Good lookin out! I just PM'd him. Thanks

I just had this exact same issue on my bike last week. The same valve broke off and ping ponged inside my cylinder only to get lodged in the other exhaust valve. All this happened right after I put a new piston/rings and had the cylinder honed out. Hooray for money down the drain.

I think it was just coincidental. Because she ran great for about 3 months when it developed a valve tap. It was only 3 days after the valve tap that it failed.

Maybe if you open the thread again..? Pics are there, showing a missing valve & damage on the head & such

Sorry, probably my fault. Here they are again.









on the bright side, i finally posted my own pictures the right way

Well, it's been a while since all this happened. I didn't have the cash to get everything fixed very quickly. Been bumming rides ever since. So, I pulled the motor, and bought a 97 mm Wiseco piston. I had the cylinder bored and got a new(to me) head. Inspected the crankcase and inner working to remove some debris (piston pieces) and see if there was any damage. I got very luck that there was no damage inside the crankcase. I had thought the original ticking was the cam chain so I had bought the verlsavy already. I put it all back together and she fired right up. But she is STILL ticking. When i was putting it back together I noticed that both the cam and the rocker arms appeared worn (the cam even seemed to have flat spots) but I just wanted to be certain I hadn't screwed anything up so I put it back together. A new cam and rocker arms should be arriving tomorrow. And I'll be at work again opening up the head. If this doesn't fix the ticking, I'll have to take it to someone much more qualified than me. Wish me luck!

oh, also I happened to come across an '86 Savage on Craigslist for $400 and couldn't resist. The guy seems legit, and he said it started when he bought it, but in the process of working on it he caused a short. I bought it and my intention is that if after this weekend something goes wrong with my motor, I may swap the motors and CDI... anyone see an issue with that? I know about the starter gear in the pre '90s bikes and how they sometimes break through the case, but since those gears and case are fine on my '97 I should be able to steal the parts from that bike right?

Either way, I should have some bike parts for sale very soon, in case anyone is interested. I wouldn't mind parting it out or selling outright to someone.

Thanks for listening to me ramble. Hope everyone has a fun and safe cinco de mayo!

ralfyguy wrote on 05/05/11 at 10:17:05:


provided I don't need anything, I'll be selling everything.

if I do use the motor, then everything else.

and I'll post pics of the bike shortly. When I do start to sell it I'll be sure to post it in the marketplace.