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Red ones · 14-05-18, 11:22 AM

New bikes on finance don't have to be dealer serviced. So long as the maintenance is done by a VAT registered garage it will suffice.

I've always run round to a back street mechanic for servicing with exception of when they don't have the flashy tool yet.

garynortheast · 14-05-18, 11:47 AM

Keep the curvy and learn how to fix it. They're seriously robust bikes. I have one of the same age which is in daily use with 85,000 miles on the clock. It is dead reliable.

daktulos · 14-05-18, 02:51 PM

Thanks for all the comments - I just took it for a decent length ride to the garage for them to take a look at - no more has visibly leaked, so I don't think it's as bad as it first appeared. I'll leave it for now and consider getting it fixed when the MOT is due.

For what it's worth, they said it was a 1-2 hour job for them. As much as I'd like to do all the maintenance, I'm going to leave this one to the experts.

R1ffR4ff · 14-05-18, 02:53 PM

It's no uncommon for Water pump seals to leak a little when not used for a while and then seal again when they have got hot and had the coolant around them.It's happened many times on my Old CX500 forum/s.

My 10 Penn'th

SV650rules · 14-05-18, 05:11 PM

Nothing wrong with Gladius really if you can live with quirky styling, they handle well and are pretty much same engine as AL7 and I believe ABS was available as option.

Tamsen Cooper · 14-05-18, 06:29 PM

Got another vote here for fixing it, agreed new shiny bikes are pretty but the curvy SV takes a lot of beating Imo. Thanks for some of the amazing links on the pump, I learnt a lot.

14-05-18, 11:22 AM	#11
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	Re: What to do? New bikes on finance don't have to be dealer serviced. So long as the maintenance is done by a VAT registered garage it will suffice. I've always run round to a back street mechanic for servicing with exception of when they don't have the flashy tool yet.

14-05-18, 11:47 AM	#12
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,487	Re: What to do? Keep the curvy and learn how to fix it. They're seriously robust bikes. I have one of the same age which is in daily use with 85,000 miles on the clock. It is dead reliable. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

14-05-18, 02:51 PM	#13
daktulos Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Albans Posts: 364	Re: What to do? Thanks for all the comments - I just took it for a decent length ride to the garage for them to take a look at - no more has visibly leaked, so I don't think it's as bad as it first appeared. I'll leave it for now and consider getting it fixed when the MOT is due. For what it's worth, they said it was a 1-2 hour job for them. As much as I'd like to do all the maintenance, I'm going to leave this one to the experts.

14-05-18, 02:53 PM	#14
R1ffR4ff Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: JAMOADR(1999 Curvy) 36,000 miles Posts: 1,429	Re: What to do? It's no uncommon for Water pump seals to leak a little when not used for a while and then seal again when they have got hot and had the coolant around them.It's happened many times on my Old CX500 forum/s. My 10 Penn'th __________________ "Stultus est sicut stultus facit"

14-05-18, 05:11 PM	#15
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,363	Re: What to do? Nothing wrong with Gladius really if you can live with quirky styling, they handle well and are pretty much same engine as AL7 and I believe ABS was available as option. __________________ 2016 SV650 AL7 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain

14-05-18, 06:29 PM	#16
Tamsen Cooper Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Falmouth, Cornwall Posts: 161	Re: What to do? Got another vote here for fixing it, agreed new shiny bikes are pretty but the curvy SV takes a lot of beating Imo. Thanks for some of the amazing links on the pump, I learnt a lot. __________________ New Girl Sets Up YouTube Channel on SV650- see my channel; Tamsen Cooper Like, Comment, subscribe