Hi Guys, been lurking for a while, but just ran into a very wierd problem with my bike, so I figured I try posting!
Ok, so I get my bike out for the first time this year (2007 ZZR600, about 5500 miles, ran flawlessly last year). Had some trouble starting it at first, but finally got it going, and no problems. I let her run for 5 or 10 minutes to get good and warmed up, burped the throttle a couple times, sounds great! So I get on and go to take off, and once on the road, she seems to be acting wierd as I'm rolling on first. As I'm shifting into second, she stalls. It started right back up, take off again, and as I'm coming up to a stop sign, she stalls again...... but this time I'm putting oil down with lots of smoke. Now realize, I've only gone two "short" blocks from my driveway. I push her home and into the garage. I quickly figured out that the smoke was from the oil pouring onto the pipes, and figured out the the oil is coming from the breather on top of the head (didn't come out, just looks like it's pushing out around it. Still turns over fine (but didn't let her start, just in case), don't think I hurt the motor, but there has to be something blocking the oil from returning from the head. I've worked on many motors before, but never have had one of these ones apart, so short of pulling the motor and breaking her open, I havn't a clue where to even start!! Has anyone run into anything like this before? Any idea's would be greatly appreciated!
Ok, so I get my bike out for the first time this year (2007 ZZR600, about 5500 miles, ran flawlessly last year). Had some trouble starting it at first, but finally got it going, and no problems. I let her run for 5 or 10 minutes to get good and warmed up, burped the throttle a couple times, sounds great! So I get on and go to take off, and once on the road, she seems to be acting wierd as I'm rolling on first. As I'm shifting into second, she stalls. It started right back up, take off again, and as I'm coming up to a stop sign, she stalls again...... but this time I'm putting oil down with lots of smoke. Now realize, I've only gone two "short" blocks from my driveway. I push her home and into the garage. I quickly figured out that the smoke was from the oil pouring onto the pipes, and figured out the the oil is coming from the breather on top of the head (didn't come out, just looks like it's pushing out around it. Still turns over fine (but didn't let her start, just in case), don't think I hurt the motor, but there has to be something blocking the oil from returning from the head. I've worked on many motors before, but never have had one of these ones apart, so short of pulling the motor and breaking her open, I havn't a clue where to even start!! Has anyone run into anything like this before? Any idea's would be greatly appreciated!