impulsive - baldy - child

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 22 2008, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>very humerous Al - how's the DRzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ?

running

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ May 22 2008, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>running

hmm - i don't wanna count my chicken but when I rang the garage today to make sure all was ok - it was kinda noisy - the guy shouted to someone to shut the bike that was running off so he could hear me and guess what..................................... it was my baby !!!!!

pictures follow once i get her home.

Al - you're getting me "mooning" you while standing on my bike pm'd to you - you see if i don't

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 22 2008, 03:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Al - you're getting me "mooning" you while standing on my bike pm'd to you - you see if i don't

better be careful riding in the buff on that thing...wouldn't want you to get burns from the oil thats gonna spew out of the engine when it blows again

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ May 22 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>better be careful riding in the buff on that thing...wouldn't want you to get burns from the oil thats gonna spew out of the engine when it blows again

really thinking about chopping it in for a ktm.

i don't really want a ktm but it's the next best thing for me i guess - it's a 300 mile round trip for me everytime i need soething done to the 'prilia and on recent evidence...... that looks pretty likely.

OR i could keep it and hope that they've fixed all the problems........

oh what to do

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 22 2008, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>really thinking about chopping it in for a ktm.

i don't really want a ktm but it's the next best thing for me i guess - it's a 300 mile round trip for me everytime i need soething done to the 'prilia and on recent evidence...... that looks pretty likely.

OR i could keep it and hope that they've fixed all the problems........

oh what to do


Its a tuff choice with so many on the market and if you want a real good propper Motard then you have to accept the maintence that comes with them, the Aprilia though was a joke the way it let you down..

Having ridden many I would go for a Husaberg Fs650e or the Fs450e but you would want to be a mechanic owning one of those not that they will let you down just that they are very high maintence.. They really are race bikes with lights. Most realible are Honda, KTM and Yamaha. I've never ridden a CCM I remember Roger saying he had one

If your good with the spanners go for a new '07/'08 Burg a lot more realible than the previous ones and they looks so much better in black than the usual yellow and blue, go to a dealer and take one for a burn

Double

The DRZ is the perfect DAILY BEATER for the street.....no it's no where as fast as those, but it's a freaking tractor and super reliable...i change the oil every 1000 miles...6000 miles on her now, not one issue since i got her (knocks on wood)....

I would love an Aprilia, but from what i've read seen and researched...not gonna do it...
BUT i will be jumping on a KTM 690 SM soon.



Bring on that Prila

I like the Berg & the KTM.

I don't mind a bit of maintenance - oil changes, plugs and the like are probably as much as i can do. I'm no mechanic.

I bought the 'prilia cos i <u>thought</u> it was the best on the market, only it takes more than good looks & power (i should know )- i know a few people who have them and all but 1 have had problems of some sort.

maybe this will be the end of it - the whole 5 months worth of only work cost me £140 cos most of it was under warranty but that is bad enough. i'm thinking it's better to sell it now while it's all fixed than to try and sell it when it's busted again.

it's ready now but i'm not going to germany next week so that's another week with no ride

Husaberg... Periodic Maintenance Schedule
http://www.husaberg.com/fileadmin/user_upl...2010_EN_PMS.pdf

Ktm 690... Go to documents and download the Maintenance Schedule
http://www.ktmusa.com/690-SMC.100198.20.ht...Hash=dcbf8829e1

Heres a dyno test of the Sxv against a Husky..

Check out this Yzf

thanks for that matey. that dyno chart just goes to show how much mumbo the sxv has. it's pretty brutal.

anyway - i've ponced a van and i'm off to blackburn in the am to pick my baby up.

i'll get my leg over her and see what happens.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

got up @ 5:30am

jumped in my mates van (the biggest van in the world)

picked my old man up

drove to blackburn

got there for opening time

nice bacon buttie & a cuppa in the car park

paid my bill

re-aquainted with my baby

pushed her out to the van

tried to start her

no joy

tried again

and again

and again

pushed her back into the garage

sat around for an hour

went back in to see what the hell is going on

sent packing minus broken bike

drove home - pissed off.

9 hours - £80 in diesel - pots of ear ache off wor lass

for .... all

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 21 2008, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>after 4 months in the garage....................................... she lives !

new stator, new starter motor, new gaskets, new oil pump, new valve buckets..... etc etc etc

yaaaaaahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !


glad to here she's a runner again, now sell the ....... while is working and get a ktm.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 27 2008, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>
i no i no your so totally in love you dont want to hear the truth. stop listening to your heart and listen to your head now. 500 mile rebuilds are enough to strain a marriage mate. unless the long quite lonely hours down the garage fixing it is your plan.

ooops i thought it was a runner now, my bad. scrap the ....... then. ask aprilla to buy it back

Thats the pitz....you all have the "Lemon Laws" I hope!!!!

I rode the DRZ this weekend.....

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And to work this morning...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ May 28 2008, 01:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I rode the DRZ this weekend.....

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And to work this morning...


Sorry Baldy

looks like the ECU may be fooked