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Virginia Motorrad Wall of Shame

Flange
Didn't need that rim anyway.
Drain plug
Can't tighten that one any more
Brake fluid
Change the fluid before this happens
>Slave cylinder bore
Slave cylinder leak
Rocker needles
This is why your rockers were so noisy
smashed bearing shell
Stripped input shaft gear, from severe overheating
smashed bearing shell
Smashed R1100 big-end connecting rod bearings, from oil starvation
Fuel tank corrosion
Gas tank corrosion, from disuse.
Easy on the kicker there buddy. Try the button.
Overheated caliper, from misadjusted brake pedal linkage
Mouse nest
Mouse nest in K motor.
Stripped spline
Stripped 6-speed clutch spline. I see too many of these.
Smashed lip on Nikasil cylinder. This can keep it from sealing against the case properly.
ng head gasket, diameter too small. Metal ring overheated and burned.
zipties
Zip-ties used to seal throttle body stubs, instead of clamps. Didn't work.
Broken valve
Broken valve, seized piston. R65 under tarp on earth for years.
Seized piston
Seized piston
Got shells? They piled up so high they went down the vent tube for the ignition canister, disabling it.
Why do I keep blowing fuses on my driving lights?
Rear crank shim installed backwards. Spun against case and flywheel, and sheared off the support pins.
Folded truck
Found On Road Dead. West Virginia.
The bike will actually survive with this crap in the sump.
Wrong throttle cable, not enough slack to install properly (note locknut under mounting ear).
Hmmm. Something's not right here.
I see this more often with K&N filters. Dirt on the inside is no
Valve cover bolts; nearly had to remove the cylinder head (I didn't drill the offcenter hole). ".. but I used a torque wrench!"
This is what happens to a K fuel pump when you let the bike sit too long.
Bad shift roller
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