Feck sake.

[Sparks!]

My SV broke down on my 85 mile trip home from Surrey last night. I went to leave at about 12 midnight, bike wouldn't start so me and mate had to strip switch gear and eventually it seemed to start fine.

Then I set off home at about 1 am.. about 1:30/2:00 AM the dash lights are flickering on and off and fading, and the fuel light was on despite only just filling up with petrol, and then my worst nightmare... the lights cut off and the bike cut out completely. Leaving me stranded at 2am in the morning on an empty A24 miles from anywhere

Phone calls etc reveal £250 for break down recovery, fuckers!!! So in the end I pushed the bike to a local village and waited for my mum drive the 50 or so miles up to me to pick me up.

By this time the SV is going crazy The alarms going off with no way of disarming it, the lights are flashing, all at 3 am on towards 4:30 when my mum turned up.. for some strange reason if I held the clutch in and pressed the e-start button, the alarm would stop (if ignition on) ???? so I just taped them up to stop alarm from sounding then when my mum got there with some tools I just disconnected the battery., locked it up and left it, stranded 50 odd miles from home

It's now 6:20 I've been up since 6 am yesterday and now I gotta go to work till 6 or so today absolutely shattered.
____________________
Current Toys: 06 Yamaha WR250F | Nissan 350Z GT | Tech 4 Homes

[natv4]

ouch! sorry to hear that sad story. Good luck with work. I've only been up since 3, and I feel knacked already.

Maybe your battery has given up the ghost. Hope you get it sorted.
____________________
Travelling around the world...a bit at a time. Where am I now? / Visit my BLOG
Bike: Blue Honda VFR800fi (*NEW*) Mileage: 22k Countries visited: GB/F/D/CZ/PL/E/I/B/A/HR/H/Rus/E/MA
West Europe...2004, East Europe...2005, Russia/France...2006, Morocco...2007

[Sparks!]

[Pat172]

may be as simple as a short in the switch gear....

electrics are funny can be 1 small thing that sends everything barmy! and the A24 is dark enuf normally at 2am FUCK that!!!!
____________________
- Suzuki Bandit N600

[divuk83]

Get yourself decent recovery service. I pay about 120 quid a year for Greenflag to cover me on any bike/car. They will tow you anyway you want to go in the UK if you break down. I used it 3 times last year which would have cost a fortune without cover. It has easily paid for itself!

As for the SV, hope you get it sorted

Dave

[G]

[LustyLew]

[G]

As the cover is for any vehicle, you just give a friends vehicle that is newer , doesn't matter because it covers you as the driver/passneger in any other vehicle.

I don't like the RAC because they often don't seem to send recovery - even when you've told them that that is what you want (rather than a small transit that can't help, becuase you no the problem isn't fixable at the road side).


Really does sound like time you should look into it Yams .

[paulthewitt]

look through your insurer, they quite often get discounted rates for breakdown. RBS ins group does through greenflag. and they'll be happy to help as the consultants often get rewards/pat on the back for selling it.

Paul

[natv4]

I use RAC and over the 6 call outs in the last 12 months (never be friends with a person who owns an RS125! ) I have not once been unsatisfied (they have always asked if I think its fixable and sent the appropriate vehicle).

They even attend accidents (which AA and some others will charge you for). They aren't particularly cheap though.

For the cheap side G's seem good, do they offer accident recovery free?
EDIT: Just checked, they do. So they would seem like a reasonable option.

Alli now has cover with ncionline.co.uk who are fairly cheap for cover (I suspect the same type as G).
____________________
Travelling around the world...a bit at a time. Where am I now? / Visit my BLOG
Bike: Blue Honda VFR800fi (*NEW*) Mileage: 22k Countries visited: GB/F/D/CZ/PL/E/I/B/A/HR/H/Rus/E/MA
West Europe...2004, East Europe...2005, Russia/France...2006, Morocco...2007