How Bmw cylinder heads save your legs.

Shit,we nearly got rid of you that would be sad... )

Did you get the trucks rego and report it,that is a offence

CDIHL

 

Coming home tonight on the Freeway doing 100kmh in the right lane.
A semi trailer about 40 metres agead of me is in the middle lane when
all of a sudden something flies off the top of it.
Of course it falls in my lane so I immediately countersteered and missed
running over the top of it.
I feel a "thud" as it bounces and hits the right hand cylinder head then
hits the sole of my boot befoore bouncing off down the road to be hit by
another semitrailer behind me.
Needless to say I was a tad shaken up but no worse for wear and the bike
handled beautifully.
In fact, considering the speeds it felt like it was all in slow motion.
I couldn't really do much about the truckie as it was all freeway and
nowhere to stop without creating a huge traffic mess so i let it be.
When I got home i had a good look at the bike.
The front of the right hand cylinder head has a gouge the size of a ten
cent piece in it and the cap that covers the spark plug was ripped off.
(nothing broken it just needs to be replaced)
Considering the size of the gouge I was wondering what that object would
have done to my leg had the cylinder head not taken the blow.
Anyways gotta get another spark plug cap tomorrow so I count my blessings.

 

You gotta try harder

Happened too quickly to do that I was happy to have a leg still.
Besides its not like u can grab a pen and write down the rego on a bike
at 100kmh.
I was too busy avoiding obstacle
Thanks for the concern;-)

 

Lucky you...heres another way...

your riding your GS in the Icelandic desert and topple over in the
middle of a corner, the bike looks like its on your leg, its the real
middle of nowhere situation, but alas the bike is resting on the
cyclinder and side pannier, your foot wriggles free with only a slight
bruising.

And once the bikes picked up, no small task, it starts first time - no
damage.


Or,

your riding out of a gravel car park and for some reason the bike
falls over, it slides down the road on one cyclinder and a pannier. As
it stops, it momenteraly stands up before slamming down on the ground.

The cyclinder guard is worn, the cyclinder head cover is gouged and
the case is bent - but the rest of the bike is unscaved, it starts
first time.


Or,

your riding up a French mountain on a military road made from orange
sized rocks, they keep hitting the sole of your boot and bouncing of
the cyclinders, it feels OK, once you get to the top you see all the
deep scratches in the engine guard and begin to think that the GS was
a good choice.



10K between services, no chain, fuel efficient and comfortable!


Cheers, Tim.

 

Snip most....

Smee, glag to hear you all OK and the bike..

errr..... they allow tractors on the freeway in Victoria??

John

 

Remember how I was gonna have a beer in your absence at Philip Island?
forrrgedaboutit.PPPPPPP

 

Any volunteers to help enforce Smee's undertaking to avoid beer at the
Island?

Moike

 

I'd be happy to drink his beer

Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2 lives on !! no ZX12R yet...

 

10K between services, no chain, fuel efficient and comfortable!Glad to hear you're all OK.
I might get some stick on cylinder heads for my zxr it'd be grouse.
10K between oil changes? does it have separate oil for the engine and
the transmission or all-in-one like a normal bike?
either way 10K is pretty good, my zxr lasts about 1000-1200km before
the gearchange goes all notchy
Mark

 

Yeah, Johno, surely you've seen the signs on the Sturt Hwy, "Caution,
slow-moving agricultural machinery uses this road"

 

Thanks.
Yup
Definitely separate oil for engine and transmission.

 

OI
I said I wouldn't have a beer for johno nowPPPP
I didn't say I was avoiding beer all together.
And Nev
Piss off

 

In his case it would be more the clutch rather than the gearbox.

 

Hey hey hey, take it easy. I've never used the clutch so how can there
be a problem with it?
I use Silkolene comp4 and always have. She's only done 38000km so I
wouldn't think the gearbox is fucked, though she occasionally falls
out of gear. Though that was more likely a lazy shifting problem.
How long does the average sportsish type bike last before going
notchy?
Mark