Topic: "Blown" Motors

[ttr400]

Thought I would share these pics of a destroyed big bore CB400F race motor. It belongs to a buddy of mine in the UK. This was his last race of the season and bang!!
The motor had done a couple of seasons I think.  It's an ex Isle of Man racer from the 70's.
It was using treated stock rods with the small end bored to 15mm......let go at 11500 rpm.
He does have another motor with all the right bits in it.......including a set of high performance rods.

Kevin.

[jhasewhite]

that must have made a pretty sound

[KB02]

ouch...

[fastbroshi]

I bet it sounded like a big flushing sound from the money toilet

[fuzzybutt]

was he hurt in the wreck that had to have followed? i hope not.

[ttr400]

He shut off when he felt bits of the motor hitting his right leg. No he didn't crash, kept it upright.

Kevin

[paulages]

holy #$%*! that rod sliced right through the case. wow, that's incredible.

[bggann]

The thought of that between my legs at 11.5K.  Scary...

[mystic_1]

Wow, just had to one-up scondon, I guess

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=40060.0

Glad to hear that your buddy didn't go down or take any shrapnel, that's some scary damage.

mystic_1

[speedy gonzalais]

nasty all that from a dropped valve ?

[voxonda]

That's HAVOC!!!!

Thank GOD that he didn't damaged himself!

Cheers,

Rob