I live just south of Northampton.

Picked it up yesterday, wow, great ride home :) that drive is amazing !

It was fitted from new with a STM slipper clutch, that feels wierd, some kickback through the lever when nearly fully out, is this normal ? but it seems to operate fine.

Yes ... you should get quite a spring back feeling from the lever when you change down.

I just happen to know of an sps trackbike for sale for £6500 ono in the market place section. ;)

All kitted out and ready to go. Judging by the prices mentioned above, sounds like a great deal to me:puzzled:

Oh - an SPS - takes me back. I do miss my old SPS, it had character that the 996R just doesn't quite have (unreliability I think they call it!!!)

Now where was this 1400 miler? Might be worth a punt? Hartford? Where was it advertised?

Ian - you said no service history when you saw it and the condition wasn't right? It was advertised as immaculate and FSH - what's the story?

Or an SPS trackbike - now that would be sweet!!
Tim

Tim, unreliability can go with the 996R also, 130 miles from home, oh what fun.

Yeh - what's the story? How many miles have you done on her?

First ride out, ok for half the day, then when i went to start her up again, poping and banging. ticks over ok but wont rev past 2k. cooled down then only got two miles and it started again.

only done about 120 miles.

[Edited on 28-3-2005 by adam]

Sounds heat related to me - once she'd cooled down she was better? Could it be electrical breakdown of a part once it gets to a certain temperature? Coils? TPS? ECU? (I'm only guessing though).

She never had a problem like that with me, maybe its a blocked fuel filter? Did you run low on fuel?

I'd try and see if its a temperature related thing, then get her off to Nellys - he'll sort her out in a jiffy.

Tim

Fuel was ok, always above half when re feuling. Felix thinks it could be throttle body sensor, i will phone Nelly and get her up there. It was great to get out again though. Just lacking confidence. thanks Tim.

I did take her to Nelly's for a bit fettling around this time last year, so he knows her.
Good luck.
Tim

[Edited on 28-3-2005 by Rattler]