sheared cylinder head bolt hole - i dont know what it is called

[mike the bike]

I always threadlock helicoils in place to prevent them unwinding.

[Laverda Dave]

That's a top-tip Mike.

[tom400f]

Is the engine high mileage? The cam journal in the first pic doesn't look very good :\

[Nurse Julie]

Is the engine high mileage? The cam journal in the first pic doesn't look very good :\

Tom, where have you been, I thought you had given up biking !!!

[tom400f]

Hi Julie

Of course not!! Been concentrating on one of the VFRs (acquired a "rare" 1993 8-spoke rear wheel and just had it and a front powder coated) so not much action on the 400.

Terrific thread on yours which I've caught up on. Lovely job and what about that damage ?!!

Son had a coming-together with an Aventador on the Bandit (pull out on roundabout). Very mild and no significant damage but they wrote it off anyway... bit costly for the Lambo I imagine.

Merry Christmas!

[Nurse Julie]

Shame about the Bandit but pleased your Son was OK.
Yes, my engine damage was a bit of a shock but shite happens as they say and it's all repairable.....at a cost though. Good thing I'm doing the strip/ rebuild and Trig doing all the machine work as even the parts alone cost a fortune these days 

[royhall]

I always threadlock helicoils in place to prevent them unwinding.

I agree with this, I always threadlock them as well.