• After a couple of years of faultless service my Primavera conked out the other day. Restarted after 15 mins cooling down. What does hotness do to make it stop going along? (excuse the technical terms)

  • It could be your reg/rectifier dying, same for the spark plug, HT lead or cap. Air leaks tend to only appear when hot but fresh air tends to lean the mix and make the bike run better (right up until it goes bang). Check the plug for colour and oil, measure the resistance ratings of the stator, look for tell tale oil leaks eminating from the head or exhaust manifold. How've you been riding it, long distance or city stop start?

    Edit: check your in line fuel filter too if you have one, the fuel tap also has a gauze in the tank too so shine a torch in to see if there's any crap in the tank. The carb will have a filter too where the pipe enters which can get clogged and cause fuel starvation.

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