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Just a Noob
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Pensacola, FL
Moto: 08 Green 6R
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Read this thread on another forum just now...its been posted for a few hours by now. He goes on to say he rolled it away from the road to hide it. Ok...but whats to stop the countless of assholes that just read it all over the internet to stealing it. You know this bike is gone....
So I'm riding back from Philadelphia to Boston. I'm about 40 minutes from Hartford, 140 miles or so from Boston, I hear a clink and my Ninja 250 drops from 10,000RPM to 5000RPM in a matter of 3 seconds, now this is kind of dangerous since the highway has a fair number of cars. The 5000RPMs just disappear as the engine shuts off completely. I managed to pull the motorcycle over to the side. I looked at the engine heat indicator and it said it was kind of hot but not in the red. I thought that was kind of weird since during the entire trip (given that it was cold), the engine temperature never got over halfway hot. I let my engine cool for 5-10 minutes then tried starting it. I manage to get it to start with some trouble and I give it a bit of gas so it won't die...it does die literally. I hear a really loud ping and the bottom of the motorcycle erupts in white smoke. I was later told by a fellow biker, who I didn't know, (who happened to be driving) that there was a hole in the bottom of my engine casing...he said he'd never seen that before in his years as a mechanic...especially considering that I had only had 7700 miles total on my 2003 Ninja250. He guessed based upon piecing together what he could find nearby of the shattered part that had shot through the engine casing to shatter on the floor that the something arm had broken off completely. It transmitted the power of the pistons. He also said that the engine was completely dead as in I would need a completely engine replacement if my bike were to work... I had just ridden from Boston to Pittsburgh, the next day Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, and today, the next day, from Philadelphia to Boston. Is it just me or do I smell defect? Albeit my bike is 5 years old but only 7700 miles. I just had everything overhauled, carbs cleaned, etc, oil changed, etc, new rear tire. Not to mention, the mechanics would never have noticed something wrong "inside" of the engine unless something did go wrong, right? Also, my bike is now stuck out on I-91N on the grass and I don't know how to get it back to Boston...what do people usually do...a tow truck will ass rape me if I use them... What should I do? I feel so lost...I know the hankering to ride will hit me strong in the next 3-4 days since its my stress relief tool and here it is causing me a whole load of stress on top of all the other stress I have in my life... I also don't know how to take care of my baby and get it here. Help pleaseeeee, I'm so lost :'-( |
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Trip's Assistant
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Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
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WOW!!!
now wonder NObama will get elected!!! |
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Let's do another U-turn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Indiana
Moto: 2009 V-Strom
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If he just had everything "overhauled," I bet someone accidentally dropped something into the carb. Either that, or when they changed the oil, they didn't put enough in...
But telling everyone where your bike is currently sitting abandoned is pretty stupid. Granted, it's a 5 year old Ninja 250 with a busted engine, so not sure who is really going to put forth the effort to go grab it. |
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Says it's time to ride
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Diego, CA :)
Moto: 2003 honda CBR 954/ 2011 Road King classic
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TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
Posts: 15,677
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WERA White Plate
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Maryland
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never gonan live that post down, Get a buddy with a truck and pick that bitch up.
________ MARIJUANA VAPORIZERS ________ BIG TITS PORN Last edited by Antwanny; 04-07-2011 at 07:31 PM.. |
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restorer of the original
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zionsville,PA
Moto: '93 ZR1100 &'73 Kawasaki H1 500
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Let's do another U-turn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Indiana
Moto: 2009 V-Strom
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Yep. I didn't say anything about myself, I was just making a general point. It's a 5 year old Ninja 250, not a brand new Duc. Personally, I wouldn't take either, but the general thieving population may not waste their time on a 5 yr old 250. And I believe I posted my thoughts in Antwanny's thread. ![]() |
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Chaotic Neutral
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
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CMDLINE
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Huntsville, AL
Moto: 2008 Black/Grey Hayabusa
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![]() ![]() Poor kid. Yeah, odds are that shitz gone. Doesn't matter if it runs or not... folks in the states just don't care anymore. |
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