We had a sunny day, lots of beer and all of the parts needed to fix the bike after Mikey's off at druid, Brands Hatch. The scene was set for a top day of maintenance and idealistically we'd planned a ride out the following day.

In the book "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" Robert Pirsig mentions that the right part may not be available. A lesson Mikey learned by experience with the Kill switch on his SV1000S K5.

Progress was fast initially, fairing off, foot peg and clip on handlebar went on quickly. Hampered somewhat by the need to remove the fuel tank and airbox we pressed on only to find that the new kill switch had an 8 pin connector, and we needed 10... After completely dismantling both assembly's we decided that 95 pounds for the correct part was worth it to avoid dodgy wiring melting the electronic ignition of a 3 and a half grand bike. The Suzuki SV K5 has two different types of this part so choose carefully when ordering, an expensive casualty of motorcycle maintenance.

Unfortunately only one bike made it out on Sunday.