Kwackys MV Agusta F3 800 ongoing review

[Cav]

Someone on the MV forum reckons that the resting position of the exhaust valve is open.

That's how I thought all exhausts were. If you remove the cable it should default to open. That's certainly how it is on the Kawasaki.

[Blade]

See if you can pass something through it.

[Kwacky]

I'll disconnect the cable and then fire it up. There's a decent difference in sound.

[duke63]

Interesting video, Kwacky.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpXeeUEHksM[/video]

[Kwacky]

Cheers. I'll take a look later on. I know he likes his F3.

[Kwacky]

I was hoping over winter to get a replacement tank that I could get sealed, painted and swapped for the old one.

Sadly these tanks don't come up very often. I've had a couple of promising leads but they've not come to fruition.

I mentionedn it on a Facebook group and the owner of MV piped up and told me to email MV again, which I've done.

I'm not holding out any hope.

I'm the meantime I've put a request on a couple of Facebook groups and forum pages.

Recap: ethanol is in the plastic tank, it can't be sealed/wrapped/repainted.

[Kwacky]

I've put a complaint in to MV Agusta again in the hope of a response.

Last time they sent me to the dealer, the dealer said they had no response from MV, so I went back to MV and they stonewalled me.

I sent an update email to MV and they've come back to me to tell me they've asked DMC Birmingham to submit a technical report. Hopefully DMC will get their finger out this time, but I don't hold up much hope.

[Kwacky]

Welding porn

[Kwacky]

My local MV dealer has been in touch this evening. They'll come and collect the bike to take to the workshop, inspect it and send a report to MV.

[Stonesie]

Hopefully DMC will get their finger out this time, but I don't hold up much hope.

They didn't do the paperwork properly on the MT-10 I traded in there, so I hope they look after you better than they did me.


That exhaust is naughty looking

[Kwacky]

I'm not expecting much to be honest. The bike is almost 6 years old now so MV are unlikely to be interested.

The dealer did tell me back in August they were putting a claim in for some other work and I never heard back from them.

[Perkles]

I looked at an old photo of me and you outside Ragley Hall yesterday in the sunshine this tie last year !

[Kwacky]

I'm surprised I had the MV out of the garage that early in the year

[Perkles]

I'm surprised I had the MV out of the garage that early in the year

we had a good few blats on it last year ,ive got some new roads for us to explore this year

[Kwacky]

It's the original OEM chain and sprockets on the bike. There's nothing wrong with them but I'm half tempted to get them replaced while the bike is in for an inspection.

[D41]

Welding porn

I like the way the offset to the end of the pipes is different from that at the end of the cans.

[Kwacky]

I've asked for a quote for the supply and fit for a new battery and a chain and sprocket set. I may as well get them sorted while they've got the bike.

[Kwacky]

They're collecting the MV today.

[Kwacky]

They don't do fast in Italy.

The dealer submitted a claim to MV. They're waiting for MV to respond.

They're keeping the bike for now. The MOT is up at the end of the month. I'll want the bike back by then.

[Kwacky]

Unsurprisingly MV aren't interested in repairing or replacing the tank.

So I'm going to patch it up and get rid of it.