Fri, 05 Feb 1999 16:15:05 +0200
- Message No. 4947
From: Phoebus Katsanos
Subject: Re: Common problems of AT's
Holger Blumentritt wrote:
> you should read your Piersig more carefully, then you would know the answer-e.g. some fuel pumps break within the first 20k, some go over 100k and are still going strong-quality doesn't only ly in the product itself but also in your attitude towards the product-h.
Well, as I and others that know me can assure everyone, I have never
used a motorcycle in any other way but the hard way!
The fact is that the newest models seem to have more problems in these
eraeas!
The problems with the fuel pump only appeared in the models after '96
(so often), and this is also true for the transmission gear box, and the
quality of the paint on the tank. Just take a look in the flames on the
tank in previous models (94-95) and compare them with the 96-98 ones.
You will see that in the older models, the stickers are covered with
"transparent paint", while in the newest models they are much simpler
(=cheaper), and they aren't covered with paint.
Also, the parts of older models are a bit more expensive than the once
of the newest models, since the newer models got a discount in parts
prices during last year. The dealer here claims that this is because the
newest models parts are now made in Europe (Italy or France, I am not
sure), while the older once are still made in Japan. (Although some of
them have are the same, they have different code numbers)
This could explain small but important differences in quality.
Maybe you should choose the made in Japan "older" parts when they are
the same in "older" and "newer" models.
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