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cheers
wicked thanks guys ive put a deposit on the AT and pick it up on saturday.will look into doing rings,bearings maybe but later on just keen to get a few miles on the clock first!!
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congratulations - just had a look at one for sale near me, bit more expensive at 3k but only 17,800 on the clock,
No need to do the rings if the compression is ok, or do bearings unless they feel poor, esp. if you're not about to disappear off somewhere
Enjoy your AT!
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wicked thanks guys ive put a deposit on the AT and pick it up on saturday.will look into doing rings,bearings maybe but later on just keen to get a few miles on the clock first!! 
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congrats on your purchase, I brought mine with 60.000 kms the guy sold it after 10 years and he brought a newer RD07 - anyway the newer bike hadn't been used something link 5.000 kms he ended up having to change all sorts of bearings and seals...
Moral of the story, low mileage isn't always the best solution...
On my first big trip the rectifier blew... carry a spare !!
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i herd the petrol pump and rectifier were the most common faults ,petrol pumps just been done so might chuck another rectifier on aswell.cheers bud.
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congrats on your purchase, I brought mine with 60.000 kms the guy sold it after 10 years and he brought a newer RD07 - anyway the newer bike hadn't been used something link 5.000 kms he ended up having to change all sorts of bearings and seals...
Moral of the story, low mileage isn't always the best solution...
On my first big trip the rectifier blew... carry a spare !!
Salut Matt
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A - twins
Try Wemoto.com for a recifier, is around £100 ... it seems they dont have a known life some last years other months, so keep 1 with you, as it will break when you're a long way from home. Its only 2 minutes and the simplest of tools to replace.
Basically any electrical problems and check the rectifier, again it varies... on my RD04 the motor stopped at around 50km/ph restarted, within 5 minutes stopped again... the Assistance said once the engine was running I'll be able to ride home !! 1 km and it died this time nothing ... batteries can also be cooked, check your battery water level.
There are various technical solutions, including fitting computer fan motors, but I'm trying a voltage monitor, simple light fitted to the dash monitoring the charge ....
I'll attached my spare somewhere on the bike with the connectors covered - its always there then !!!!
last note, I tried buying online from a after market seller... after the 3rd attempt at delivering the correct item, they suggested I cut the connector off my old one and solder it to the new - it was time to cancel my order !!!
Enjoy the bike..
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As a Ducati owner (well Cagiva, but I can't blame them for the shoddy electrics) I am overly familiar with rectifier failure. It seems the main cause of rectifier failure is the ground getting poorer over time as dirt ingresses and metal corrodes. A good preventative measure is to clean up the ground contacts from time to time and check the resistance, or wire your ground directly to the negative terminal using a decent thickness of wire, in addition to the ground earth
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Thats low mileage for a twin thats been cared for...and for that price it seems good.
If its a black one like mine it will be fast too...as everyone knows black is the fastest colour.
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