. The licence for racing costs 450€, it includes a basic insurance but it only covers up to 10k€ if i remember it right(i might be wrong).
And keep in mind that no one else(other sports) in this country needs a insurance like this. We are the only ones that have this incredibly outdated and stupid regulation. And we are the only country in Europe with something like this. Too bad that this is killing Finnish moto. It's not a coincidence that we had our worst ever MXdN this year.
That would suck so bad if you had to wait 4-5 weeks for medical treatment. I guess that is what comes with free healthcare. Stories like yours make me wonder why so many people in America want free coverage. I think they see the free side of it, but not the side effects that come with it.
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