Camping trip gone wrong

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Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 08:22
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This weekend (starting Thursday) I set out on a fourd day motorcycle camping trip through arkansas. I got into siloam springs from edmond, ok, and dumped the bike due to rain slicked roads. No damage to myself but I bent the crankshaft end on my bike. I guess the hunt for a new engine begins.

I will post pics and story soon.
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1973 rd250 (in 1000 pieces)

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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 08:33
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That sucks! :( Glad to hear your ok. Good luck with fixing your bike.
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 08:45
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Yikes! Glad you are still with us.
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 10:07
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Thanks guys. I was just starting to really fall in love with the bike too. No I just need to find a replacement engine.:angry:
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 10:35
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Glad you're alright. Yes indeed, it was mighty rainy here in OKC Thursday. The creek behind the house was at it's highest in years.
Cashion, OK
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 10:44
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yeah, it was even worse in Arkansas I think. When I went down it was barely pissing, but slick as snot. Sun came out right after I dumped it too. All I could do was laugh. Do you know of any sources for a used, good condition bike in our area OKC Kent?
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 10:52
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are you sure you bent the crank? B)
Still recovering,some days are better than others.

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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 11:01
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PLUMMEN wrote:
are you sure you bent the crank? B)

Yeah, there could be alot salvagable/still within spec.

Sorry to hear that though, I would cry!

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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 18:03
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I will pull the crank end bolt out, but the magnet for my dyna s was pushed so far over it was resting on the pickup. So yes, I am pretty sure the crank end is bent. I will do some further investigating. It would be tits if it was just the bolt that is bent, but I doubt it.
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 18:35
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ndeli55 wrote:
yeah, it was even worse in Arkansas I think. When I went down it was barely pissing, but slick as snot. Sun came out right after I dumped it too. All I could do was laugh. Do you know of any sources for a used, good condition bike in our area OKC Kent?

A mechanic at Bob Howard Chevy keeps telling me he knows a guy in Edmond with a KZ650 he wants to buy, but never has. Just sitting there. A friend of a friend has three 650's, 1 running, two for parts. If I can contact either one I'll pass the info to you.
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 20:20
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If you fell on the points side, the crank end is pretty much flush with the seal if I remember right. No way to bend it really. The bolt and advancer is broken possibly, but doubtful the crank.
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Re: Camping trip gone wrong

09 Oct 2009 21:26
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this is good news, and on my further thoughts, is actually what I came up with. I am going to tear into it tomorrow, and see what I come up with.
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