greetings to all,way back in january i joined up and was impressed with the response that some of you took the time to write.
you were all correct, 1 x test ride ,1 x purchase.
i went down to A1 moto in york and met darren and his team. a few weeks later i rode down with the wife on my 2004 Pan, did the deal and the wife and i left the dealer on a brand new black 2016 se.
first impressions are /were gteat, that is ,until yesterday .
second ride on the bike trying to put some miles on her in order to get the bike back down for its first service.
my bike went into total electronic shut down whilst i was riding,there was'nt any locking up or any real danger other than i was on the a68 , which was very busy yesterday.
the bike simply stopped running, the speedo and rev counter needles have frozen at the speed and revs as it stopped (ive never seen that before),
any amount of fiddling with key, starter, clutch pulled in ,side stand up,,,,,,, NOTHING,,,,,,completely dead !!!!
im not very mechanicaly savvy but i did look to see if the battery terminals were tight.
end result,,,,, relayed home via a local independant organised by the rac, who were excellent !
the bike had only 250 miles on her and now she is been taken back down to york tomorrow,
i'm obviously upset and dissapointed but it could have been worse, ie outside lane of a motorway or over on the continent !
if anyone has had similar experiences or any advice please share.
forty thousand trouble free miles on the pan and never missed a beat !!!!!!!!!!!!!
regards dave