Aaargh! How Much!!!!!!

Put the olde steed into Forza Italia this week for a general sort out prior to France & Summer approaching. Very communicative guys, excellent advice etc... However then came phone call 3....'You know we advised an oil change was needed...?...Well, we've found some metal from the sprag clutch circlip in the oil...' Oh ****! The scenario was either; we'll find the rest of the circlip and put new sprag clutch in & put back together OR We won't find anything and we'll have to strip the engine down....pound signs started floating before my eyes and I understandably felt a bit sick.

God love 'em though, they've flushed out the rougue bits of metal with some '£9.99' oil and put a new sprag clutch on and hopefully will be ready in the morning...hurrah! So a couple of hundred pounds rather than a few thousand pounds later, the moral of the story is......don't believe a non-Aprilia dealer when they say they've serviced the bike before you pick it up, always get it looked at by someone who knows what they're on about!!!:thumbup

Good on ya m8... just as well you put it into the right guys to sort it :thumbup Like you say a few hundred instead of a few thousand for a new engine and god knows what eh. Sprag hassle free riding :thumbup

THANK god ,,, i was thinking the france bug had struck again !!!

Sat here all day counting the pennies from the whiskey bottle to help me old mate Newboots for his neww engine and he don't need it after all yyyyiiiippppeeeeee now i've got to put it all back into the bloody bottle...........

Don't you just hate 'those' phone calls!!

Phew ....it's great getting good news when your expecting the worst aint it :thumbup

DaveRSV said:

Don't you just hate 'those' phone calls!!

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Good news mate at least the curse hasn't hit you hard, roll on le france or what ever they say haha. speaking of which i didn't what to worry any one but have you seen the weather report:roll
And to DaveRSV i hate making them phone calls i work for a massive vw dealership and its horrible telling a customer how there car that just came in for a service is going to need a 2k repair.

sharky said:

Sat here all day counting the pennies from the whiskey bottle to help me old mate Newboots for his neww engine and he don't need it after all yyyyiiiippppeeeeee now i've got to put it all back into the bloody bottle...........

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:laugh:laugh...:thumbup

Picked the bike up tonight....bloody hell I was imagining little bits of metal like iron filings...the sprag clutch circlip is the size of a jam jar lid, so the bits of metal are rather large...BUT lets forget about that and the bingo numbers I paid to the garage...the bike runs like a dream, seems more responsive, throttle very light now (new cables) and forks have been sorted ( were dropped way too far through the headstock for VERY quick turning) now feels weird but VERY stable and I'm sure I'll have fun getting used to it again! Anyway thanks for all your comments as they helped to lighten the pain of the whole sorry episode......!

NewBoots said:

Picked the bike up tonight....bloody hell I was imagining little bits of metal like iron filings...the sprag clutch circlip is the size of a jam jar lid, so the bits of metal are rather large...BUT lets forget about that and the bingo numbers I paid to the garage...the bike runs like a dream, seems more responsive, throttle very light now (new cables) and forks have been sorted ( were dropped way too far through the headstock for VERY quick turning) now feels weird but VERY stable and I'm sure I'll have fun getting used to it again! Anyway thanks for all your comments as they helped to lighten the pain of the whole sorry episode......!

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hi new boots and sharky,thanks for info on this site,its the chap who fixed your bike,i don't like doing phone calls like that,new to the job, it was good to see good reports on bike service,thanks and hope to get out soon,tt

tuono **** said:

hi new boots and sharky,thanks for info on this site,its the chap who fixed your bike,i don't like doing phone calls like that,new to the job, it was good to see good reports on bike service,thanks and hope to get out soon,tt

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Nice to see you checked the forum out mate....Again, cheers for all your input in getting the beast back on the road....:thumbup

tuono **** said:

hi new boots and sharky,thanks for info on this site,its the chap who fixed your bike,i don't like doing phone calls like that,new to the job, it was good to see good reports on bike service,thanks and hope to get out soon,tt

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Nice to see you got signed up to the site i've got your number now so next time were out and about i'll give you a buzz,Anyway now we've got an official Aprilia mechanic on board what internals do you use at work would it be sponge or fruit based of a bit of both depending on how heavy the outer layers may be:thumbup:thumbup

sharky said:

Nice to see you got signed up to the site i've got your number now so next time were out and about i'll give you a buzz,Anyway now we've got an official Aprilia mechanic on board what internals do you use at work would it be sponge or fruit based of a bit of both depending on how heavy the outer layers may be:thumbup:thumbup

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:biggrin:biggrin:biggrin:eatcorn:eatcorn:biggrin:biggrin:biggrin You daft bugger Sharky!!! However I am partial to a little chocolate cheesecake with my Aprilia..!

tuono **** said:

hi new boots and sharky,thanks for info on this site,its the chap who fixed your bike,i don't like doing phone calls like that,new to the job, it was good to see good reports on bike service,thanks and hope to get out soon,tt

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Ah! Nice to know you're here mate! I've Locktited the new carbon heel guard onto the silencer!! :thumbup

MSmilleR said:

And to DaveRSV i hate making them phone calls i work for a massive vw dealership and its horrible telling a customer how there car that just came in for a service is going to need a 2k repair.

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Can't be nice for you (them) either, I can imagine some of the replies get a little choice :rant