So my triumph motorcycle develops a fault - it sometimes showed 6th gear on the indicator (it only has 5 gears). Then the gear indicator stopped working and the neutral light didn't show - which you need for an MOT.
So I order a new sensor, which I have to pick up in Zurich. The old sensor's block connector gets trapped round the back of the gearbox and after a few hours of messing around I just cut the cable and remove it, only to find out the new sensor has a different block connector.
So I go back to the shop and they say yes you need a different sensor and a kit that it comes with. Wait a week for it and it turns out exactly the same as the previous sensor but with an extra bit of wire to connect it up. I ask if this just plugs in - doesn't need a reflash or anything? No they say, plug and prey play. It does all plugs in easily, in fact you can't plug it in wrong as all the block connectors are different.
Start the bike and not only does the neutral light not work, neither does the gear indicator, the engine management light is on, and the speedo doesn't work.
So I call the garage to get them to fix it, but they're busy so I have to wait a week.
Picked it up today. What did I do wrong - it needs a re-flash and there was also a fault with the new part.
During all this time I've had to postpone the Swiss MOT twice at a cost of £30 each time.
I don't know what the moral of the story is - get a bicycle?
Sorry to bore you with all this, just wanted to get it off my chest.