Ok I really cant find a reason as to why I'm posting this, reference for others in future, general information, a place to vent, and perhaps some opinion I guess, take it for its face value
My '99 Aprilia RS250 with after market cans and expansion chambers and front indicators arrived from the north island on Thursday the 4th, I picked it up that day, fueled up and rode home, that night I sorted out the insurance, the Friday I rode it to work to show my mates, that night I checked the transmission oil, and did a look over of the various parts.
Saturday I had a spare morning so took it for the first ride, taking it slowly I followed a wee green station wagon for a few Ks keeping it under 100 above 90, getting use to the bike, I sat patiently in the passing lanes 4WDs passing me all smug, then came a big long straight and the green station wagon slowed right down to 80 and pulled right over, I'd got a feel for the bike by now and felt confident to do an over take.
Checked the mirror, head check, checked ahead, checked mirror, head check, then accelerated I got around the station wagon famously I felt, I got to 110 (still a bit heavy on the throttle) so started slowing down a tad, ease off the throttle and lightly on the brakes.
Then the engine turned off, as far as i can tell it just went pop and turned off, Check my mirror, nothings rolling along the road behind me, just a touch of blue smoke. I coast off the road and try starting it with the clutch in, the first time the kicker bites in goes right the way round but the engine doesn't even try firing, next the kicker only goes half way, then finally it wont bite in at all.
Ring my old man and tell him, while I try neutral, same as above with the clutch out, he hires a trailer and comes to pick me up while I wait for the engine to cool down and maybe unseize (I'd read about heat seizure) he gets there an hour and a half later with the engine still seized.
we get home and I try calling the dealer who'd left for the day.
I call him on Monday and he reluctantly agrees to have it checked out by the aprilia dealer (Hampton motor company), it gets there on the Tuesday (16th) two weeks after I received it. Hamptons got back to me today saying the piston had collapsed smashing up the chamber stuffing the crank and raining bits of metal into the bottom end ultimately requiring a whole new engine at about $3000 to $5000 and a few months for parts.
A few things before we go on, I asked the dealer if there was any sign of a drop, he said "no", I received it and he'd noted scraping on the wing mirror (understandably this may not have been a drop, but he didn't mention it when i asked about marks) I also asked him to check the power valves and pistons (as he had no info on the bike) he told me when i called back a few days later he'd checked them and said everything was fine.
so he called back telling me to send it up and he'll fix it, I told him I wasn't keen on sending it up and down the country at my cost so he said to take it to Duanes bike and ski who'd ship it up, I again told him I wasn't keen on shipping it up and down the country at all, so he says Duane will fix it.
He's sort of trying to wriggle out of it
so the bike is currently at Hampton motor company and will be sent to duanes on Tuesday maybe sooner if i can.
I'll be contacting a relative who's a lawyer and be chatting with a lawyer who specializes over the weekend.
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Maybe an ex race bike??
Originally Posted by Wellyman
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