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The xciting clusters are known for being glitchy. Corrosion on the contacts is common as stated above as is component failure. As Stig suggests, a dodgy earth is also common.

Mine is on its way out with a fading LCD and an intermittent dash light fault. I suspect there is a dry joint on the PCB somewhere in your case (I reckon this is what is causing my dodgy light connection).

Unless you’re a whiz with a multimeter or you know someone who may be able to track the issue down, I suspect your pcb is toast. There are firms online who allegedly can repair pcbs but it’s probably going to be just as cheap to keep a weather eye on eBay/gumtree/Craigslist etc to see if one comes up. They’re not cheap to replace with a new part at £227 a pop but I may end up going down this route myself simply as my scoot was originally a 500i and I’ve upspecced it to R trim. The instrument panel is still the old i-spec so it could do with replacing anyway.

Using second hand parts off eBay is always a gamble so unless you can find one properly cheap, you might be better off biting the bullet and buying a new one with warranty. Before you do though, make sure you are getting power to the plug block by using a multimeter. If you’re not getting a decent feed, your problem lies elsewhere.

HTH

Fav

M’Lord & Ernie, you’re both right in my humble opinion. Accept your ride for what it is and ride within its parameters and you won’t go far wrong.

Now having said all that, I’m not averse to “pushing the envelope” on my XT and treating it more like the Triumph!  And d’you know what? On those occasions, it acquits itself surprisingly well. Especially now it’s Michelin-shod!


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Ah.  Those Michelin’s. I wouldn’t have anything else! They make for having a flick about through the twisties so much more enjoyable.


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I’d go along with that. [emoji106]


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Mine was a 1963 Lambretta Li125 Special in 1981. This was followed by eight or nine more various other Lambrettas ranging from a TV175 right up to a race-tuned Arthur Francis 240cc Lucas fuel injected monster.

I wish I’d kept the lot of them.


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Neil, a Morris 1000? BSA Bantam? As a BMC tech- mech in the 60's was continually amazed how designs from England would be FROZEN encapsulating the good with the bad. Such as I would have FIRED Lucas Electric and perpwalked the head man the length of the Isles! My 1955 restored BSA A-10 gave me over 20000 miles of trouble-free service after I restored it in 1974. However, many design features were a mystery! I can only think the Bantam two-smoke was a real challenge! Two-stroke anything fired by breaker points was a challenge!

Ah yes. The joys. I’ve have a chum’s Vespa 125 Primavera in my workshop in kit form presently with such devilish ignition. I’d forgotten what points ignition looked like until I took the thing apart.

Fingers crossed it’ll go back together ok or she’ll have my guts for garters!


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@guile.

I had a similar issue, or thought I did. But I kept spraying WD40 on the bolts over the course of a few days and they came undone surprisingly easily.

In the UK they salt the roads every winter so corrosion is a major challenge. My 500i was a basket case when I bought it and was 11 years old and the nuts were really rusty. However I cleaned them off with a wire brush drill attachment first and it’s all turned out ok now.

Mechanically these things are better than you might think.

I’d give it a shot at using some anti-seize on the bolts and have a crack at getting them off. You may be pleasantly surprised. If a stud snaps or you round a nut off, you always still have the option of cutting the pipe off and jamming a bolt in, if that way would be an option for you. (It wouldn’t for me). 


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Yes it’s the PAIR pipe. It’s all to do with your emissions. It introduces a burst of air into the exhaust so that any unburnt fuel ignites and keeps your emissions down. It can sometimes cause exhaust popping and other times it can help suppress it.

Some say it’s not essential to the running of your bike and I guess it’s not. You could blank it off but your emissions may suffer negatively. This may not be an issue for you unless you are concerned about the plight of  Polar Bears. [emoji16]

Personally I like a bit of pop and bang on the overrun.

I simply replaced my pipe and the reed valve on my scoot when I got it as the pipe was rusted through.

Hope this helps


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