Re: [ST] ST done blowed up.

[Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Shit Lex that truly sucks...  Well as some one else mentioned at 
least you didn't get hurt. Please keep us informed as to what your 
dealer finds.. It certainly is a mighty rare occurrence that a 955 
motor just up and croaks like this.

Erik


>Well, folks on the way to work Tuesday, My Lucifer Orange 2000 
>Sprint ST apparently threw a connecting rod and punched a .5 inch by 
>1 inch hole in the lower engine case.  Shop hasn't yet taken the 
>engine apart yet to see what other damage there is, but mentioned 
>that it makes crunching noise when they rolled it into their service 
>area.  I don't know why this happened.  I changed the oil every 4k, 
>I don't abuse the bike.  I don't participate in squid like behavior. 
>Luckily there are 3 months left on the warranty, and only 10700 
>miles on it, hopefully there won't be an issue regarding whether it 
>will be covered under warranty.  But as I understand it Triumph 
>doesn't keep crated engines and the new 2002 ST engine does not fit 
>in the 2000 frame, so apparently the  dealer will have to more or 
>less build a new engine out of what is left of mine.
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