Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...

[Ta2Don]

Long Story short… I was riding in a pack of about 80 bikes, fortunately I was in the very last of the pack... We were on I-65 in N. Central Alabama doing about 70mph when I heard, and felt, a loud Hammering noise... I immediately grasped the clutch lever and switched off the ignition as I, followed by our chase vehicle, slowed to a safe stop on the shoulder. A tentative push on the kick starter confirmed the engine wouldn't spin. We loaded my disabled bike and made our way to our destination. Later, we returned to our starting point and unloaded. A few days later I pulled the top end apart and noticed the Valves had kissed the rear piston... The end result… The shop that rebuilt my motor prior to this event used copious amounts of gasket sealer which ended up plugging the main crankpin oiling port… The rear rod came out egg shaped with a piece lodged in the bottom of the piston… This all happened in '94, Bret's post of his engine that blew a rod out the oil pan, prompted me to post a pic of my trophy on his thread first…
Here's a pic of my former ride… the grey bike in the foreground, pic taken in front of my studio in Montgomery Alabama...