Posted July 5, 201014 yr Well it had to happen, my delight has now given way to despair. The cat went in for its MOT today and it FAILED. The three failures are: 1. Binding front caliper 2. Leaky fork seals 3. Exhaust blow (gasket). These are all repairable but its a pain in the ass as I was hoping to get the cat on the road this week. <sighs>
July 5, 201014 yr Author Just spoke to someone who was recommended by someone else. Quoted me £250 all in, subject to the calipers not requiring a rebuild. If they do it's £150 per caliper (eek). Taking it in Wednesday. The cat has only done ten miles in a year so there's a good chance it's due to too much standing around idle. Good luck Gas up!
July 5, 201014 yr Good luck Gas up! Passed. Then again, it bloody well should have! It's been stripped down and rebuilt over the past month!
July 5, 201014 yr Moderator Nick Chambers (RDBITZ)will rebuild the calipers rsonably if you take am off and send em too him Merv
July 5, 201014 yr Author Thanks merv, I'll see they can be freed up by my tech, if not I'll contact nick. Cheers
July 9, 201014 yr Author Good news on the cat. Calipers freed up and exhaust welded to correct blow (thank fek downpipes not gone), just fork seals to do. All being well should get her back tomorrow or Monday
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