Broken Kibblewhite Valve Springs

So this is what happened to our Rhiney on the forum ride ... 3 out of 4 valve springs were broken. On 1 of the 3, both of the springs were broke ... this is the 1 that actually broke on our ride, that's when it started making noise. On the other 2 just the inner spring was broken & he didn't know exactly how long they had been that way, but could tell they had some miles on them. In the pic of the retainer that looks broke, it's actually worn all the way through. There's more than 4k miles on this head.

Ouch!!!

time for a new head!

needs new guides..i had a +2 in stock..we rode all day Saturday..

Well you know the old saying " If it ain't broke don't fix it".............so you better fix it cause it's broke! Your motto should be " Ride it HARD and put it up broke instead of WET"

That Stage 3 cam of yours prolly beat the hell out of those springs..............you might want to borrow some of Teddy's KY "Yours and mine" to help it run better I heard that's what he's running and you know he only runs the good shit!

James, is the rhinojet getting those kibbles and bit springs???  

Jet wrote:

James, is the rhinojet getting those kibbles and bit springs???  

Isn't yours still under warranty JET? Why change them our Yamaha doesn't warranty non Yamaha parts so if the factory break then they will fix them and whatever damage they cause. I wouldnt change springs unless you were running a Stage3 cam I have a Stage 2 cam and still running stock springs at least I will be until summer of 2016:D

i already put 150 miles on since i fixed it...lol

Jet wrote:

James, is the rhinojet getting those kibbles and bit springs???  

that cam im running now is huge.bigger than stage 3..had to make the hole bigger in the head to get it to go in...not gonna do that one in yours for that reason...4000+ miles but should have lasted longer

lucky you didn't drop a valve , very odd that the spring itself broke    , did you speak to your spring supplier,  wonder if its a batch of bad springs  or other gremlins caused this . glad you got it back running

Mine ain't close to stock either but it's covered under warranty!

WV Hot Rod Rhino wrote:

needs new guides..i had a +2 in stock..we rode all day Saturday..

could you tell the difference between the two heads ?

thePayne wrote:

That Stage 3 cam of yours prolly beat the hell out of those springs..............you might want to borrow some of Teddy's KY "Yours and mine" to help it run better I heard that's what he's running and you know he only runs the good shit!

to be honest I just use old fashion spit.

Glad u didn't drop a valve,broke springs on mine too once, but the kibble white springs kept me from dropping a valve,this just shows how tough they are.and we all know u run the hell out of yours!!! LOL

Jet wrote:

thePayne wrote:

Jet wrote:

James, is the rhinojet getting those kibbles and bit springs???  

Isn't yours still under warranty JET? Why change them our Yamaha doesn't warranty non Yamaha parts so if the factory break then they will fix them and whatever damage they cause. I wouldnt change springs unless you were running a Stage3 cam I have a Stage 2 cam and still running stock springs at least I will be until summer of 2016:D

I didn't get the extended warranty. I knew when I bought it, it wasn't going to stay stock. in fact I picked it up on a Thursday evening, drove it 8 miles around the farm Friday evening and Saturday morning drove it to JBS. doubt they are going to cover the springs in a ported and polished head and forged piston that james is installing. I will say they covered my front shocks under "good will" which is great. someone gonna buy them from me and the rears (485 miles) so I can dump another 2 grand plus in stage 4 Elka's.

depends how much you are wanting for them LOL

chuddly wrote:

Jet wrote:

thePayne wrote:

Jet wrote:

James, is the rhinojet getting those kibbles and bit springs???  

Isn't yours still under warranty JET? Why change them our Yamaha doesn't warranty non Yamaha parts so if the factory break then they will fix them and whatever damage they cause. I wouldnt change springs unless you were running a Stage3 cam I have a Stage 2 cam and still running stock springs at least I will be until summer of 2016:D

I didn't get the extended warranty. I knew when I bought it, it wasn't going to stay stock. in fact I picked it up on a Thursday evening, drove it 8 miles around the farm Friday evening and Saturday morning drove it to JBS. doubt they are going to cover the springs in a ported and polished head and forged piston that james is installing. I will say they covered my front shocks under "good will" which is great. someone gonna buy them from me and the rears (485 miles) so I can dump another 2 grand plus in stage 4 Elka's.

depends how much you are wanting for them LOL

Two brand new in box front shocks and two rear shocks with 485 miles on them.  I am asking $800.00 for all four. The operative word there is .....asking..........