Poorly 900ss - Help Requested - Cracked Frame And Piston Damage

I haven't done it so I'm guessing - either through the hole in the crankcase where the barrels would be (probably the horiz one) or through the strainer filter hole. There is an article somewhere on this forum about it - I think it was by 470four (R.I.P)

 

For £8 you can buy an endoscope camera for your phone. Then you can easily look at inaccessible places, and take photos. Or you could borrow mine.
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You can take out the oil strainer and a small mirror will fit in there

 

Pete can do an endoscopy on himself BTW.:wink: (Allegedly)

 

You can see the gallery plug without endoscopes or mirrors. (though a torch will help!)
Just look down horiz cylinder port at the crank in the area of the LH main bearing, and turn the crank until you see the gallery plug edge on.
If it is backing out, it will be pressed against the outer cage of the main bearing, and sometimes is loose and free to turn (inwards) with something like a feeler gauge against the screw slot.
If it has not moved, its surface would normally be just below the surface of the crank web.

 

Jon, we are talking about checking it without taking the heads off.

 

That's more or less wot I said.

The OP says the barrels are off.

 

I have, and I'm not.

 

I was using logic - have you found out how to check your tacho drive yet without taking the head apart?

Or changed it without taking the head apart or the engine out? - I have.

 

The op did say with the cylinders off...

 

My appologies, yes ylu should be able to see down the side there. The galley plug is aluminium so should appear nice and shiney against the dull crank. It should be slightly recessed in the hole its in too. Check the other two plugs on the crank while you are in there.

 

I have JE hiigh comp pistons in mine - the OEM rings would have been more expensive. I'm not disappointed!

I have normal carb setup and open termis

It seems to like super unleaded and the standard air filter

I have tried a K&N airfilter with open airbox, but this makes it run lean with standard carb setting

I intend to set up a set of carbs with dynojet needle etc. I have all the bits. I will try that with the open airbox next summer

 

What's wrong with this Summer??
It's not a huge job...
Do you have the uprated coils? They give no more outright power but they did eliminate plug fouling for me, gave a steadier idle and perkier throttle response as well.

 

It might happen this summer, if we get a rainy spell and I am grounded for a weekend or two

I have the stock 25 year old coils. It runs 100% sweet with the current setup. and I know it runs perfect with stock exhausts as well (if I want to swap back for a classic bike show entry).

I am thinking of upgrading ignition components in the future, maybe: coils, multi-spark CDI and hall effect pickup?

 

Maybe the Dutch supplier is close to the German border and the closest airport is therefore a German one.

 

I would limit revs to around the same or 5000 for 200 miles, I would change the oil at around 500.

I never found much difference between unleaded and premium but I stayed clear of premium anyway because of the ethanol content which might sod up the o-rings.

The flat spot might just be a bit of balancing required - but I wouldn't fiddle with it much until it was run in - just keep an eye on the plug colour.