Aluminium CNC log.

[blackburn mark]

grr it has to be done this week!

i need to ride to my MOD 1 on monday.

i just did a bit of research on the powervalve (i never got my hands dirty on one) if the bike was a bit guttless after 9000rpm (start of the powerband) then the chances are the powervalve wasnt working in the first place... some versions aparently wear out and can drop parts into your cylinder, possibly what happend to yours ?

if you have all the other replacement parts it may well run well enough for your mod 1 without the powervalve running (i think you can assume it wasnt running anyway)
good luck man :sad:

[jcb121]

Mate, you are almost spot on!

It was gutless all the time! I barely had the power to move me from stopped, I would have to clutch in and rev it again 2-3 times.

The power valve was working, I saw the servo moving about.

when I took apart the engine, the piston was worn to a smooth edge on one section. The power valve has fallen into the engine and it closed off half of the exhaust completely, as well as that the bottom end is leaking pressure.

this would explain how crap it was riding!

The powervalve hasn't completely fallen out of place though, i can still move it physically up and down with out issue. the power valve is in 3 sections and I think just the middle one has fallen down. this would also explain the rattle I heard when riding and the worn piston.

TheTuningWorks have a set of two blades for £250 that i will be buying tomorrow with weekend delivery.

I need to find some good liquid gasket though, the manual states suzuki bond 1215 but I can't find this stuff anywhere and it's a bit late now!

[blackburn mark]

I need to find some good liquid gasket though, the manual states suzuki bond 1215 but I can't find this stuff anywhere and it's a bit late now!

might be worth bending some ears in a local bike shop,,,, not the pocket rocket supermarket type where the staff dont know what oily hands look like and would love to sell you some super duper suzuki bond 1215 for £60
id be looking for some ugly bugger with a beard and oil tattood into his hands... im sure he will have a nice equivelant in a dusty box for a tenner :)