Strange happenings with my bike

[Theantidote]

have you sorted your wee bike out???
i know your back was shite but how's the bike bro???
hope to see u back out there and upright soon...

[unstuck]

Bump for the TIG. Whats going on, you aint set fire to it have you.

[nzspokes]

Rode it into a lake and claimed insurance?

[Drew]

Said you rode it into a lake, and have it in the garden shed as parts for the new one?

[Tigadee]

It rode fine after George had a look at it a few weeks ago. Without spending hours trying to track down the fault and the subsequent cost, he suggested I continue riding it until the fault worsens and then he could pinpoint it much quicker.

Then last week it started hiccuping. Mainly on the motorway, just once each trip. It dies and then starts up again and off I go, no fuss.

This past weekend, it ran fine 100%, though it was around town and not on the motorway.

Last night it died on the motorway three times.

This morning, I started it fine, went down the road and it died and would not start up again at all. Had to push it back uphill to home in the rain. Wet pavement is scary! Thank goodness my boots gripped fine. (If I ever see a poor chap on the road pushing his motorbike, I am going to stop every time and help him/her out. It sucks big time, especially uphill!)

Talked to George and he's suggested I try bypassing the kill switch and start up the bike on the solenoid itself [or something like that], so that's what I'll do when I get home...

So she's dead for now.

[Drew]

Talked to George and he's suggested I try bypassing the kill switch and start up the bike on the solenoid itself [or something like that], so that's what I'll do when I get home...

So she's dead for now.

That sucks.

Hope it is in the kill switch circuit. It's easy to fix, and it'd make me right all along.

[Theantidote]

that really does suck mr tigs...i've pushed my wee scoot home a few times when i first got it...it's just a pain n the arse...
i hope it is the kill switch thingo as they all reckon it's an easy fix and you'll b sweet...
good luck man...

[Maha]

It rode fine after George had a look at it a few weeks ago. Without spending hours trying to track down the fault and the subsequent cost, he suggested I continue riding it until the fault worsens and then he could pinpoint it much quicker.

Then last week it started hiccuping. Mainly on the motorway, just once each trip. It dies and then starts up again and off I go, no fuss.

This past weekend, it ran fine 100%, though it was around town and not on the motorway.

Last night it died on the motorway three times.

This morning, I started it fine, went down the road and it died and would not start up again at all. Had to push it back uphill to home in the rain. Wet pavement is scary! Thank goodness my boots gripped fine. (If I ever see a poor chap on the road pushing his motorbike, I am going to stop every time and help him/her out. It sucks big time, especially uphill!)

Talked to George and he's suggested I try bypassing the kill switch and start up the bike on the solenoid itself [or something like that], so that's what I'll do when I get home...

So she's dead for now.

One identical sold recently for around $600, probably on the lower side of $600 I would suspect.

[Tigadee]

Thanks, guys. Hate being off two wheels and back on four... Even the wife is saying that she'd want me to get a newer better bike because of traffic these days and reliability/safety. (At least one silver lining here! )

Maha - $600+ eh? Red Baron told me they'd offer me $1k for trade-in on my bike, so maybe I've got a shot at a better price for mine once it's fixed.

And there's hope too because of this :
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-610011649.htm

[Drew]

Thanks, guys. Hate being off two wheels and back on four... Even the wife is saying that she'd want me to get a newer better bike because of traffic these days and reliability/safety. (At least one silver lining here! )

Maha - $600+ eh? Red Baron told me they'd offer me $1k for trade-in on my bike, so maybe I've got a shot at a better price for mine once it's fixed.

And there's hope too because of this :
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-610011649.htm

You sick sick cunt! Stick with the XV, or get something good.

[Maha]

That's a fine example of a Radian for sure, even the owner says ''This bike is in mind condition for the age''

$1000 as is trade in?... I would jump at that.

[Tigadee]

You sick sick cunt! Stick with the XV, or get something good.

What XV?

That's a fine example of a Radian for sure, even the owner says ''This bike is in mind condition for the age''

I know, aye? And the low kms? Could have just be round the clock for all you know...

$1000 as is trade in?... I would jump at that.

Me too... Now to find something from RB I can afford and like. There's a nice blue Kawa ZR-7s/ZR750 there that might fit the bill...

[Drew]

What XV?

This whole time, I hadn't looked at what bike you ride. Hahahaha. Thought you had an XV for some fucked up reason.

[neels]

Me too... Now to find something from RB I can afford and like. There's a nice blue Kawa ZR-7s/ZR750 there that might fit the bill...

And then someone can buy the radian for bugger all, spend a bit of time finding what's causing the problem, and ride it for another 10 years without any issues

Funny how you get to the point where you've had enough, don't have any faith in the thing, and just want it gone. I had a kwaka like that a while back, it's new owner thinks it's a great bike after a bit more time and money that I wasn't willing to put into it.

[nzspokes]

Just saying, http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-612257395.htm

Go buy it and ride happily into the sunset.