Hmm ............... wise ??.....................
Deposit paid on a Blue DCT Tour (2019 registered - with double digits of miles covered ........................... that would be less than 100 !!!)
Fly to Londinium on Sat morning , sit on buses and trains , and ride home via Scotland !!
Ye Gods ... what a few days !!
In summary - after poor response / reaction / communication with the dealer (south) - pulled the plug on the above purchase (deposit refund in progress - no bad feelings ?) , but 2 hours later had found another similar (better ?) deal - paid deposit , rebooked transport etc etc
Sat Morning , same flight to London - but headed North instead of South !!
All paperwork done (bear in mind I still have not even SAT on this thing) , suited up , ready to head out into the rain - asked for a quick run through controls / buttons etc .. fine ............... Start it up
about 7 secs later , I ask ............... "What's that odd rattle from the RHS of the engine ???" My wife with ear plugs in could hear it , but for about 60 secs only I was concerned.
Oh ............... agh ................ hmmm ............................
2 hrs later , I'm on my way back to organise a return flight
3 days later , noise has been got rid of , by adjusting valve clearances ... and I have a big long debate going on , on the USA based ?? GL1800 forum
WTF ??? ............... anyways , any of you guys got a rattle on the Right after start up or anything ? (Left hand side was like mouse chewing paper)
To be continued (Bike is still mine (I think) - although I do see it still on Web , with less than 900 miles on it !) .... at least, they still have my £ , so I guess it's mine IF I want to take it !