I really dont like motorcycles anymore

[Projekt]

Son of a b!tch.. Wish I was close enough to buy you a beer.

[cipher5791]

Sorry to hear that bro.
That should not cause you to hate bike though.

[tegbusa]

That sucks.. But it's part of the game!

[frisbee]

That really sucks , sorry to hear .

[TruWrecks]

Sorry. That would mean it's time for a timeout. If valve retainer failure is the cause you might want to present the parts back to the manufacture of those parts. Best case they might help with rebuilding costs. Worse case they will tell you to take a flying leap.

[NIGHTFLIGHT]

Who put it 2gether?How many race motors have you put 2gether?Who did the head who shimed it?You or machine shop?Im not trying be a prick just curious.

[BA BUSA]

sorry Dude...take a break and decide what you are gonna do with the project

[Mr Bogus]

Sorry. That would mean it's time for a timeout. If valve retainer failure is the cause you might want to present the parts back to the manufacture of those parts. Best case they might help with rebuilding costs. Worse case they will tell you to take a flying leap.

boy would that open up a door... Dear sirs... my motor was making a few ponies when your titanium retainer gave up the ghost and dropped a valve on my $80,000 motor, please see enclosed parts list and start sending replacements ASAP. Sincerely Joe Racer"

I am with earlier poster.. as a primary cause of failure? kind of sketchy.. maybe floated a valve? kissed a piston first? was the valve torched by chance or could you determine if the stem stretched? (around the fillet usually)

[Evil_keeps_me_young]

bad situation sorry...

[alglag412]

youll get her b ack in shape!

[BlueHaya]

that sux.

[Salty]

Man I feel for ya...After all that time and investment...Take some time away...Blow off some steam...Start back with a fresh head...

[99'busa]

So what size of crank did you have in it



j/k brother I know how you feel but mine was not quite that damaged. Look on the bright side you have another bike to ride still Let me send you a nice cigar

[DaCol.]

If your building any machine to race, this is going to happen sooner or later. Ya just have to accept it, or just decide you want to race but winning isn't what your after ! Just goes with the Business. It does deflate you though, absolutely everytime it happens

[GMbusa]

This sucks. I feel for you. I know what the frustration feels like. I've owned my 06'turbo Busa since sept 07' and have only rode it 3.5 months the whole time I've owned it. It's one problem after another. Nothing I have done, just Murphy at work.

Step back, take a breather and look over your engine. Is it just the topend? Any rods shot? So close yet so far. I know this.

S#%t happens, take a break.

[DocDrop]

Matt, Jules was reading the texts to me yesturday. At first i was happy for ya with the numbers she was telling me, then i was told the sad news about what happened. Man there is not much to say to make things better. Sorry to hear the news man.

[Fastfrog007]

that story makes me SAD, the sick feeling in the stomach is the worst, very sorry bro uke:

[Cblast]

Wish there was more we could do to make ya feel better.

[Wag]

Have at it with some JB Weld and you'll be up and running again in no time!



Sorry, couldn't resist. Let us know what you decide to do about all this and how it goes. Sounds like you at least have the potential to get your dream bike going.

My boss builds big bore V-8 drag boat motors and they're always having issues like this. They just tear it apart and go at it again until they get it right. And they ALWAYS get it right.

Put your heart back into it when you recover emotionally and you'll be off and running again. Most important, learn what you can from the experience.

--Wag--