Friday 17 May 2013

The gremlins are taking hold

Looks like the gremlins are starting to take hold. :(  The bike is barely 3 months old and already I've lost 7 of the LED lights (both front and rear) as well as a new problem with the speedo...

Whilst traveling into work the other day I noticed that speedo needle was no longer moving and I was getting no increase in millage from the electronic trip counter.  From what I can gather, as well as experience of similar problems on Italian based scooters, I'm imagining it to be a problem with the speedo sensor.  - They've got a bad habit of picking up road dirt / rain water and getting damaged quite easily.

Thankfully, from speaking to the dealer where I originally purchased the bike from, each of the problem items should be covered by the 3 year warranty.

As of today (1 day after posting) the speedo seems to have sprung back into life.  It must be either a faulty connection or some water / dirt has got into the sensor.  Hopefully they'll replace the full part as part of the bikes 3000km service.

Saturday 4 May 2013

Flashing in the dark

Well, I've had the Sym for just over two months now.  All seems to be fine apart from a noticeable flashing coming from the front of the bike whilst in dark conditions.  On closer inspection I've noticed that I've lost 6 of my LED accent lights. - Not something you'd expect from a 2 month old bike!

I've emailed SYM UK to see what they've got to say and if this is covered by the 3 year warranty.  - We'll await an answer...