another camshaft bites the dust

[johnnienofish]

well after being really careful , servicing on a regular basis - every 5 thousand miles - rarely gets red lined- yesterday my inlet cam s**t its pants -stripped it down this morning and no 3 cylinder inlet well and truly f***ed- 41,500 miles of not missing a beat- anyone recommend wheres the best/cheapest place to buy a set of cams from ? or how much i can expect to pay?????

regards j

[smithy]

Originally Posted by johnnienofish

well after being really careful , servicing on a regular basis - every 5 thousand miles - rarely gets red lined- yesterday my inlet cam s**t its pants -stripped it down this morning and no 3 cylinder inlet well and truly f***ed- 41,500 miles of not missing a beat- anyone recommend wheres the best/cheapest place to buy a set of cams from ? or how much i can expect to pay????? regards j

Plonk a set of RR cams in it..!  Just sayin'.

The Gen-1 R also has an identical engine so a set of cams from the R will also be a direct swap.

If the cam lobes are done for the rockers/followers will be munted too....best to check them all.....or buy a complete head from a wrecked bike.