KTM hassles..

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It’s not often I end up pushing a broken down bike home, but when it happens it’s a memorable experience.

It just died a few miles from home. I found a blown fuse which I promptly replaced with the only spare.

That was good enough to get me another 500 yards..

From there it was ‘just’ a few miles home -up hill. After some time pushing the bike in the hot afternoon sun with all my leathers on,  I thought there must be a better way…

My wife was at home so we arranged to tow it with the car while I held a strop in one hand, and steered the bike with the other one (a hairy experience).

A quick examination via google pointed me to a dead fuel pump.

Several hours later, I had the bike in pieces

The local KTM agent wasn’t quite that helpful, He simply advised me of a price of $600 and an unknown arrival date.

A quick search on Ebay found one for $130, which will arrive in a months time.

To be continued…

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  3. Ha! I’ve owned several Ducatis, probably the only bikes with worse electrics than a Norton. I was accused of naming an old 900SS, “Start! You piece of…!” Eventually acquiesced to Japanese reliability. But you have my sincere sympathies. (ツ)v

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    1. Thank you for the supportive comment. I had a few early belt drive Ducati’s which had a few ‘idiosyncrasies’.
      I find older bikes are easier to sort out though, because the weak points are well known.
      Solving problems on newer stuff like the KTM is a journey into the unknown.

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