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cyclecamper · 08-28-2008, 10:30 PM

Surprising sometimes how springy a stock rod is, and how much they can deform without breaking. I'm kind of hoping my Carillos will not just resist simple fracture, but cap might also hold shape and thus hold bearing tolerances better. Here's hoping! Since mine are the Yosh-spec Carillos, they have no oil-spray slot on their sides at all, instead they are EDM drilled their entire length to provide forced-oil lube to the wrist pins. But if I get even a spec of dirt into a big-end bearing, it will have no easy way out.

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cyclecamper Silver Subscriber Member #4340 Posts: 4,245 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: was Chicago, now Long Beach, CA Sportsbike: 2001 TLR, Cagiva 650, K1200LT Riding Experience: 40 years Trader Rating: (24) Pictures: 0 Life Wasted on TLZone: 1 Week, 1 Day and 21:20:12 Hours cyclecamper's Garage cyclecamper	Surprising sometimes how springy a stock rod is, and how much they can deform without breaking. I'm kind of hoping my Carillos will not just resist simple fracture, but cap might also hold shape and thus hold bearing tolerances better. Here's hoping! Since mine are the Yosh-spec Carillos, they have no oil-spray slot on their sides at all, instead they are EDM drilled their entire length to provide forced-oil lube to the wrist pins. But if I get even a spec of dirt into a big-end bearing, it will have no easy way out. __________________ It's about control skill; this is a motorized dance for joy and not Russian roulette.