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Originally Posted by buckoz
that middle rod has got very hot was there no warning noise wise ??
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I've had engines over the years in racing cars and on the road give warnings something major is about to happen and had one that had gone on the small-enf bearing smashing the piston through the side of the block and making a hole in the bonnet the size of a rocket propelled grenade, a 6 cyclinder inline side in a race prepared BMW 323i.
I used to race formula ford 1600's in Scotland for an Irish team some years ago and you always got warning something major was about to happen.
A wobble, sudden vibration, thumping, knocking, rattling, even a warning light on oil or something.
Banger racing & rally driving in forests, although I would not have the engine go but wrap the car around a tree or fly of the corner and bye-bye rally car. These are expected and you are kitted up and geared up for these sort of events.
I'm not as confident on two wheels but over the years have done trials and tried a bit of moto-cross.
I can still also jump off rock-faces with my mountain bike
I'll post an image or two of this one, see who else is as mad.
But on this instance, i'm riding outside lane M11 and suddenly bang, clatter, EEK, rear wheel locked up, bits of shrapnel flying out from between my legs and smoke. But all that was on my mind in that split second was to get out of the outside lane or I was wiped out.
I saw the cloud of smoke in my left side as I was skidding between the cars to get to the inside lane. I was lucky as somehow I had a path (almost) through both lanes as I had no real other control on my steering as the back wheel was on lock-down. I wonder if the tyre carcus could have slipped on the rim while all this was happening, causing the engine through the gears to be turned even more?
I never had time to think or listen as this all happened so fast I honestly can't remember what noises there were after it happened.
I rememebr hearing squealing tyres from brakes of cars as it woke up a few drivers on the spot.
All I was caring about was trying to skid my way onto the hard shoulder. I also remember I was ready to jump off once I hit the hard shoulder and let the bike go, i'd only have cut up my riding gear a bit and would have been fine. I always wear full body protection.
But for the grace of god somehow, don't ask me how, I brought her to a stop on the banking, slid her back down, she came down at quite a speed. I put the side stand down, turned off the ignition, got off and turned around to see the carnage and mayhem my bike had just caused.
Not a single car had touched each other and there was some amount of cars pulling up to offer help with a couple running out who pulled up sharpish to see if I was alright.
I didn't care at that moment about me, I was gutted at what had just happened to my engine. I'd spent over a year rebuilding this baby and engine wise she was beautiful, throaty, and a lovely deep down pulling power and grunt.
This all happened from beginning to end in about 4 seconds flat, from explosion to stop.
I remember my arse working hard on the seat as was my body and every muscle on me taught to the limit and adrenilin pumped through me at the speed of light
The car bumper I knew I was going to hit on the way over the lane but at that speed in survival mode you wouldn't feel it until the end of it all.
Luckily it was a scrape and nothing to write home about. Not even an ouch, that hurt.
Then the stupid driver decided to have a go at me for touching his car bumper and causing him to swerve and I remember doing something to him I shouldn't have done but it just happened. All I wanted him to do was shut up and let me calm down after what had just happened.
What a long winded answer, happy reading, hope you had a cuppa ready to drink
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