Doug44
Member
After returning from Bikeweek @ Daytona Beach I left my S10 at my dealer for some repair work because I was involved in a accident. Today I returned to the dealer to check on my bike and it looks like a 10 year old bike that has lived in Fl all its life! Many if not all of the non painted bolts, axle, axle nut, banjo bolts on the front brakes lines, both wheels spokes are pitted etc. each item I am talking about is turning white/an ugly blue. The bike was washed twice in 6 days at the hotel I stayed in plus we hit a lot of rain on the return trip home where my bike was in an open trailer. This is just nuts the bike has under 2.000 miles and is 3 months old in which I didn't ride it from December until I took off riding it for Bikeweek. It is a new bike 2k mi and 3 months old. This bike has never been off road, never been wash with anything but car wash soap & water and I rode down with a buddy who picked up a brand new GL 1800, he rode mile for mile with me, parked his bike next to mine each night and it show's NO rust corrosion, etc.
The service manager was off today but I want him to contact Yamaha and I want to talk to them and find out what they are going to do. I am wanting to hear from any members here on the forum who have similar problems I do remember at least one other member here getting his spokes replaced I think two times. I am sure many other S10's in states like FL or where they have been exposed to even a small amount of road salt are showing this. This is totally unacceptable on a bike 3 months old.
The service manager was off today but I want him to contact Yamaha and I want to talk to them and find out what they are going to do. I am wanting to hear from any members here on the forum who have similar problems I do remember at least one other member here getting his spokes replaced I think two times. I am sure many other S10's in states like FL or where they have been exposed to even a small amount of road salt are showing this. This is totally unacceptable on a bike 3 months old.