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Check the "Down Time" and "Recall" sections of Motorcycle Consumer News (the US mag, not the Brit rag). You will be surprised at the number of problems with some of the so-called "bullet proof" brands.
That they do... and they are also less expensive to repair. Hell, the frame for my 02 R1 cost a little over $800 onlinemigz123 said:Yup they definitely have their share of nightmares, but they sell 100 times more bikes.
nzkiwi said:can u read Japanese?
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+1 on that.MikeM said:Around here the squids crash the Japanese bikes long before there's any chance of a problem popping up.
The only thing I've ever had "go wrong" on any of my Kaws-Hondas-Yamahas is broken clutch cables and I've beaten some of the poor things to death. But then I always do the schedule maintenance, well except replacing the clutch cable when I'm supposed to.Namor said:i don't spend enough time partying on the internet to know if the forums for any of the Japanese bikes have a number of posts about mechanical failure remotely close to Ducati MS's. welllll doooo they?
not that i care about Ducati maintainance, I just wanted to know.
+2, No too many squids live long enough to complain either... poor bastards, oh well more premium gas for us! :yeah:MikeM said:Around here the squids crash the Japanese bikes long before there's any chance of a problem popping up.
compare gas tank prices if you want a shock; $2500 for a Ducati Superbike vs $250/$300 for a GSXR.ShadowROne said:That they do... and they are also less expensive to repair. Hell, the frame for my 02 R1 cost a little over $800 online