Not the best day

[scouse]

On the hard shoulder of the M62 waiting for recovery
It had a slight loss in power, so I whipped the clutch in
It turns over but won't start, it will be interesting to see which piston has melted

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Gary T

[malc87]

Not good at all Gary

[Mitsui Spy]

Bugger! It's finding the reason that's crucial. Any ideas?

[Luke Sharp]

Not good Gary, but at least you caught it in time. A full seize in the middle of a busy M62 could have been, erm, interesting?

[scouse]

Got in at 10.30 last night
A quick strip down this morning shows the centre big end had gone, bores look fine so a crank rebuild is on the cards
Gary T

[Wessiedave]

I've been in the 3rd lane sometimes thinking " if this seizes how do I get it across 3 lanes"
Glad you're fine, and the bike doesn't sound too bad.

[Goalhanger]

I had a Rod go on my Ariel 350 when I was 17 in the outside Lane doing over 70. Bike was very tuned up with an MGA piston which took the compression ratio to god knows what. Was styled like a flat track bike with BSA tank and Honda 750 seat…
Managed to get to the shoulder ok . Had a pillion on as well …. She had no idea what could have happened…