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Old 03-06-2006, 11:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 03-06-2006, 11:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 03-06-2006, 11:50 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 03-07-2006, 12:00 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Well, they say the ones that resemble Kawasakis exhibit engine knocking and excess driveline slop........
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Old 03-07-2006, 12:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 03-07-2006, 12:32 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Ah yes, "they" can often be experts of what "they" have not yet owned or ridden upon.....I think I will insist on a demo ride before laying out the bucks on the "05 M95 that whispers "pick me!" whenever I go there, just to verify if "they" have any real clue about it.....

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Old 03-07-2006, 01:04 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Well, they say the ones that resemble Kawasakis exhibit engine knocking and excess driveline slop........
That's because "they" need to put a set of pipes on it. Engine knock? What engine knock?
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Old 03-07-2006, 01:34 AM   #8 (permalink)
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No problem with mine either. I'll have a better review when I get back from Wy in a few months. Looking forward to that trip.
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Old 03-07-2006, 01:47 AM   #9 (permalink)
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With an open ended question like that...sure you are
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Old 03-07-2006, 07:46 AM   #10 (permalink)
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All I can say is when I asked "What's wrong with Harley's?" in a previous thread, I got 66 responses.
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Old 03-07-2006, 07:49 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 03-07-2006, 07:53 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 03-07-2006, 08:02 AM   #13 (permalink)
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2000 miles into mine, I'll have to say that I havn't found anything to %%%%% about. Well, maybe putting two tone paint on the "T" would be better. But that would add to the cost. So I think I pretty much got what I paid for.
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Old 03-07-2006, 08:11 AM   #14 (permalink)
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They have trouble admtting and correcting mechanical and design flaws. Second-generation Bandits have terrible headlights that crud up with black dust over time, but you'll never hear Suzuki take responsibility for it. They also released the first few thousand (tens of thousands?) 1200 motors with faulty pistons that allowed oil to leak past, creating a serious smoking issue. It took a tremendous amount of screaming to get Suzuki to recognize the problem, and then they instituted a quart per 600 miles minimum burn to qualify for new pistons.

They make a good product, but when they have problems they're painfully slow to correct them.
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The only problem I have had with my Suzuki has been winter. I suspect winter would be the same even with a Harley...

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Old 03-07-2006, 01:03 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Old 03-07-2006, 01:19 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Old 03-07-2006, 01:26 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Well, they say the ones that resemble Kawasakis exhibit engine knocking and excess driveline slop........
Not so.
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Thanks, glad to hear your input. I'm seriously considering one. Like the look better than the Kawi......
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