This is for those of you who have a problem filling your evenings.
Some suggestions. 1) Try cookery. 2) Buy a KTM and some tools.
The KTM range of bikes is renowned for being fantastic to ride, a bit racy . Many riders on them are a little bit naughty, but nice.
The Cuisine of Thailand is renowned for being a lil bit spicy and very very lemongrassy and gingery. Can be a bit naughty on the stomach, but nice.
I started this procedure by soaking a large mug of basmati rice.
Now to the water pump seal on the Superduke. A known issue. Strip the right hand side of the engine casing. Clutch cover off, oil screen out (catch the oil- must remember that next time), drain coolant, write a list of where the different size bolts go.
The telling sign that the coolant is getting into your engine, mayonnaise. This is the inside of the clutch cover.
This is some of the coolant which was very dirty (its about 2 years and 6000 miles old) it had very fine particles in it, much finer than sand - clay sized, but it did settle out. This abrasive quality could have damaged the water pump seal.
Everyone needs a break now and then. Back to the kitchen. Drain the rice through a seive. Put it in a pan and add water till it about 1 cm deep over the rice. Add a splash of cooking oil. Bring to the boil. Then wrap a tea towel over the saucepan lid, reduce heat and put the lid on. The teatowel will allow steam to escape gradually. In about 10 mins you will have perfect rice.
Put some stuff in a frying pan. I chose chicken left over from the roast dinner and some greens. Add a tin of coconut milk. Add a spoon of red thai curry paste - not ready made gloop, the paste is better (the amount is negotiable). Dont buy the tesco version. Tescos is going downhill. Cook it all a bit.
Put the rice in a bowl. Add topping .
Now it may look like a bowl of cat sick to you, but it was fine. Highly recommended. Serve with alcohol, strong as you like.
While enjoying this, I looked on the computer for what to do next to fix the water seal.
Here are the new (top) and replacement water pump shafts (bottom). You can see where the seal has worn the shaft in two places - there are two rings around it, allowing the leak from the higher pressure water side into the engine side.
I would have taken a picture of the water seals - old and new - but I butchered the old one getting it out. The new one was a bit of a biatch to get in, but using a socket from a socket set and a hammer on a block of wood got it in place. The useful stuff about how to do this is on the following link (thanks numnum). Obviously I took some short cuts, having spoken with Gear4 the KTM people on the phone and from whom I ordered the parts (about £27).
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147440&page=16
Refitting is the reverse of removal (dont you love it when they say that 
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When all is refittind, refilled with oil and coolant, you may wish to celebrate with a good wank. I didnt, but it did occur to me.
Coming soon, how to make a roast dinner and fix a 2003 BMW R1100S that packed up on me on the A23 a couple of nights ago. :Wow:
Following that, how to deal with very friendly Claims Management companies.
By then it may be time to fix the KTM again.
