Well fuck

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 05/09/2018 at 00:01 • Filed to: None

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“pop, knock knock knock” followed by loss of power is not really the best way to end the evening. RIP Vulcan.

Svend > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 00:36

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Fingers crossed not a too expensive fix.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 00:36

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No bueno. Hopefully it isn’t as catastrophic as it sounds.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Svend 05/09/2018 at 01:12

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I’m not sure it’s fixable. Despite their ubiquity, internals for these engines aren’t easy to come by. Kawasaki doesn’t sell bearings or connecting rods for them.

Svend > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 01:30

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Ouch.

Can any parts be salvaged from donors in the U.S. or abroad in the U.K. or Japan?

sony1492 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 01:56

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Another murdersofa waits....

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 03:51

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not good.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 05:38

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Damn, and you just got it working again...

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 06:01

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Time for an LS?

shop-teacher > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 07:13

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FUUUUUUUUUUUDDDGGGGGEEEEEE!!!!!!

Stapleface > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 07:31

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Dude, you have some of the worst luck when it comes to vehicles. I hope it’s salvageable. It seems like the free Sentra was one of the better running ones for you, sadly.

BobintheMtns > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 09:48

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Bummer.... Well, check on eBay for a replacement motor..

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BobintheMtns 05/09/2018 at 10:12

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$700. Ugh.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Stapleface 05/09/2018 at 10:13

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Until the Sentra shat out the crank thrust bearings.

New engine is gonna be $700. These aren’t rebuildable. Yaaaay.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > sony1492 05/09/2018 at 10:14

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Just offered a guy $250 for an automatic ford contour. Meh.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Svend 05/09/2018 at 10:14

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Would just need a whole used engine. Around $700 shipped on ebay it looks like.

Svend > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 10:17

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Is the current engine beyond a rebuild?

Whats the make and model exactly. I see Kawasaki Vulcan, what engine?

BobintheMtns > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 12:10

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Surprised it’s that much.... bummer. Sorry man...

When I got my present motorcycle, it dropped a valve on the 5th day I had it.. Entire engine grenaded... and I had to go find a “new” 25 year old ducati motor.... Took a few weeks, but found one pretty cheap ($700) and it was waaaaaaaaaay better than the one it replaced (big bore kit and race cams already in it and with only a quarter of the miles on it)......

So keep your eyes open and maybe this will end up better for you in the end....

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BobintheMtns 05/09/2018 at 12:40

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Found a wrecked Ninja 500 locally. Trying to get ahold of the guy and see if it runs.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Svend 05/09/2018 at 12:41

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Vulcan 500. Engines aren’t realistically rebuildable.

BobintheMtns > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 14:53

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Now you’re thinking! Is it the same engine?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BobintheMtns 05/09/2018 at 16:32

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higher compression ratio and more sportbike-like in that there’s less low down torque but more high-end excitement. The left side stator cover is slightly different but easily swapped out. The differences between the Ninja 500 and Vulcan 500 engines internally are:
Pistons
Valves
Camshafts
Cam followers

But “from the wrist pin down” they’re identical.

BobintheMtns > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/09/2018 at 18:00

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Well, when I said “same engine” I really meant engine casing, in that, does it fit in your bike’s frame?

Sounds like it does...? That’d be cool.

My bike is a big dirtbike/GS bike- but the motor I found for it came from a supersport... so kind of hte same thing... slightly different set up, but lots more fun!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BobintheMtns 05/09/2018 at 20:03

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Yeah, the mounts are all the same. I think there’s a dual sport that nobody bought that has the same engine as well