cannondale27 you told Psychosis this on his 300 Hour Motor "Awesome!I believe it for sure.We all made some costly errors with aftermarket stuff when stock was better.The Dales just needed some good assembly,proper tolerances and that crank bearing."
Now we see how you really are!
Your motor shown had none of the above if it was from factory did it?So how am I wrong?
I also never said a 300hr factory motor was impossible.I said it depended how it was ridden.Probably could idle for over 1000hrs without a issue even.
Next time you quote me use the quote feature also so I know where it is from.Not saying your full of it but doesnt seem like my exact words or may be out of context.
Well maybe some of us are running at twice the RPM so 150 hrs is like 300 hrs of some guys.Only explanation for a motor with that little wear and no valve floating as evidenced from cams.I am sorry but if you ride anywhere near rev limiter with stock motor there is no way to avoid the signs.Nothing wrong with running at around 6000rpm but you could do it on a 400ex for alot less $.
Steve, I can't vouch for his hours, but I can vouch for his riding. Mike doesn't cut that bike any slack and a 400ex wouldn't cut it for his riding style. As for hours on a motor, I know for a fact that my first motor had over 200 hundred hours on it before I went into it and my cams, buckets, and timing chain looked as good as his. All I did was do a valve job, had Timbo do the crank and put it back together with with a new piston and sleeve and the original timing chain. Now I have another year and a half ofwear on the same motor with no problems.
I don't think we're going back to LS this year. We've been there the last 5 years on Memorial day. We were talking about going somewhere else like Duhramtown in GA maybe. If we do come back to LS, I let you know ahead of time.
Normal maintainence is teardowns.Well before 300hrs.
I had mine since 2001.Three factory motors.Not one made a season without some kind of issue. Your motor shown had none of the above if it was from factory did it?So how am I wrong?
I also never said a 300hr factory motor was impossible.I said it depended how it was ridden.Probably could idle for over 1000hrs without a issue even.
Id like to add to this even though its none of my business....how could you be right? Thats really quite un fair of you steve...one of the things that is nice about this site is it encourages those of us who are new to dales and trying to learn and in the middle of the positive you whip out a big fat negative. To me your post came across as somewhat of a bash...dont get me wrong I believe you are a very knowledgable person who is very informed, more so than I, but still lets try to be more positive. Sorry if Im out of line here but this post just made me respond
Holy crap guys. Sorry for this happening. I would love to see motors have that kind of wear after 300 hours but it is a rarity for sure. Everyone should really look at doing a yearly tear down just to inspect things and if you can't yearly at least at 100 hours.