Killed Her

Romans

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RE: Killed Her
12/13/12 9:24 AM

Ask Mechanic about the bad oil pump design. More guys talking about it here

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zx1441xz

Location: Augusta, GA

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RE: Killed Her
12/30/12 7:24 AM

Hello All,

Picked by baby up from the shop on Friday. Used MotoMan's break-in method. The bike runs excellent! A friend followed me- no smoke, no sonic booms from the Brocks.

The dealer had to send my engine back to Kawi so they can investigate and figure out what happened. I will followup with them to see what the problem was. Possible recall..?

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Grn14

Location: Montana

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RE: Killed Her
12/30/12 8:36 AM

Glad you're back in the saddle!Nice pic.....bike's doing okay...excellent!

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carabuser

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RE: Killed Her
12/30/12 2:59 PM

zx1441xz, so the PCV wasnt an issue with the warranty ?

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RE: Killed Her
12/30/12 11:57 PM

Glad you got your bike back!! And +1 on the PC being a problem with warranty?

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zx1441xz

Location: Augusta, GA

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RE: Killed Her
12/31/12 8:31 AM

The PC never came up as a topic of discussion when I picked it up. I asked initially if it would be an issue with the warranty and was told by the mechanic it would not be. I think Kawi was more interested in doing their own diagnosis on the engine than anything else. There was no paperwork to sign or anything- just like picking it up following a regular service. I am interested to know what the problem was.

Sonic booms are back... Going to look into a dyno

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rocketman

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RE: Killed Her
12/31/12 11:32 AM

are you going to rev this new engine like you did on the one that threw the connecting rod?

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zx1441xz

Location: Augusta, GA

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RE: Killed Her
01/01/13 6:13 AM

^ ^

Its better to break it early so it's covered by warranty :)

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rocketman

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RE: Killed Her
01/01/13 10:46 AM

yea, but i bet this new engine doesnt have a warranty.

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Grn14

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RE: Killed Her
01/01/13 11:00 AM

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dragking

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RE: Killed Her
01/01/13 12:32 PM

Glad to see they did you right zx1441. Hope you've got some info for us soon!

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zx1441xz

Location: Augusta, GA

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RE: Killed Her
01/01/13 3:17 PM

The new engine is covered under warranty as of zero miles.

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aegisranger

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RE: Killed Her
06/06/13 7:20 AM

Hey zx1441xz,

Did you find out anything about your old engine? Was it an oiling issue? My '12 ZX14R just went BOOM with 3,600 miles.

After 3 seconds of full throttle, everything else on the road becomes 'Oncoming Traffic'...
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Wolfman

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RE: Killed Her
06/09/13 4:44 AM

ZX1441, glad to hear you are back on your mount, my brotha. As I read here, what an ordeal for you to go through.

I have a 2012 r and would love to know what Kawi tells you, they probably will not release any info voluntarily...but I am at 2700km and hope to never experience

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