I bought this bike less than a year ago. A couple things went wrong and I decided to have the full motor rebuilt - partly because it needed it and partly because I wanted a brand new motor. This included re-plating the cylinder.
10 hours later, I pulled the filter off (as I do after every ride) and saw the sand in the pic below. The week before I had put the filter on and it had a small chunk out of it in the area that seals. But it didn't seem to be enough to undo the seal or let anything through. I don't know if that was it. I still can't tell how all that sand got through. Anyway, you can see the damage it did to the cylinder. Also, you can see the magnetic drain bolt that collected a bunch of metal shavings. It did that twice after two flushes.
So, after going into a catatonic state for two weeks and my wife telling me that she was worried about my health, I've finally started to deal with the problem. I cannot afford a new bike and I can't really afford to have a mechanic rebuild the damn thing again. I have never rebuilt a motor but have a friend that rebuilds and mods his own road race car motor who says we can do it.
My question is, what all exactly is jacked up in there? If I get it replated and buy one of those wrench rabbit rebuild kits, will I have everything I need? Or is there more to it than just rebuilding the motor? Is it possible that it destroyed the transmission also?
And after that, I still don't know exactly how all the sand got in.
Thanks for the help. I'm a weekend warrior office jockey who can do basic maintenance and some bolt on stuff.
anyways good luck and I hope it all goes well for you.
