R1 go boom within 10 miles

fl-929 · 03-30-2004, 3:41 PM

Link That has to be a little disappointing.

ND4SPD · 03-30-2004, 3:52 PM

BDA must be crying right about now

RRWANTR · 03-30-2004, 4:12 PM

A friend of mine just picked up a crashed 04 that had <600 miles on it. It hurt to look at it. The guy and wife got their PERMIT when they bought the R1. The wife was in critical condition for a while. When will people learn?

MedTechRR · 03-30-2004, 4:13 PM

read some of it, was too lazy to sign up to see the pics but all I know is it gets real annoying reading all the wheelie this, stoppie that crap after a while, how could anyone believe what they claim to have done (not done) when they admit to other things that aren't the best for their bikes? Hmm, oh well, that's why I buy honda!

*Mo Noyz* · 03-30-2004, 5:25 PM

So Yamaha will now have a rep at every dealership take the bike through it's entire break-in period before it can be sold?

Yeah right.......

Where can I get THAT job?

BDA116 · 03-30-2004, 5:27 PM

That's un-possible!!!!
Everyone knows that Yamaha makes the best stuff on the planet and could never have failure issues like that.

l'timbré · 03-30-2004, 5:35 PM

Put a defective oil pump in a new engine and that is enough to kill it within 10 miles?

showmethebombs · 03-30-2004, 7:25 PM

i vote BS too...only because of the ghey Yamaha break in ride

if there was a problem, yo i'll solve it, check out the hook as dj revolves it.

...me again...not sure where that came from. But everyone is going to have a bad egg now and then...i just think the story went into shovel mode!

edit...ok i read on, and saw the pics....$HITTY $HITTY BANG BANG! that would suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ND4SPD · 03-30-2004, 11:55 PM

That's the best looking R1 so far SMTB

Athens954 · 03-31-2004, 6:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RRWANTR

The guy and wife got their PERMIT when they bought the R1. The wife was in critical condition for a while. When will people learn?

You have got to be joking!!!

The dealer is partly at fault in my opinion. He really shouldn't have sold the bike in the first place. Espesially that type of bike. Or at least to strongly advise against it.

I know I'd have the super guilt trip if I sold a bike to someone and then find out the next day that the bike and rider are in the "scrap yard"

Either way, as soon as the '04 bikes are released here, I give it around 3 months before I open up the paper in the sales area and as see... '04R1 1200km or ZX10 or CBR1000RR etc.

Some people have no common sense at all.

ccwilli3 · 03-31-2004, 8:34 AM

that sucks,

I read most of that thread yesterday and looked at the attached pics... Looks legit to me I guess...

10 miles, man, I'd be crushed...

RRWANTR · 03-31-2004, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Athens954

You have got to be joking!!!

The dealer is partly at fault in my opinion. He really shouldn't have sold the bike in the first place. Espesially that type of bike. Or at least to strongly advise against it.

I know I'd have the super guilt trip if I sold a bike to someone and then find out the next day that the bike and rider are in the "scrap yard"

I know your feeling and don't think I would feel right either. I would definitely try to talk him out of it. But it is there choice and if that dealer didn't sell it to him the next would. He mentioned getting another bike and we tried to steer him down to at least a 600 even though we don't know him, but we didn't get very far. Typical squid. Said he wanted one of the top 4 bikes out there and bought the R1 because he liked the pointy tail light.

Payed like 13500 otd.

All this while his buddies Can atuna sits there glowing from the purple neon on each side and the flashing strobe light going off every 4-5 seconds.

deez · 03-31-2004, 1:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BDA116

That's un-possible!!!!
Everyone knows that Yamaha makes the best stuff on the planet and could never have failure issues like that.

Just for you BDA, I got the dealer bulletin. Looks like this is legit. All that R1 hype over the winter, dude I was laughing so hard I almost cried. BDA is prolly having a heart attack

luvtolean · 03-31-2004, 1:19 PM

Jeez...what's funny is they're blaming it on being a "race engine". Most race engines, that aren't factory types, are broken in WOT.

ND4SPD · 03-31-2004, 1:22 PM

If I got a Yammie, there would only be 1 Yamaha employee allowed to do break-in. And that's Rossi, everyone else can kiss my

Put your 1 mile ride on it, then gimme the keys and get off my bike

BDA116 · 03-31-2004, 1:46 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I seem to recall that some certain member (I wonder who) during all the Yamahype and BS - when the BS masters at Yamahype released the 180 number, said that the only way the engine would get close to that number is if it was on the verge of destroying itself.
No, couldn't be true.

to Yamahype and the magic bike.

nedro · 03-31-2004, 1:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BDA116

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I seem to recall that some certain member (I wonder who) during all the Yamahype and BS - when the BS masters at Yamahype released the 180 number, said that the only way the engine would get close to that number is if it was on the verge of destroying itself.
No, couldn't be true.

to Yamahype and the magic bike.

ND4SPD · 03-31-2004, 1:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BDA116

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I seem to recall that some certain member (I wonder who) during all the Yamahype and BS - when the BS masters at Yamahype released the 180 number, said that the only way the engine would get close to that number is if it was on the verge of destroying itself.
No, couldn't be true.

to Yamahype and the magic bike.

Well, it was 1/2 accurate at least. Give him some credit

Zeeman · 03-31-2004, 5:39 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

Jeez...what's funny is they're blaming it on being a "race engine". Most race engines, that aren't factory types, are broken in WOT.

Broke mine in WOT - not a problem in the world

There is no way I would buy a bike that had been broken in by someone else - defeats the point of buying a new bike.

Oh yeah, I got mine with 0.1km on the clock. they puched it (literally) to the service station located next door, and pushed it back. Gotta love that...

Z...

MedTechRR · 03-31-2004, 5:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeeman

Broke mine in WOT - not a problem in the world

There is no way I would buy a bike that had been broken in by someone else - defeats the point of buying a new bike.

Oh yeah, I got mine with 0.1km on the clock. they puched it (literally) to the service station located next door, and pushed it back. Gotta love that...

Z...

Yeah, I got mine with 0.0 on it, it was even still in the crate!

I got to go thru and check everything myself and knew it was good to go. The only downside was I had noone to blame but myself if I had any problems (which I haven't yet, knock on wood)!!