Serveta 200 with a snapped crank, ooops :-(

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lambro
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Mates scooter on the way back from Woolacombe today,
Good plug colour and running well, then BANG :shock:

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Conrod let go, and chopped his matching numbers case in half, less than 25mm of alloy left holding the 2 sections together :o

Anyone else seen this happen :?:


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Nasty :cry:
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happened to chinky Phil on his GP a few years back, peppered everyone behind with shrapnel. :o
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Casings for sale, already opened for rotary induction, may require some welding........... ;)
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was it a recently new engine build
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Has the casing been pushed apart to explain the gap between the web and driveside plate?
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Wow .. that be scary lookin s**t! .. I used to think mec cranks were ok, i have heard some stories about them recently but that is just too much evidence .. ( i still blame the Fuel) .. its a conspiracy !!
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The piston doesn't look too bad. :shock:
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Schwalbs :?:
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Wrong polish?
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