You're welcome. I think I must conclude that the original fault's cause will never be known. It's sold now so I don't have to worry. I was completely straight with the bloke who bought it and he bought it anyway. Gave me asking price. Must have been too cheap.
A very brief dabble into the world of 998s ! Although I've had it for two years, I only rode it three times, last week after I finally got round to fix the foccer. I thought it might take a while to sell so I could go have some fun on it on a dry road but never got the chance.
Oh well. The Duc has half the bhp but is a lot more nimble and also great fun to ride. Just not in January
. I'll keep an eye on the forum but probably won't be posting much.