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Here are shown photos of some of the disasters that can occur. If you have any suitable pictures, please mail them to me for inclusion along with a description.

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Results of a fairly standard R45 'Dropped Valve'

 BMW R45 dropped valve

 

The dramatic results of an R100 'Dropped Valve'

BMW R100 dropped valve

R100RT rear drive splines - 100,000 + miles and you could shave with the splines

BMW R100RT drive splines

The result of a dropped R80G/S hitting a kerb and almost ripping off a barrel. A testament to the old Boxer bottom end, 80,000 miles later the crankshaft has never been removed!

BMW bent conrod

An Airhead collapsed gearbox bearing - the result of ignoring all the warning rumbles

 

airhead collapsed gearbox bearing

A badly damaged R51/3 piston

 

R51/3 piston
R1100 Snapped Driveshaft

R1100 Snapped Driveshaft

 Phil Holtom's Well Worn Rocker Cover

Phil Holtom's Well Worn Rocker Cover
About as close as you can get without destroying the gearbox

About as close as you can get without destroying the gearbox

 Stefan Schwartz's broken /6 crank

 

Stefan Schwartz's broken /6 crank

 Simon McCarthy's broken rocker shaft
Robert Ranson's R100R Driveshaft

 ...And the Resulting Damage

 Cam Follower - photo by Michael

Cam Follower

Rear Diff Splines - photo by Michael

 Damaged Gear - photo by Michael

 Damaged Gear - photo by Michael
Damaged Gear - photo by Michael

Damaged Gea

 Worn Gear - photo by Michael

Worn Gear

 Gearbox Bearing - photo by Michael

Gearbox Bearing
Holed Piston - photo by Michael

Holed Piston

 Spark Plug - photo by Michael

Spark Plug

 Valve - photo by Michael

Valve
Valve - photo by Michael

Valve

 Bill Emery's head & piston after dropping a valve

head & piston after dropping a valve

 R1150R piston

R1150R piston
R1150R piston

R1150R piston

 Damaged Camshaft. Photo by Frank J.M. Kevenaar

Damaged Camshaft

 Badly damaged cam follower - photo by Gerard Stegeman

Badly damaged cam follower
Another dropped valve - photo by Benoit Bocquet

Another dropped valve

K75RT Generator Clutch - photo by Morten Vellesen

K75RT Generator Clutch
David Makin's R69S conrod and piston

R69S conrod and piston

 Broken /5 Oil Pump. Photo by Nick Greear

Broken /5 Oil Pump

 Broken Valve Seat. Photo by Rudi de Groot

Broken Valve Seat

Below: photos of a 40,000 mile R65 front wheel. Note that each spoke is badly cracked - the rim has been cut through to allow the broken spokes to come away from the hub. Design is similar to the early, recalled 19" wheels but a recall was never issued for the 18" wheels of the R45/65. Photos by Mark Endean.
R65 front wheel R65 front wheel
R27 Snapped Crank. Photo by Rob Roodnat

R27 Snapped Crank

 R27 piston. Photo by Rob Roodnat

R27 piston

 Alan McNulty's Snapped /5 Crank

Snapped /5 Crank
R1200 Rear Diff. Photo by Martin de Cayless

R1200 Rear Diff.

 Badly worn K1200LT Plugs. Photo by Dwayne Robichaud

Worn spark plugs

 Paralever Pivot Bearing. Photo by Frank Beier

Paralever Pivot Bearing
Collapsed oil filter . Photo by James Watt

Collapsed Filter

 

 

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