its exactly what ive been saying to myself, not so much the dreaming but i did see a metal pin before my eyes! i was pretty sure it wasnt from the bike after closer inspection. plus the bike has been going thru running in process and going beautifully actually.To answer you question about would the engine run - NO, and it would sound like a pea thresher if it was turned over.
You sure you didn't just dream you had an extra pin? Sounds more and more like a piece of scrap stock. Walter F.
i dont ride it as much, my father does, but its done about 150kms already so i figure that if it was a wrist or gudgeon pin the bike wouldnt have done half that distance!
ive made some minor improvements to the bike thanx to the wonderful and ever helpful posts people have made here like putting cut up rubber tubing between the fins of engine and i have silicone glued 1cm thick sponge padding to the side of the gear box which has reduced engine and gearbox noise somewhat. (its covered up the big "Z" so no free advertising for ZBox unfortunately!)
vibration has been lowered a little too, but next i will be installing foam handle bar grips to alleviate the slight hand numbing that u get after a longer ride. vibration isnt that bad to be honest but i want to make this bike as calm as possible.
cheers.
KG78