SIEZED ENGINE

[mcollier]

HI ALL IM GUTTED HAD MY ZXR400H FOR TWO YEARS AND DONE SEVERAL TRACK DAYS WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN BRILL
TWO WEEKS AGO AT CADWELL SHE STARTED TO COUGH AND SPLUTTER ON THIRD SESSION JUST DIED GOT BACK TO PITS AND CLEANED SPARK PLUGS AND TRIED FUEL LINES ALL SEEMED OK.
WENT OUT AGAIN AND SAME PROBLEM UNDER LOAD SHE WOULDNT PICK UP.
ANYWAY TOOK CARBS OFF AND FULLY CLEANED PUT IN NEW AIR FILTER AND FIRED UP SOUNDED GREAT UNTIL I REVED HER UP THE RANGE THEN BANG THINK SHES SIEZED. GUTTED
I CANT AFFORD TO BUY NEW ENGINE OUR HAVE IT STRIPPED AND REPAIRED GOT TO PAY FOR MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING WHICH IS COSTING A FORTUNE.
JUST WONDERED WHAT YOU GUYS THOUGHT WOULD BE BEST, TRY TO SALE AS SPARES OR SELL BIKE COMPLETE WITH SIEZED ENGINE ( BUT NO IDEA AS WHAT TO PUT THE VALUE AS )
CHEERS

[cargo]

Tough call

When I got married it cost me less than £500 in fact it was so little I've never bothered to remember.

Wedding itself cost £65 and I took our guests out for a slap up dinner after.....................champagne was paid for by my mate and the hotel threw in a couple of bottles of wine.

It was a fantastic day.


In all seriousness you need to find out for sure whats wrong with the engine..............might not be as bad as you think.
lots of spares out there

As it sits now with what you have told us I would give you no more than £100 (would need to be in good nick) and I'd only buy it if I really needed that parts. Why is it worth so little to me ? cos I'd have to spend a lot of time pulling it apart lifting whatever bits were useful to me and flogging the rest................lots of time and effort which needs paying for.


dump it in a field burn it and claim off the insurance ?

[mcollier]

hi cargo,
thanks for your reply weddings costing a small fortune our contribution about 8 grand will have no life for 18 months.
bikes to good to burn and its not insured looks like i might be doing the other option which is to strip down but im no mechanic.
looks like alot of time in garage
cheers

[cargo]

18 months in the garage ?

if nothing else it will be a learning curve.

[zxr400rider]

noooo dont break it you could pick an engine up for couple hundred quid then spend weekends in the garage learning how the bike works by fitting it your self, better still grab your son in law to help as well be a bonding session lol if you broke it you will regret it, i brought a zx6r for xmas my gf wants me to sell the 400 but ive been riding my h model since the weather has picked up and even tho the 6r feels comfier, faster and more modern i still have a smile on my face from riding the 400. just think of the fun you have riding it round the track and the smile it puts on your face that would hopefully change your mind lol