Roboco
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LOL...a t-shirt that says Yamaha on it or the dealers name?
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something along the lines of..."my new Yamaha I got at ________ blew the engine and all I got is this stupid T-shirt"
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something along the lines of..."my new Yamaha I got at ________ blew the engine and all I got is this stupid T-shirt"
that is a good one danny
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+1 thats great.
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Don't worry about it.
I was "on the bench" as an Automotive Technician for 25 years, and I can assure you that I rebuilt motors that had a LOT more internal damage than that. A dropped valve causes spectacular piston/cylinder head damage, but usually nothing else. Once your engine is rebuilt with a new piston and cylinder head all will be well.
Great photos, btw...I doubt many here have actually seen the inside of an FZ6 motor...I know I haven't. :thumbup:
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For $4000 dollars, surely it's got to be more economical to replace the whole lump?
Sorry about the engine failure, but the photos are really good.
(Whom ever thought of putting a camera on a mobile phone was a genius)
Its good they found the cause as well.
(Whom ever thought of putting a camera on a mobile phone was a genius)
Its good they found the cause as well.
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For $4000 dollars, surely it's got to be more economical to replace the whole lump?
I suspect it's because complete engine assemblies are not available from the factory "off the shelf". It is more economical and practical to send the parts to (re)assemble an engine at the dealership. Not unusual at all in the automotive industry, so it's most likely the same in the motorcycle industry. I haven't seen a new long block engine from Japan for years now in our company.
We remanufacture engines here in Canada for our Customers, both long blocks and short blocks. Short blocks are available new from the factory, however.
Many Customers feel that their vehicle is somehow sub-standard if it's been through a similar situation to the FZ6 owner above....I tell them that their car was not assembled by angels at the factory...it was assembled by humans and robots. A trained technician can do just as good a job (if not better) at assembly at a Dealership.
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I am sure a trained tech is going to do a better job than the robots and factory guys did on this one. LOL
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MAN....I just wanna RIDE again....Soon!!!!
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Sorry you have a 3 week delay but I'm betting that engine will be bulletproof when the techs are done with it.
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FZ update. I stopped at the dealers on Saturday for a status on the bike. 99% of the parts were in (took 2 weeks for some of the parts from Japan). The tech said the rest should be in today. The bike will be worked on Tuesday / Wednesday and if all goes as planned it will road tested on Thursday. With all of that said, I could very well have the bike back by this weekend!!!!
An interesting note that I would like to share is according to Yamaha, this is the very first case of them ever seeing anything like this happen. These parts, the engine case and top end, have never been ordered before. They actually had to take the parts off of the assembly line in the main factory in Japan. This means there's going to be an '08 FZ out there somewhere with no engine in it......LOL! What I'm getting at is they don't just make these particular parts extra. The parts were intended to be used for the production of a new FZ6. Thanks to me though I have slowed down the production line and now all of the new bikes are going to be late to arrive at the US Yamaha dealers!!
Back on a serious note I am stoked about getting her back. I miss the FZ despite what little time we had with each other.
An interesting note that I would like to share is according to Yamaha, this is the very first case of them ever seeing anything like this happen. These parts, the engine case and top end, have never been ordered before. They actually had to take the parts off of the assembly line in the main factory in Japan. This means there's going to be an '08 FZ out there somewhere with no engine in it......LOL! What I'm getting at is they don't just make these particular parts extra. The parts were intended to be used for the production of a new FZ6. Thanks to me though I have slowed down the production line and now all of the new bikes are going to be late to arrive at the US Yamaha dealers!!
Back on a serious note I am stoked about getting her back. I miss the FZ despite what little time we had with each other.
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That's great to hear! I envy you that you will be able to ride it when it's delivered back to you....my riding season's over for the winter. 
The technician is telling you the truth re: pulling parts off Yamaha's assembly line that are not usually "dealer inventory" parts. Not unusual under the circumstances, as this was a rare failure.
The technician is telling you the truth re: pulling parts off Yamaha's assembly line that are not usually "dealer inventory" parts. Not unusual under the circumstances, as this was a rare failure.
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Glad to hear it ia all working out..... yep this is a great time of year to live in FL
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Good to hear you're getting your bike back.
Even better to hear that typically the engine is so bullet proof, Yamaha don't even bother to hold spares for it :Sport:
Even better to hear that typically the engine is so bullet proof, Yamaha don't even bother to hold spares for it :Sport:
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Glad your getting it all back together.
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Glad to hear everything's going all right!
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You should ask your tech if you can have the warranty parts. Chances are they'll need to keep them until their local DPSM inspects them and pays the claim, but they might let you have them.
Great souvenirs, especially that cylinder head!
Man, could I weave some stories around that...
Great souvenirs, especially that cylinder head!
Man, could I weave some stories around that...
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cool deal!!! let us know how the 08s run!!!
I just wondered if they could have just swapped engines from another new bike? Sounds like that would have been the easiest and quickest way to resolve your problem.
