Chain, Belt, or Shaft Drive?

[JmalB]

Yes... but his world is absolute.


Hell I should never buy another Toyota because the one I had had it's block crack on me. No GM product I bought ever had that problem.

[tj1964]

I had a Jeep once that kept chewing up transfer cases.... Probably was built on a Monday... It didn't stop me from going back to buy another one.... Or another one after that

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by ricketycricket

yeah the hondas of the 70's - 80's were excellent and in my opinion helped to break the mold for the new generation of bikes, but the new generations of hondas, i just dont like...

Well not THAT is somewhat different from your original pronouncement of " Hondas are crap".

Do you ever think before you post ??

[GeorgiaRoller]

Originally Posted by ricketycricket

i discount your opinion right off the bat.. and just really ignore what you say.

people share their experiences with people they know... I know 5 peopel with hondas.. 4 of them needed new sprockets within 2 years. 1 of them had a lemon.. TWICE.

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

Well not THAT is somewhat different from your original pronouncement of " Hondas are crap".

Do you ever think before you post ??

Ahh c'mon you two get a room!

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ER: How are you liking your new 600 compared to the 250?

[Wyldesoul]

Wow... Rickety... You are probably one of the most confrontational posters I've seen on the forums. If you're not taking it personally, then why are you lashing out harshly at people who are merely trying to figure out possible reasons for the problem your friends had, rather than call a company bad, that's had a proven track record of quality for half a century.

You take a light criticism, or alternate explanation, and lash out at whoever posted it, and you do this in quite a lot of the discussions I've seen you in.

Might I ask why? Especially here. You say you don't take it personally, then why do you take it so harshly?

[omegajim]

Hell I should never buy another Toyota because the one I had had it's block crack on me. No GM product I bought ever had that problem.

let's see, GM is only going to go bankrupt, but glad to hear you never had one of their products that had a block crack.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaRoller

ER: How are you liking your new 600 compared to the 250?

I just HATE it because it is a piece of crap HONDA.

Actually, I'm loving it. I think I've got everything ordered I need to deck it out for road trips.

Was in your neck of the woods last week; thought about looking you up but didn't have the bike with me to show off......so what's the point.

Maybe next time.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by ricketycricket

and the thing with easy rider is I just don't like him... but now he's on ignore so I won't have to deal with reading his posts.

Awww shucks. What's the matter, sweetie?
I just LOVE you....kiss, kiss !!

[Nimbly]

I will say, Honda does seem a lot more concerned with their cars then anything. Someone ought to remind them of just where they came from.

[JmalB]

Originally Posted by omegajim

let's see, GM is only going to go bankrupt, but glad to hear you never had one of their products that had a block crack.

Way to miss the point.

[GeorgiaRoller]

Remember children: Opinions are like noses, everybodies got one!

Hey if you got a 1948 Panhead that leaks oil like a sieve, but you love riding it, who gives a rats-a$$ what anybody else thinks! Hell ride a unicycle naked if that's what you like. ................

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaRoller

Hell ride a unicycle naked if that's what you like. ................

Yea, well......The Devil went down to Georgia.........and he liked it so much he stayed !!!

[omegajim]

and he's posting a a bike forum somewhere.

one of these days I'm gonna get a different bike.

after the posts here, I'm leaning a bit more towards the Yamaha / Suzuki / Kawasaki fringe.

Although the new Polaris bikes look pretty sharp; but that's a kettle of fish I can't afford.

[jkersh]

I have had 5 Honda Motorcycles and a Honda ATC and a Honda ATV. I have yet to have a problem with one machine. Sounds to me like the Bikes were ridden too hard. In that case a sprocket wearing out isnt a bad thing. it is a consumable part.

[Mario]

[frostbitevinnie]

Originally Posted by ricketycricket

Looks like youve had better luck then them. I don't think you can ride a bike "too hard" and they weren't exactly pushing their bikes to the limit, I understand its a consumable part and has to be replaced on all bikes - but I've gone 14000 miles on my current one with no problems, they had to swap theirs out a long time before that, and on 4 bikes? All of them swear they will never buy honda again because of it

I guess I don't get it. It's a freakin' sprocket not a broken crank or broken connecting rod or a valve rocketing through the heads. IMO this is a minor issue which most likely is caused by honda changing sprocket vendors, more cheap Chinese crap to keep cost down. I would think that the issue has been remedied by now if not the maybe your pals should get an aftermarket sprocket???

[omegajim]

certain parts just fail.

and the aftermarket parts are better than the original.

seen that before too.

[womper]

maybe aluminum sprockets and/or a bad batch of sprockets... can happen...

wouldn't call a bike crap for sprockets through... i read about one guy who went through a front and back sprocket every 3000 to 4000 miles.


wonder if these people cleaned and oiled their chain regularly ( and made sure it was adjusted properly and was straight...

[Wyldesoul]

Originally Posted by womper

wonder if these people cleaned and oiled their chain regularly ( and made sure it was adjusted properly and was straight...

Very good point. Often you can point the finger at the type of rider. Were these highly responsible riders, or the type of barely out of teen hooligans that really shouldn't ride supersports?


But even so, one consumable part that wears faster than the competition does not make a bad bike.

[JmalB]

Originally Posted by ricketycricket

I don't think you can ride a bike "too hard" and they weren't exactly pushing their bikes to the limit

Two points: A bike can be ridden too hard. Stunting is something no motorcycle was designed for, as an example. Not performing regular maintainance

You never adressed any points involving their riding style. Did they stunt? Did they do regular chain maintainance? Here's one I think was missed: Did they get their bikes from the same place? Dealer prep is often suspect. If they all got their bikes from the same place, then it could be a case of piss poor prep.

Lots of variables.