41000 miles and the valve seat dropped about 4mm and I have dicovered a crack in the piston sleeve. New seat machined in, new valve, new piston, new sleeve. Stuck on Vancouver Island for 3 weeks and a bill of 1400 canadian to boot. I used to think my lovely dommie was reliable. will need to do lots of miles on her now to get that trust back. good job i am bound for sth america then.
(i still think its a great bike and i suffered a freak breakdown)
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