I've got a huge problem and need some advise. I own a 1983 Honda goldwing aspencade with 31240 miles on it that I put in a shop for brake repair and new tires. The shop also informed me I had a bent exaust valve on the left side (altho it was running fine when left with them). I however approved the repair. Now the HUGE problem starts. When I got it back it didn't run right and was spitting and sputtering. They informed me that it would run better after it warmed up. I rode it for around 40 miles and just parked it. The next day I tried it again and rode it for another 10 miles and the engine locked up. I returned it to the same shop and was told an intake valve on the left side had broke and busted the piston. (This is the same side they worked one to replace the bent exhaust valve.) They said it was due to the intake valve sticking open due to the bike sitting up too long and also using unleaded fuel. I had filled it up with 93 octane shell gas before starting my ride. Can anyone tell me if this could be the reasons for the valve to hit the piston or would it most likely be the timing not being properly set correct when they repaired it, as I think? Also the timing belts were replaced last year with new ones. The bike sat up for 16 months and was not ridden until they rode it to test drive after repair. Any ideas on this????
Mate is sounds like bodgy workmanship to me ,,, surely the repaires have to honour this problem and repair the bike properly ,, if it hade a bent valve it would have been running a bit wrong mate cheers ,,, check your local comsumer affairs ,, cheers
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