well was going to have a long weekend in the lakes with my brother, got my bike servised(6000mile) on wednesday,then on thursday rode to Walsall,set off friday got on the M6 n my bike went onto 1 pot!!, couldnt pull over as the hard shoulder was coned off, so limped it another 5 miles to the service station(40-45mph)luckily my brothers bike has hazards so he rode behind me,got there n stopped looked at the bike,it had got so hot that the chrome had burned off the full length of the exhaust. phoned the R.A.C,breakdown servise.he said it looked like the spark plugs hadnt been out in a while(so much for the full service?).he couldnt fix it, suspected bent valve??so had to have it recovered to york(suppling dealer),didnt get there till 8pm!!, had to leave the bike in a printers premises over night. went back the next day as they were lending me a bonnie, so i could meet up with everyone in the lakes(ulswater).ive had enuf of the bike now, two air boxes went bang, a new back wheel a new front brake disc n pads side stand, speedo cable loop holder, n a few bolts have fell out.not bad for a 6mth old bike.so am i expecting too much for wanting a replacement bike or a refund?.sitting in a service station for 3 hours makes me think not!!.
