[mr_trecolareco]

Olha que se pesquisares por "2008 fireblade valve cover pop" ou "fireblade head gasket fail" aparecem tópicos por esse mundo fora.

Logo não me parece que nenhum dos assuntos seja novidade....

Numa diagonal de leitura neste tópico surge uma possivel explicação mas numa de 2006:

http://www.1000rr.net/forums/1000rr-gene...-help.html

Ok, they checked my pressure relief valve and it was ok. They figured out the problem after talking w/honda. The stator was bad and was creating an electrical arc to the flywheel which was ingniting the crankcase gases and building up enough pressure to blow the valve cover gasket. Check your stator. Mine was all black. A new oem one is $245, but a new aftermarket one from electrosport is $139 w/ a 1 year warranty. Hope this helps anyone experiencing the same problem.

Alíás nos EUA havia uma extensão de garantia para essa peça que falam:
http://www.1000rr.net/forums/1000rr-main...fo-us.html