Failed!
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Topic: Failed!
Posted By: davidrsurfer
Subject: Failed!
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2026 at 09:02
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So I went out to check the bikes over & you guessed it no bananas! Her street triple - started first time & ran like a sewing machine. Ducati - dead as a dodo. Superduke - oil leak from the alternator cover which I knew about & was what I set out to sort, but the on/off button also intermittent. So £230 later a new switch is here & waiting to be fitted, tank off, air box off, headlight etc. etc. etc. oh joy. On the bright side the Ducati needs an oil change, filters & plugs anyway so that will keep me keep me quiet for a bit next week. Anybody else got similar end of winter joy? ------------- Motorcycle friendly self catering holiday apartment Acorn Studio. See us at Air bnb. |
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Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2026 at 10:20
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You know you enjoy the endless surprises!  But to be real - end of winter? It's clear your climate down there is from another world with storms and snow across the country and heavy frost again this morning when I woke up.
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Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2026 at 11:07
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Not eleven thought about the bike But I do know I need to sort a snapped adjuster bolt in the swingarm only have about 5mm showing !!! -------------  |
Posted By: Rich Simpson
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2026 at 21:39
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Well, here's how my new year started. Entry to the MCC Exeter Trial....which starts in the middle of the night and finishes the following lunchtime. Entered on my Beta X-trainer, with a recently rebuilt engine Checking the bike over before I thought the front security bolt looked a bit 'funny': put a spanner on it and it snapped. Fitted a new one, then realised the tyre valve had rusted and was barely sealing to the tube. Decided I wasn't going to run: you have to have mind and body in the right place, and my stress tank was full and my rest tank was empty. Sub-zero temperatures all night, super icy roads...perhaps I was lucky to miss it.. Roll on Easter, and the Lands End Trial.
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