Raptor Chapter

Just a small update, I had a bit of a mishap in the garage a few weeks ago which resulted in the Raptor on its side with my SV on top of it! Luckily (for me) the Raptor got away with just a scuff on the engine case and bar end, SV wasn't so fortunate, dented tank, broken screen, broken mirror. Hopef...

I'm going to have to buy one of those key rings

Had to strip the petrol cap on Thursday evening as the lock was sticking and I was going to need to get fuel yesterday as I was riding it to Bury (just out side Manchester ) about 230 miles. The journey didn't start great as it wasn't running very well, holding back and then surging but that cleared...

Green sv650s and a PW50

Not today as I was sorting my SV out but I actually washed the Raptor the other day

Seat all recovered now

Unfortunately it's been living outside recently as the garage is full of crap

Started on replacing the knackered seat cover today. A few set backs so far, broken fixing tabs on the seat plastics, snapped bolts for the seat catch/hand strap and absolutely soaking wet seat foam So have replaced the catch bolts with some nice stainless steel nuts and bolts and binned the hand st...

Took delivery of a nice new leather seat cover for it then realised I had no staples left so that'll be a job for the weekend. The original seems to be disintegrating :o Also started checking local places that could make a small rack to take a small top box, don't need it for carrying stuff more of ...

I'm lucky if I get time to ride at all these days!

Battery died on it today, luckily (well not lucky for me really) I had just bought a new battery for the SV so that's now in the Raptor and my SV is still battery-less

Not today but yesterday I took it for its mot and it passed!!!! :shock: 8) couple of advisories for corrosion on rear disc and slight blow on exhaust (he was being quite generous with that one as all 3 of exhaust gasket things are pretty much non existent) I have the replacement gaskets but have bee...

The Ducati part number is 28740141A

This is a cross reference I found for the relay on a Ducati forum "I had my Ignition relay go out and after order 2 wrong relays i thought i would make it easier for the others. The OE relay should be something like BITRON(Italy) # PA66-GF30 and this is how you can find it to buy... The Ducati ...

The original relay has these markings

Bitron
B047
12v 40a
PA66-GF30

The new one

Omron
B047
12v 40a
PA66-GF30