[Steve WyethMember]

I can help lead Jeffro, I know my way from Lavis to Anna Bay. Just head North I can take people through the dunes on a mix of faster flatter stuff and through the dunes themselves too. Probably even find Tin City where they filmed Mad Max if we’re lucky.

[Steve WyethMember]

I still say to this day the nicest suspension I have ridden on what attched to a 250x. Nice bike mate.

Do the newer ones still have valve issues? Not a big drama to throw some SS ones in there anyway, especially at the price you can pick one of these things up for.

[Steve WyethMember]

I hope you feel better than I do today, I had too much wine last night celebrating your Birthday by myself.

[Steve WyethMember]

Just to clarify a few points:

As TB says above above a decision has not been made yet. My post was merely stating that it isn’t going to be a straight up fix, there is some investigation and questioning involved. Considering the cost of the claim, if you sit on the manufacturers/dealers side of the table this is a natural course of action.

The scuffs on the engine case aren’t from boots, there are some other ones caused by some sort of coming together, though they are scuffs and not massive dents sufficient to cause the damage we are talking about here and the lack of damage to the other bolts corroborate this.

The mention of the ripped seat and dented header isn’t suggesting one big stack, they are more saying that for a bike that’s 5 weeks old that sort of damage would seem like I don’t give a shit about the bike. This is of course untrue, I have just spent alot of money on it. It is unfortunate that I’ve had a couple of unlucky stacks to cause this damage so early. The seat happened when I fell of the bike after pulling up to a stop!

My opinion based on what’s happened so far is that I might end up dissapointed, however, this is only my opinion at this stage. If I end up with a bad result it will cease to be opinion and become fact. If that happens, there will be trouble…….

[Steve WyethMember]

The weights are often wrong for published figures. Either way, KTM/Berg’s don’t seem too far off the mark. All weights don’t include various fluids like fuel. A full 8.5 litre tank will weigh close to 8kg by itself.

All bikes weigh more than published figures and there is no way your WR is 108Kg

TB has a good point about a new WR250 though…………

[Steve WyethMember]

You’re all right, I should have said ‘I find it hard to ride’ Then again, riding hard doesn’t necessarily mean riding well.

If it doesn’t get fixed I’ll have to go back to worrying about it being stolen. That’s nasty shit, but it can happen to anyone :whistle:

[Steve WyethMember]

Well, my repsonse was that the condition of the other parts of the bike are meaningless when talking of a internal engine failure. It is also a dirtbike, that I ride hard, it’s what it’s for :huh:

The point of contention is that there are scuffs on the clutch case and the thinking is that a hit on the clutch case could, in turn, hit the bolt, snapping the post it’s screwed into causing it to wear the case out, making it my fault.

The thing is if you look at the pictures, there is quite a big gap between the clutch cover and the bolts and Magnesium isn’t known for it’s flexible properties, so a dent big enough to hit the post would surely have cracked or smashed a hole in the engine case. Supposing for a moment that the clutch case did bend enough to strike the bolt hard enough the snap the post, why are the other bolts unmarked? They would be spinning at how many RPM’s and didn’t once hit the dented area?

As I say, nothing has been decided, it’s just I was rather hoping the phone call would have been more along the lines of ‘you’ll be able to pick her Saturday’

That less Facebook for you Mick?

[Steve WyethMember]

Nothing to tell yet really. The bike has been looked at and it isn’t going to be a straight forward, “sure we’ll repair it sort of fix”.

The clutch cover has some scuffs, the header is dented and the seat has a rip so there was a concern the damage was caused through my abuse.

A guy in Perth has to make the call along with his counterpart in Austria who’s not available for a week. It’s not yet clear if someone else will be looking at his affairs whilst he’s away or if I just have to wait a week until he’s back.

I have a feeling this isn’t going to end well though.

[Steve WyethMember]

Things aren’t looking as positive as I had hoped.

[Steve WyethMember]

Have a good ride guys. I would have been keen if I had a bike Hopefully catch up on another in the near future

[Steve WyethMember]

RickyBobby wrote:

Better get another clutch cover first

RickyBobby, there is some muddy boggy areas up there, will you be okay with that? Maybe you can just swim through like you did at Sunny Corner? :laugh: :laugh:

There might be the odd right hand corner too :woohoo: :woohoo:

Shake n’ bake brother Speak to Matty and Nath, they have to come too. Camp drunkasfuck version 2.0!

[Steve WyethMember]

mike wrote:

All we need now is November :whistle: :whistle:

And a working bike………

[Steve WyethMember]

mike wrote:

That is a mess mate :ohmy:

I wonder if its got anything to do with the clutch dragging issues you had when you got it?

The only benefit of not having a bike for a while is you will be able to increase your normal fitness regime :whistle: :whistle:

You’r right Mal, I’m very thankful I’m dealing with Sutto’s and not Paul Feeney Group, I’ve heard so many bad things about them.

Mike, I wonder this too. The clutch drag was likely just a new clutch, the fact I had to pull the clucth in more than I thought normal might be because that spring was never tensioned properly making it harder to dis-engage the clutch.

I have been out on the bike the last 3 weekends in a row as part of my new fitness/riding regime. I might have to do the gym thing instead now *shudder*!

[Steve WyethMember]

Trailboss wrote:

Nah not a turncoat just a realist find me a water cooled 650 that will better a XR 650? I mean it does everything that Ollie’s shitter won’t and kicks his arse (oh but it isnt a race when you get your arse kicked :laugh: :whistle: ) although he always has an excuse :laugh:

You could buy a 570 and put a 610 kit on it. With the newer motor I’m betting power and torque would close. Even such a small trade-off would be outweighed but the lightness of the Berg over the 650.

That said, I can’t remember you needing to re-build your 650 every 5 weeks

[Steve WyethMember]

When are we doing the South loop, me Mike and Tommo know a great hill?

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