CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT 8,000 RPM UNDER OTHERWISE NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS. ENGINE STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND THAT CYLINDER 2 SUFFERED A BROKEN VALVE, DAMAGING THE PISTON, REMAINING VALVES, AND CYLINDER HEAD. HAD THE ENGINE SEIZED, OR HAD THIS HAPPENED MID-CORNER, THIS CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ODOMETER WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 10,500 MILES. FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DIVIDED ROADWAY HELMET-CAM VIDEO IS AVAILABLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11081257
- Incident
- Nov 22, 2017
- Mileage
- 10,500 mi