Hi forum,

So I was riding my bike to a cafe for lunch today when the engine conked out and locked up the back wheel. I was able to control it and pull over but when I tried to start it again I got a horrible scraping noise from the engine and puffs of white smoke from the air filter. I had the bike recovered and the mechanic confirmed the engine needs stripping as something has gone seriously wrong. I am actually 130 miles from home on a 9 day course in Guildford and staying at a hotel so it's a bit of a problem. I checked the oil level before I left on Friday night and it was almost full. I checked it after breaking down and it is just touching the bottom of the dipstick and smells of fuel. It was almost due an oil change so I'm not sure if that is normal or not. What I do know however is that the valve clearances should have been checked 2k miles ago. They were checked when I brought it at 14k miles and it has now done 22k and according to the manual it should be done every 6k miles. Would this have caused such a drastic loss in oil and the engine seizing in less than a week?

Thanks,
Phil

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