Con Rod Surprise

You could always break the bike up and sell the parts? Strip the engine for salvagable parts like the fuel injection system ect

And buy another whole bike,depends what works out best

It certainly shouldn't of happened with that few miles on it,I'd expect atleast 100k or more easily
 
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Yeah, I would personally avoid a bike that's had the engine replaced and would be wondering: why? was it done properly? was it a write off that the seller isn't telling me about? what will insurance say? how many miles has it actually done and so on...
 
Zowghi said:
A quick search seems to show that the engine numbers can be swapped on the V5C, but I don’t know how people would react to a swapped engine. Would it devalue the bike? Or be a nice little selling point that the engine has fewer miles on it?
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Most people wouldn't even check to see if the frame and engine numbers match.

£1250 is insane for a secondhand engine on a bike like this, you could pick up an entire bike through a salvage auction for less. I would ring around the various motorcycle breakers and see if you can pick up an engine for a more reasonable price.
 
your right looking at it now its far too much for an engine,it was the only one I could find at the time for a 2012 onwards
 
Update

I've spoken to Kawasaki customer services, and they've confirmed that the bike is out of warranty. However they've said I should get a Kawasaki mechanic to take a look (at my expense) and if it's found to be caused by a manufacturing issue, they will "see how they can assist".

So this is kinda good news but it's not clear what they would do, they could sell me a new engine and knock £20 or they could fix it all free. The guy wouldn't comment on what they would do IF it was a manufacturing problem.

My 2nd concern is what decides if it's a manufacturing problem? I’m certain that it had the correct amount and right type of oil, but I don’t know what can cause this type of failure. What should I be asking the mechanic and how could I have caused the con rod to break?
 
If you do find out it was a manufacturing error then unless they offer to fix it all FOC splash it all over social media and anywhere else you can until they do.
 
Zowghi said:
My 2nd concern is what decides if it's a manufacturing problem? I’m certain that it had the correct amount and right type of oil, but I don’t know what can cause this type of failure. What should I be asking the mechanic and how could I have caused the con rod to break?
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You'd need to get rod inspected, preferably by an independent metallurgist. The surface finish at the break can give a lot of information as to the cause of failure.

As well as a material defect, a slightly bent con rod (either from new, or e.g. caused by hydraulic lock) will have bending forces applied on every stroke of the engine, and can suffer a fatigue failure a considerable time later.
 
due to the age of the bike,nearly new id suspect manufacture fault,but its weighing up the cost of them taking a look vs picking up a second hand engine

I cant see how they can blame you really if there was oil ect,when was the last service stamp? did you point that out to Kawasaki?
 
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