Hi guys sorry i'm new here and in need of help i'll try and give you as much info as i know. I have managed to purchase the only R1 Carbon Checa ever built buy Q8 Carbon in Day Glow orange marlboro colours. its a 2000 w with only 300 genuine miles on the clock. the person who sold the bike is innocent i believe but after doing only 117 miles the back wheel locked up and nearly threw me off. i've had a yamaha mechanic strip the engine to find that someone had put sand into the engine threw the oil filler meaning that the engine is now scrap. i spoke to yamaha this morning who have advised me that it will cost in the region of 4.5k to repair as they dont sell new engines.

So now i have to either find a good second hand engine with low miles or stump up nearly 5.5k inc labour to get this extreamly rare machine back to its original condition.

Any idea's on where to go next or help with parts would be great

simon

Hi guys sorry i'm new here and in need of help i'll try and give you as much info as i know. I have managed to purchase the only R1 Carbon Checa ever built buy Q8 Carbon in Day Glow orange marlboro colours. its a 2000 w with only 300 genuine miles on the clock. the person who sold the bike is innocent i believe but after doing only 117 miles the back wheel locked up and nearly threw me off. i've had a yamaha mechanic strip the engine to find that someone had put sand into the engine threw the oil filler meaning that the engine is now scrap. i spoke to yamaha this morning who have advised me that it will cost in the region of 4.5k to repair as they dont sell new engines.

So now i have to either find a good second hand engine with low miles or stump up nearly 5.5k inc labour to get this extreamly rare machine back to its original condition.

Any idea's on where to go next or help with parts would be great

simon

Hell man thats realy bad luck, that is criminal damage, i would ask the seller if he had a falling out with any one,it might just be that some one was trying to get back at him not knowing he was going to sell it, if some one is cought ,they will be made to pay, aslo speak to the old Bill

HI PARSLEY ITS A COMPLICATED STORY, I BOUGHT IT FROM A WOMEN WHO HAD SPLIT UP WITH SOME GUY AFTER A SHORT RELATIONSHIP AND IT TURNS OUT HE WOULDNT GIVE HER THE BIKE BACK SO SHE HAD TO GET THE POLICE INVOLVED TO GET IT BACK FOR HER AND AFTER A FEW MORE QUESTIONS IT TURNS OUT THAT HE'S A BUILDER.(SURPRISE SURPRISE) SO SHE'S GETTING THE POLICE INVOLVED BUT AT THE MO IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE ME FOOTING THE BILL FOR THE REPAIRS. JUST A SHAME THAT SOME IDIOT CAN GET AWAY WITH TRASHING SUCH A UNIQUE BIKE. JUST THANK GOD I WAS DOING 30MPH OR GOD KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

CHEERS MAN

If you want to keep it original, a cheaper option might be to get another decent motor and have that rebuilt into your original engine casings, that way you could keep the original engine number.

Sounds like its going to be fairly expensive whichever way you go.