This is very funny (engine blew up)!! hahahahah
 

Ok so its NOT funny but you got to laugh coz otherwise ill cry then smash everyting in sight. Its not totaly blown up either. OK so its totaly my fault. I let it run VERY low on oil, why? coz im a fool! So the damage is a knackered crank and shell bearings. Everything else seems fine. i have been told the crank cant be re-ground and they dont have oversized shells. I have been told a new crank is £714!!.....NICE!!......i may have to buy a new engine off E-bay for about £400. its harsh i know but i have no choice now. I have bought a kawasaki ZX7R ninja to get me about on for now. Its a '98 model zx7r and will do the justice till my baby is fixed. i thought id share this with you all.......Mart

Got to laugh or you'll cry, eh :( Just sent you a wee PM...

Im just counting time till mine pops, makes some odd sounds sometimes. Its been down several times still running for a while after, done a stressfull Euro trip and running very very low on oil. So i dont expect much more from it, but who knows..

Seems to be a recurring theme on here, engines failing after low oil. Is the SV engine particularly prone to it or are we not good at checking levels, as a group?

They're maybe a wee bit more sensetive to not having enough oil than some engine... I ran my Virago with less than 300ml of oil for, ooh, probably ages and it was fine. Well, it was a wreck, but the engine was fine... Can't do that with an SV. But at the end of the day it's still operator error unfortunately.

Unless something horrible happens and it dumps all the oil on the floor in a hurry.

Unlucky skulpt. I've got 2 engines for a CG125 in my garage if any parts will come in handy ;) lmao

Yep, good point. Pretty rare though, unless one of the drains hasn't been fitted right.

Why do you think I have TWO CG engines in the garage? :lol: One's in the bike, the other will be used at some point to make something that works.

:shock: Runs outside to check!
Granted. am pretty diligent really, but can forget to look after bike been laid up a while

has the curvey got a warning light? :shock: