blown

I've been reading here about tyres and stuff, so I thought I'd join up. I usually ride bigger bikes, but when I test rode the RC I was hooked. I still am. So far it's blown one fork seal, eaten a rear tyre in 3,000 miles and a chain in 4,000. Could be worse :-)

What’s the cause of the blown gaskets? Is there any check that could be done to prevent it? It looks like when it happens the damage is all over, cylinder, piston, valves, head. Does anybody know the estimated cost of rebuilding the engine from that?

I have a blown countershaft seal. Got very lucky. I spotted it before I took a corner with oily tires. Any other reports of blown countershaft seals? My chain was not over tightened, in fact it had started to loosen up a bit after the 600 mile service. Bike has 2000 miles on it.