MV Agusta - no bits available!!

[richardbd]

I went shopping for a reliable, everyday, lightweight run-around bike this time last year. In a moment of madness I accidentally bought a 20 plate MV Agusta Turismo Veloce

As my mates said at the time, what would I have come back with if I'd gone out to buy an exotic?

Anyway, I really like it and thus far (just under 3k additional miles) it's been reliable. Yesterday though a message popped up on the dash "WARNING - H2O Sensor"



Googling leads the the MV forum where the answer seems to be check and clean the connection to the sensors - one on the radiator, one on the block. Done that - no change. So I call the dealer - MV Agusta London - who say they haven't got any in stock and that there's zero flow of parts from the factory because of the various financial comings and goings post-KTM.

Fortunately the big dash warning disappears and leaves just a small red triangle. The dealer says the bike is fine to ride - which makes sense (it's not over-heating or anything) so I think it's a case of applying the usual battlefield repair to the dash - a small square of insulating tape over the light.

Next time I'll buy the F900XR that I looked at first

 

[MILLE_RIDER]

I think the XR would be boring after the MV and thankfully the MV is still on the road, it it weren't and no parts availability, that would be a pain. Good luck with the MV

 

[jonnie comet]

UNFORTUNATELY - I would start fiddling with it....

My first assumption would be a faulty sensor. Unscrew/pull off/whatever and read what's written on it. Google/Ai it and see what's what? It's probably something that also fitted to a dozen other bikes or cars. Get a couple from wherever, fit them........ and find that it's still faulty.....

Cool bike....Good luck.....