LOL!...you may be on to something.

 

IG changing his MO

 

ya man i wouldnt worry about it im at 11,000 miles and my cam chain is louder than hell! probably should replace it soon. but ya thse bikes are super reliable.

 

here ya go jerks

 

My KTM when I got it was a theft recovery.. theives ripped off the gas cap to fuel it up and go.. water eventually got in the tank.. and the engine.. ruined the rings.. I didn't know about the engine and rings part... When i checked it out, I drained the carb, put it fresh fuel, it fired right up for half the value of the bike, it was a good deal in my mind, even if there were deeper issues.

About 1000 miles later, I hear this crazy knocking sound... no idea what it is. Take it to the dealer that day while out on my ride, says probably just a timing chain and to change it soon. I ride to dinner (on the way home with same ride) noise gets note-ably louder in parking lot, but I figure what can I do, so I ride the rest of the way home ... until it quits. Stripped it down to find that two sides of my piston sheared off like someone took a chisel and smacked them off. Can't believe it was still running at all. Reason it ultimately stopped was that a chunk of ring or piston slapping around in the top of the cylinder closed the spark plug gap. It was running a little weak.. but still running. Amazing what these engines will take and still run sometimes!

 

Yeah well I got my bike qll bak together new chain n gaskets wi a 340 big bore. Runs great no noises. No leaks