Seized Cagiva?
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A friend of mine has had a pretty rough start to his biking career!
He purchased a Cagiva Mito (w reg low mileage) unseen from a dealer in the midlands and had it delivered to South Wales at a cost of £2000.
He passed a CBT Wednesday and we set off for his first ride out last night. Whilst passing a lorry at around 60mph on a dual carriageway his rear wheel locked into a skid and he managed to save it by pulling in the clutch lever and limping to the side of the road. Bike wouldn't start and 4 hours later he got home with the AA.
Is the engine seized?
The dealer has wiped his hands of any responsibility yet the bike has done less than 30 miles since he received it (all oil, fluid levels etc fine!)
What would you guys suggest he do?
He purchased a Cagiva Mito (w reg low mileage) unseen from a dealer in the midlands and had it delivered to South Wales at a cost of £2000.
He passed a CBT Wednesday and we set off for his first ride out last night. Whilst passing a lorry at around 60mph on a dual carriageway his rear wheel locked into a skid and he managed to save it by pulling in the clutch lever and limping to the side of the road. Bike wouldn't start and 4 hours later he got home with the AA.
Is the engine seized?
The dealer has wiped his hands of any responsibility yet the bike has done less than 30 miles since he received it (all oil, fluid levels etc fine!)
What would you guys suggest he do?
sounds like it has seized, the piston or ring(s) got stuck in the barrel, engine won't turn- rear wheel locked up
exactly what come back he has depends upon how he bought it from the dealer, you might get a better response to this side of it in the speed plod and the law rather than Biker banter
you say low mileage, as it's a two stroke do you know its service history/ if the rings have been changed?
exactly what come back he has depends upon how he bought it from the dealer, you might get a better response to this side of it in the speed plod and the law rather than Biker banter
you say low mileage, as it's a two stroke do you know its service history/ if the rings have been changed?
Edited by Brite spark on Friday 17th October 15:01
If the engine no longer turns over when it's in neutral, then being a 2-stroke it's probably seized.
New piston and barrel = £150-200 +fitting (which is pretty easy to DIY)
Reasons why this happened...
If the bike has pleanty of oil, then my guess would be a knackered oil pump or accelerator to pump cable/throttle problem.
Or...the water pump has failed, or simply run dry of coolant, or the thermostat is stuck shut.
New piston and barrel = £150-200 +fitting (which is pretty easy to DIY)
Reasons why this happened...
If the bike has pleanty of oil, then my guess would be a knackered oil pump or accelerator to pump cable/throttle problem.
Or...the water pump has failed, or simply run dry of coolant, or the thermostat is stuck shut.
Edited by Hyperion on Friday 17th October 15:11
Tyrant said:
It did sound like it was turning over but not firing at the roadside. Not how I would have imagined a seized engine to sound, but I have no experience to base it on.
I'm amazed he paid that much without some sort of warranty to be honest!
assuming that it had seized then it is possible that once it had cooled down that it freed off allowing it to turn overI'm amazed he paid that much without some sort of warranty to be honest!
Muffles said:
Tyrant said:
I'm amazed he paid that much without some sort of warranty to be honest!
Is there not some form of implicit warranty on dealers, that they cannot opt out of?Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff