Heeeellllllpppppppppp!!!

r896neo said:

Regardless of what actually happened has he accepted liability for it? Either due to error on the dyno usage (which sounds much more likely) or riding it without permission?

Either way if it was me i would be taking my bike elseware to get it fixed and billing him for it. Why would you let this monkey 'repair' it for you. :dunno

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I'm not lettin this monkey repair anything. Little1 recommended a guy at southern cross motorcycles who has agreed to fit a "new" engine for 400 max:thumbup so the search is now on to get an engine for 650 to 700 quid and get it to southern cross motorcycles................Then once it is done am gonna go to angelo's garage with 5 gallons of unleaded and a couple of lighters in the middle of the night and have myself a smallish bbq with a few "friends" and a couple of beers:biggrin Anyone fancy comin along?????????????? feel free to bring your camera's:eatcorn

im in.
grab a quick hol at the same time lol.

Sorry to hear the news matey. Hope you can get something sorted either way and get your bike back on the road.

Spent 6 months in Cyprus doing the U.N gag. uke

Whole place is full of feckin muppets so little surprise you've had problems. Wouldn't trust one of those :jack with a wheelbarrow let alone anything else.

In the absense of anything ( I imagine ) along the lines of Trading Standards over there, just sign a Gimpy out of the armoury and pay him a visit :devious :eatcorn. Maybe not, sure you're trying to get the hell outta there.

upddate

Guys, this is the situation as it stands now, i have bought an engine off flea-bay for £450, with 8,000 miles(mine was at 10 or 11,000) on it, the seller said he would deliver it to southern cross for me for.......... fook all:doug Don at southern cross has told me he will fit the engine for no more than £400:thumbup. I was speaking to little1uk and has VERY kindly offered to pick my bike up from the port when it arrives there in 2 to 3weeks and deliver that to southern cross:biggrin. Firstly i want to say a MASSIVE thankyou to ALL of you, i am a total stranger and yet you have offered me nothing but total support, its overwhelming. Secondly i want to publicly thank people like little1uk, don at southern cross and others who, without their help i would be up **** creek without a paddle And people call bikers the scourge of society, they want to look at the dregs of society we have managed to elect into the houses of parliament, who are forever trying to swindle the people of this country to further their own gains. (RANT OVER) This forum is fantastic i will never ever use anything else, keep up the top work, for people like me its invaluabe. REgards to you all, Ed:inlove

All great news Ed..exclnt indeed .... and Little1..your a bloody legend mate..i take my hat off to yer sir. :thumbup

Agreed, Little1 top fella :thumbup

Aprilia RsVr said:

Guys, this is the situation as it stands now, i have bought an engine off flea-bay for £450, with 8,000 miles(mine was at 10 or 11,000) on it, the seller said he would deliver it to southern cross for me for.......... fook all:doug Don at southern cross has told me he will fit the engine for no more than £400:thumbup. I was speaking to little1uk and has VERY kindly offered to pick my bike up from the port when it arrives there in 2 to 3weeks and deliver that to southern cross:biggrin. Firstly i want to say a MASSIVE thankyou to ALL of you, i am a total stranger and yet you have offered me nothing but total support, its overwhelming. Secondly i want to publicly thank people like little1uk, don at southern cross and others who, without their help i would be up **** creek without a paddle And people call bikers the scourge of society, they want to look at the dregs of society we have managed to elect into the houses of parliament, who are forever trying to swindle the people of this country to further their own gains. (RANT OVER) This forum is fantastic i will never ever use anything else, keep up the top work, for people like me its invaluabe. REgards to you all, Ed:inlove

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Ah little 1 thall do owt for a ride on someone elses ride :biggrin

Only joking lol, glad things are moving in the right direction Ed and your right this is a great forum and people have given help time and time again on here to help others either via techno knowledge or by donating items they no longer need to get other members up and running again...brings tears of pride to be a part of it haha :nana seriously tho' you boys in Blue, grey or green are doing a great job and it's the least we can do to show a bit of support and if you maybe dont think your appreciated by the general public then you know you will be hear :thumbup

sprocker said:

Ah little 1 thall do owt for a ride on someone elses ride :biggrin

Only joking lol, glad things are moving in the right direction Ed and your right this is a great forum and people have given help time and time again on here to help others either via techno knowledge or by donating items they no longer need to get other members up and running again...brings tears of pride to be a part of it haha :nana seriously tho' you boys in Blue, grey or green are doing a great job and it's the least we can do to show a bit of support and if you maybe dont think your appreciated by the general public then you know you will be hear :thumbup

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How many bikes does that make it now, that little1 has won that wayirate
Obviously joking i'm pretty new here too but as everyone says its a great forum with a whole load of great advice etc and great people - pit the whole lot of them are bike robbers.........:exclamation

BIG UN said:

yep mate,keep us informed of how you get on.
best of luck mate.
were proud of our soldiers!

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Thanks for the backup lads. Well guys this my update so far! I got the bike from the :jack and now legal proceedings have been intiated and i'm looking to recover at least 1200 sterling so not out of pocket, but then i thought F!"k him so am gonna got for the jugular 3,600 squids:thumbup Just to give him some of what i have been thru over the last couple of month! **** i also got see the damage first hand, i'm no mechanic, but i have sneaky suspicion the engine maybe has had it?:dunno What do you reckon?:rant

I got a piston head to match the above as well.........lucky me, he must have had a two for one offer on that day eh?

cheesus! that is a horrible sight. i hope you get it sorted swiftly.

i wouldnt be too worried about a high mileage replacement engine - as carbon kid has proved the mille engine is very strong and very reliable - your pics notwithstanding of course. i feel for you mate.

2 words:

Fecking hell.

I'd have gone ape by now if that'd been my bike. Hope you get some wonga out of the little :jack

Looney Tunes said:

2 words:

Fecking hell.

I'd have gone ape by now if that'd been my bike. Hope you get some wonga out of the little :jack

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Not yet but have stated legal action against the fcuker, and i aint gonna be lookin for just expenses either, it'll take some time but who cares once the bike is fixed, and will be in the next few weeks, after that its beer money, and i;ve gotta a terrible thirst right now:biggrin

Aye good call sir. That Cyprus sun does leave you a bit parched doesn't it :devious

There weren't many days in the 6 months I was there where I wasn't rehydrating myself on a regular basis with copious amounts of beer that's for sure. Which doesn't actually work but you get pissed tryng :biggrin

Looney Tunes said:

Aye good call sir. That Cyprus sun does leave you a bit parched doesn't it :devious

There weren't many days in the 6 months I was there where I wasn't rehydrating myself on a regular basis with copious amounts of beer that's for sure. Which doesn't actually work but you get pissed tryng :biggrin

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ye top shout loony me n big guns were gonna go down to his shop n avva little bbq but i just made sgt so i can't afford to,:rant new posting,:thumbup new promotion,:thumbup wife,:thumbup 3 kids:thumbup u no the sketch mate. speakin of which its my leavin do weds,:doug my mate is up for promotion to fullscrew on thurs,:doug and its my sqn leavin do on fri,:doug so all in all a top week on the kwang

Mate i was the chap with the chain, if don can not help with the engine pm me and i will give yuo the details where i got mine from £600 30 day guarantee, don fitted it for me :thumbup top job

hi mate glad to read yer getting sorted that muppet mechanic looking at the damage photos it looks like the timing chain snapped cause the valves and piston are well battered whats the life of a timing chain anyway.Best of luck sarg with bike n all

is he a professional mechanic with a garage??? etc

if so you got no problems the judge will **** him over just for being in the motor trade

Guys, for my sins I am a warranty/insurance manager and I look at images such as this all day and can tell you now that the cause of this initially looks as though it was a fuelling problem.

The centre of the piston has been burnt through by an extremely lean mixture, directly in line with the centre spark plug port. (This would be the hottest point)

Don't suppose you have any images of the bore and a couple of the piston skirt? Was it just the one piston/bore affected?

More images would make it easier to determine what happened.

PS. If you want to make an official claim against this guy you will need an independent assessors written report on the actual cause of failure. I have contacts that will be able to assist you with the inspection, parts must be in the UK though. If you want any help in making this guy pay for the damage PM me and I will help you as best as I can.

:doug