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Crash Bang Wallop

The engine case repair photos I ran a few pages back have turned into the second most popular set of photos on my web site (second only to the Middle East junkyard series). After he saw those photos one of my web page readers in England sent me these photos. They show his own experiences with "case damage". Note the missing cylinder & head and "modified" exhaust header.

Crash Bang Wallop

Fortunately our friend was not seriously hurt, but the same can't be said for his R69S. You've heard of the proverbial BMW that had its head knocked off? Well he went one better, losing the cylinder & head! Our friend calls these photos the "Crash, Bang, Wallop!" series, and rightly so!

Crash Bang Wallop

Picked up off the roadway were what remains of the right (driveshaft) side of his engine.

Crash Bang Wallop

As it comes apart it's easy to see that these are no simple repairs - all new parts will be needed.

Crash Bang Wallop

A close up of the engine case shows the violence of those last few seconds. Note the large gap in the crack by the lower rear cylinder stud.

Crash Bang Wallop

Even the left (kickstarter) side of the engine case suffered. You can just make out the crack that's circled in red. These photos will be hard to top (by anyone that survived that is), but if someone else out there has some interesting photos like these that they'd like to share, send them on over!

1951 R67

This beautiful looking 1951 R67 comes to us from Japan.

R25, before

Ok, ok... so you've seen some "before & after" photos on these pages. Well here's a set with a twist. This red R25 is the "before" shot.

R25... after

Believe it or not, this is the "after". Yes it's the same bike!

1937 R6

This beautiful looking 1937 R6 has just been through a 3 year restoration. I saw the bike before the current owner purchased it, and I know that he put in a lot of hard work in finding the missing parts that it needed. Very well done!

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