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Results of a fairly standard R45 'Dropped Valve'	The dramatic results of an R100 'Dropped Valve'	R100RT rear drive splines - 100,000 + miles and you could shave with the splines
The result of a dropped R80G/S hitting a kerb and almost ripping off a barrel. A testament to the old Boxer bottom end, 80,000 miles later the crankshaft has never been removed!	An Airhead collapsed gearbox bearing - the result of ignoring all the warning rumbles	A badly damaged R25 piston
R1100 Snapped Driveshaft	Alan McNulty's /5 Crankshaft	Phil Holtom's R11 Rocker Cover
About as close as you can get without destroying the gearbox	Simon McCarthy's broken rocker shaft	Robert Ranson's R100R Driveshaft
....And the resulting damage	Cam Follower - photo by Michael	Worn Rear Diff - photo by Michael
Damaged Gear - photo by Michael	Damaged Gear - photo by Michael	Damaged Gear - photo by Michael
Worn Gear - photo by Michael	Gearbox Bearing - photo by Michael	Holed Piston - photo by Michael
Spark Plug - photo by Michael	Valve - photo by Michael	Valve - photo by Michael
R1150R piston	R1150R piston	Badly damaged cam follower - photo by Gerard Stegeman
Another dropped valve - photo by Benoit Bocquet	R1100GS Driveshaft. Photo by Jerry Watts	K75RT Generator Clutch - photo by Morten Vellesen
David Makin's R69S conrod and piston	Broken /5 Oil Pump. Photo by Nick Greear	Broken Valve Seat. Photo by Rudi de Groot
Jerzy Awramiuk's broken cam follower	R1200 Rear Diff. Photo by Martin de Cayless	Broken Layshaft. Photo by Hubert Schabel
Below: photos of a 40,000 mile R65 front wheel. Note that each spoke is badly cracked - the rim has been cut through to allow the broken spokes to come away from the hub. Design is similar to the early, recalled 19" wheels but a recall was never issued for the 18" wheels of the R45/65. Photos by Mark Endean.

R27 snapped crank. Photo by Rob Roodnat	R27 piston. Photo by Rob Roodnat	Badly worn K1200LT Plugs. Photo by Dwayne Robichaud
Collapsed Filter. Photo by James Watt