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Hello this is my terrible 197. Recently had a new engine fitted by a complete spaz (me) and somehow it didn't die at Snetterton the other day.
Owned it 8 years now. Love it to bits but I'm under no illusion that it's a POS.
I'd put money on it being the oil pressure switch. I haven't had this on my 172 but my 197 did it, normally on the cooldown lap on track which wasn't terrifying at all...
So the NSR caliper hasn't been doing much...
Replaced and now working. I'd normally avoid MTEC discs but these were a steal, front and rear discs with bearings and a full set of Mintex pads for £200. Bargain.
NSF caliper has been mauled by an incompetent ham-fisted mong at some point in its...
Hello! Long time lurker coming out of the woodwork here...
First up is the old faithful, I bought my 197 at the end of 2016 for a mere £3295. It was a bit rough around the edges (you'll get used to that around here...) but mechanically pretty good, it had some dealer special budget tyres all...