Strange engravings on a 93 VMAX motor

[donnelly317]

Thanks sean i looked at mine but I painted my engine so I couldn't get a picture of it

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[sdt354]

I'm sorry Sean, I didn't mean to come across as a jerk. Some of the engravings look like something a 5 year old would have done. I would expect a higher quality from factory Yamaha.

Yea me too, start with the wonderful seat

 

[soundguy]

Sean, did u actually look at the photos ? some of the markings were done with a hand held engraver and not professional at all, except for atachment 7, this was a pro job. The others look like someone went crazy with engraver.

and yes, I do have a turbo Zx-14 and a stocker Suzuki bandit 1200 which was a rescued parts bike and brought back to life. Great work horse bike. I will post pictures tomorrow. Is there anything in particular u would like to see on the turbo bike?

My max has the same type of writing in the same places

 

[Rusty McNeil]

The engravings on mine for bearing size and middle gear shims are the same. Done on. the line, by hand as these things are assembled.
On a plus note to me this does indicate that these are hand assembled with some attention to detail/clearances/tolerances.

I have never noticed any markings on or near heads that would be for the heads or valves etc. I had them off on the table when I ported them and never saw any then either.

 

[rspauldi1]

thanks for the input guys! I was thinking (and hoping) there may have been a bigger story behind the markings.
The good news, after ~3 years of sitting I got her fired up last night. No major motor noise and no leaks. Time to sync up the carbs and see if she'll ppuurr.