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I took up the option of extending the warranty for two years say the heavily discounted price of £200. Seems daft not to for that sort of money.

Kwacky wrote:I took up the option of extending the warranty for two years say the heavily discounted price of £200. Seems daft not to for that sort of money.

With your track record, an utter bargain imho. (so long as you keep it that long..)

I did say to my wife that the next owner would get the benefit

One little thing goes wrong and it's pretty much paid for itself.

It'll need a wash, it's covered in bugs.

Kwacky wrote:

It'll need a wash, it's covered in bugs.

How many miles now?

Just under 600

I like the look of that pipe

Perkles wrote:I like the look of that pipe

I was thinking that, really suits the bike.

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Perkles wrote:I like the look of that pipe

The baffle looks like it fell out

The screw must have worked loose officer.

1st service - £90. Bargain.

Next service is at 7,500 miles or 12 months. Kwak have dropped the silly mid service inspections they used to have.

Kwacky wrote:1st service - £90. Bargain. ...

Blimey, that does seem cheap, you don't get much for under a ton these days.
Presumably that must just be basically a check over, and not replacement lubricants or service parts.?

Full bike inspection (I presume this just means checking for wobbly bolts and any chain or clutch lever adjustment)

Oil and filter change.

There was a lot of movement going on over the weekend when I was pushing on a bit. I know the suspension is budget. The tyres are very hit and miss, they move around a lot and they liked to push the bike out wide.

I'll have a play with the pressures but having read other SX riders reporting the same I suspect a new set of boots is the best option.

In what way was there a lot of movement?

Did the bike skip over the surface and skid? Sit deep in the travel and push wide? Traction under acceleration suddenly letting go? TCS flashing more than normal?

Just be wary that tyres can very easily mask a bigger problem that's all

I'm not technical enough to understand or answer your questions

I'm just going on my experience of using road tyres on the road and whether I like them or not. These aren't very good. I don't like them.

Haha.. that's fair enough

Just trying to gauge if the tyres are the actual problem

I know the suspension needs adjusting or upgrading. But that wasn't the issue. I can generally ride around suspension issues. Don't forget I rode home with a failed rear shock on the Versys

These are just shit tyres.

Had a voicemail to tell me that the extra bits I ordered for the bike have arrived. I need to book it in to get them fitted.