Sods law

[toggy]

Hi all
I'm due to have my fuel pump replaced tomorrow ,to fix the reserve issue,and wouldn't you just know it ,something else happens (sods law).Went to leave work today and the key wouldn't turn to the on position.bollocks.Now gotta hope 3x can pick it up and sort it quickly . I Hope it can be taken apart and fixed.I don't fancy waiting a couple of months for a new ignition barrel to turn up.

[Mark N.I.]

Oh thats not good, sods law is right.
Lets hope they can fix it and under warranty, and if they tell you what to do to prevent it from happening again make sure and post it up.
Good luck

Mark

[SteveMRC]

Hope your warranty covers it.
do you have a chip in the key that is coded to the ignition?

If it's anything like my XT, which is getting a bit sticky to turn sometimes, you need a new key, new lock and new ecu .
Best part of £1000 to fix

[toggy]

I've been lucky ,i was messing around with the lock contact cleaner /wd40 etc,twiddling the key in and out ,and out popped a tiny bit of grit .yeah! no cycling for me as the ignition works fine now .But i did miss my 3x appointment booh.I guess i was just unlucky as the offending bit of grit must have dropped in as i removed the key .So if I've learnt anything ,its to check there's not crap in the ignition barrel area.of course it doesn't help that the ignition barrel area is like a large funnel for crap the accumulate in .

[Mark N.I.]

Happy to hear it was a simple fix and im sure 3x will get you sorted again asap, least you aint without the bike for to long
Nice when its something simple like that, though still annoying and worring.

Mark

[toggy]

Stopped for a paper this morning ,went back to the bike ,inserted the key ,or tried to . More crap had got in .Nooooooooooooooooo!.Cycle to work ,phone 3x ,sort bike pick up,hassle fuc**kin hassle .Good job i ain't in the middle of a friggin desert.Barrel cleaned up and OK now ,sods law or what!,twice in as many weeks ,and i only got the bike back the day before after getting the fuel pump replaced to sort the reserve issue,not yet known if its worked yet as i haven't done much milage yet (see above). The New Ducati Multistrada with its key less ignition is looking very appealing at the moment !.Thanks to 3x though for a quick response ,cheers guys .

[Mark N.I.]

That is just unlucky, twice in as many weeks, that would piss you off.
NO NO NO to the Ducati though, dont do it, they are gona be everywhere by the sounds of it, morini for the win
Your lucky you have 3x so close to you, never mind the desert, just N.I. and Id be stuck

Mark

[vtxbrit]

I had a similar problem with my Tuono last year put the key in but it just wouldn’t turn managed to get the bike trailered back home and took the ignition barrel off (what a nightmare) long story cut short it turned out not to be the barrel……….right on the end of the ignition key is a tiny thin blade about 2.5mm long, it had a small chip in it which I can only assume happened when I dropped my keys earlier during the day, this stopped the key working, I found this out by going on the Aprilia forum (thank god for forums) wish I had gone on the forum before taking the barrel off. Luckily the bike came with 3 keys so now it only has 2..........If I remember correctly the cost for another key (programmed) was well over £200.

vtxbrit

[toggy]

I think i'm being a bit unlucky at the moment ,just had a rear puncture that can't be fixed ,tyre was only 2 mths old .Thats £130 please O 4 f**ks sake.
Fuel reserve is working ok now after getting the fuel pump replaced ,getting 1.2-1.5 litre reserve now .

[Gedge]

I think i'm being a bit unlucky at the moment ,just had a rear puncture that can't be fixed ,tyre was only 2 mths old .Thats £130 please O 4 f**ks sake.
Fuel reserve is working ok now after getting the fuel pump replaced ,getting 1.2-1.5 litre reserve now .

Thats not very much.. I think I prefer it that mine comes on early ( around 130 miles of normal use...)