Rat_ranger said:I had a 99 748. The timing belt was a pain to deal with. But the valve adjustments were what got me. I checked them when I bought it, adjusted them and replaced the belts. Then 6k miles later I checked them and about half needed adjustment. Then when I had about 10k miles I had put on it one of the rear intake valves snapped in the guide and wrecked the rear cylinder and head. I rebuilt it with an 853 big bore kit and even with metal or fiber head gaskets and the head and cylinder being checked by a machine shop it was getting enough pressure in the cooling system to keep poping the upper coolant tank. So I sold the duc for 1k more than I paid for it, spent 1k on an 04 yzf600r and started collecting the parts to build a wicked fzr400.
AgentX said:Shit, I can't believe I didn't see this--was debating over an Airtech quarter fairing and missed my chance to get it for a great price.
Worst cb650 ever said:I would sign up for their newsletter - that's how I found out about this sale. I also understand they do a Memorial Day sale as well, and there's probably more.
You could always give them a call and see if they would honor the sale...I'm curious about how much business we sent their way, so maybe they'll be nice to you.
Rat_ranger said:Yeah, the duc was about $1500 in parts when it blew. Pistal pistons, 916 cylinders, spare heads, rings, chip, gasket set, belts, also in there was a new chain and sprockets. I did all the work myself and it fought me every step of the way. I know maintenance was put off on it because the swingarm bolt that is supposed to be greased once a year was rusted solid.