New noise - and not in a good way

[Bixxer Bob]

Cheers Kenny.  There is some irony in the France trip.  I'd been having the odd moment when I pressed the starter button and nothing happened but wasn't concerned because it usually kicked in second or third try.  Then on the first day in France it took loads of coaxing so that evening I went on-line and bought European cover for 2 weeks for £15.  As it turned out, I needed it for the puncture.  Without it I would have been well out of pocket....