[Nasher]

My 1000SS/SL was collected yesterday by it's new owner who decided he was riding it home to Reading from my place near Petersfield rather than pick it up by van.

@5 miles from his place it went down on to one cylinder and he limped it home.

Investigation this morning shows the Vert cylinder Cam belt broken and bunched up in the bottom of the cambelt tunnel.

I'm assuming it got really hot in yesterdays temperatures and the belt got too tight.

Bugger.

I'm going to hire a van one day next week, go and get it and refund him what he paid.
I'd expect that myself so should do it for him.

I reckon I'll be looking at a Piston, possibly con rod, and a cylinder head.
A replacement complete DS engine may be a better option, and the cheapest way to do that could be a complete multistrada 1000 to break.

Looks like I at least have my next project, but it isn't the Multistrada I wanted.

Anyone got a 1000DS engine to sell?

Anyone have a shortcut with the DVLA to get it back in my name.
I told them online as soon as he rode it away that I'd sold it as I didn't want it getting caught in any speed traps whilst still in my name.