Recalled by the dealer

[Skiptonian]

I had a call last week from my local Yamaha dealer. He said there was a recall on the rear rack, it was to be replaced with a reinforced one. The work was done (and they lent me a Fazer 8 for the morning ), anybody else had this done ??, they also spotted a oil weep from the engine casing on the right hand side just by the rear brake pedal. This I have been told is where a dowel is slightly too long and caused a hairline crack and hence the weep. The solution is new engine case and shortening the dowel ever so slightly. Anybody else had this one. I know I am new here so I dare say this is old old news :'(

 

[Blue_eyes]

I had a call last week from my local Yamaha dealer. He said there was a recall on the rear rack, it was to be replaced with a reinforced one. The work was done (and they lent me a Fazer 8 for the morning ), anybody else had this done ??, they also spotted a oil weep from the engine casing on the right hand side just by the rear brake pedal. This I have been told is where a dowel is slightly too long and caused a hairline crack and hence the weep. The solution is new engine case and shortening the dowel ever so slightly. Anybody else had this one. I know I am new here so I dare say this is old old news :'(

Yes, these are known issues. The rear rack is an official recall. The dowel that is too long is not an official recall but Yamaha is aware of the issue. As this does not cause issues with every bike it is not an official recall, but if you spot oil at the casing then they will shorten the dowel and if the casing is damaged replace that too.

 

[tomatocity]

Thanks for the information. Do either of you have the recall information?

 

[markjenn]

I think this is a Euro only recall, at least for now. Hasn't it been around a while? I recall something about this a year ago and it was concluded that all the US bikes would have the improved rear rack.

- Mark

 

[Blue_eyes]

I think this is a Euro only recall, at least for now. Hasn't it been around a while? I recall something about this a year ago and it was concluded that all the US bikes would have the improved rear rack.

- Mark

Correct.

 

[GrahamD]

I had a call last week from my local Yamaha dealer. He said there was a recall on the rear rack, it was to be replaced with a reinforced one. The work was done (and they lent me a Fazer 8 for the morning ), anybody else had this done ??, they also spotted a oil weep from the engine casing on the right hand side just by the rear brake pedal. This I have been told is where a dowel is slightly too long and caused a hairline crack and hence the weep. The solution is new engine case and shortening the dowel ever so slightly. Anybody else had this one. I know I am new here so I dare say this is old old news :'(

The rear rack recall, was started about a year and a half ago when the South Africans broke a few. Basically they have inserted a metal bar into the plastic piece and beefed up the plastic to strengthen it. The Australians were advised many moons ago and there is actually a photo post on someone replacing it (Bargenator? over on ADV I think)
Yep here it is http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=640904 NOV 2010.

The weep has been known for a while, so I don't know whether the US Bikes would have been affected, as they were built a bit later. Time will tell. It's not going to stop you in your tracks though and YAMAHA seem to be pretty up front about it to date. I don't know what percentage of bikes it affects though.

All classic bikes weep oil, have you noticed? 8)

Cheers
Graham

 

[markjenn]

I just checked - the US bikes do have the improved rear rack.

- Mark

 

[bloke]

I just checked - the US bikes do have the improved rear rack.

- Mark

shouldn't we all panic anyway just in case?

 

[Tremor38]

shouldn't we all panic anyway just in case?

 

[Don in Lodi]

shouldn't we all panic anyway just in case?

::010:: ::021::

 

[digitalmoto]

shouldn't we all panic anyway just in case?

Well. Since it's America... We should all file a class-action law suit because... ya know... someone, somewhere, at some point might actually use the equipment and get hurt or something... Thereby insuring that no company, no matter how large, will EVER bother to bring a killer motorcycle to the US ever again. Because... Ya know... Someone might get hurt running on the play ground or something. (The Canadians will continue to get cool bikes, but they will not be allowed to share.)

Oh yeah. I forgot. Everyone gets a blue ribbon too. Even you fat kids (like me) that can't run fer shit (like me). <wheeze> <wheeze> <wheeze>

::010:: ::010:: ::010:: and for good measure... ::010::

Hey Rem, Are you sure there aren't any IT jobs in Whitehorse?!?

This whole Occupy Portland thing is making me want to go Postal on the lazy fookwads destroying the city park across from the Federal court house. They were harrassing my wife when she went for jury duty last week. Know-it all college hippies really do deserve the Cartman-treatment. But I digress...

 

[rem]

Hey Rem, Are you sure there aren't any IT jobs in Whitehorse?!?

If you mean Intellectually Titillating, no ... that's why I'm here and surviving. R

 

[colorider]

If you mean Intellectually Titillating, no ... that's why I'm here and surviving. R

Any jobs up there for retired folks?

 

[rem]

A guy can pretty well almost always find work up here. Might not be exactly what you had in mind to start, but work isn't all that hard to find most of the time. It's a small place and transient to a large extent. As soon as I heal up, I'm going back to work. If the outfit I've been working for doesn't want me, I'll find something else. I just like to stay busy, especially during the winter. I'll go kill a few trees, then start poking around. I have a friend who owns an expediting business, and he has invited me to join his crew. I'm only interested in part time, however. No more of this full time stuff. I should be taking in a substantial government pension right about now, but I had my chance with the government and didn't stick around. I'm glad I didn't, but man, a fat pension would sure be nice about now. I guess the wife will just have to work a little harder. > R

 

[Northernstar]

Rem,
Hope the healing process is going well and quicker than anticipated - I found out that with my progressing age the body tends to get back together a bit slower than I would like :'(
I hear you about hanging around in a govt. job and retiring with a great pension - been there done that and did not have the patience nor the gumption to stick around, I must not be smart enough for that kind of work.
WHen you find the secret to "I guess the wife will just have to work a little harder" put it into book form and sell it in this forum - guaranteed to make you a million ::025:: ::025:: ::025::
Frank

 

[rem]

WHen you find the secret to "I guess the wife will just have to work a little harder"

Yeah, no kidding, eh ?? She's a good old boot, the Great Bear is. We'll be 43 years this December. As a gift, I've decided to let her stay. But it's a surprise ... let's not let it get around. O R

 

[vnp514]

Yeah, no kidding, eh ?? She's a good old boot, the Great Bear is. We'll be 43 years this December. As a gift, I've decided to let her stay. But it's a surprise ... let's not let it get around. O R

Just spewed my coffee on the keyboard!! ::015::

Pete

 

[digitalmoto]

A guy can pretty well almost always find work up here. Might not be exactly what you had in mind to start, but work isn't all that hard to find most of the time.

My parents lived in Delta Junction, AK before I was born. They moved back to Texas a few months before I was born so I could be born in the lower 48. Medical services weren't too great in AK in those days. I grew up hearing so many stories about life up there. I guess that is part of my affinity with Alaska and the far North. My Dad used to tell me about one of his buddies with an advanced Engineering degree who ran the county road grader. He couldn't find a job in his field, but loved Alaska so he took whatever job he could find so that he could stay.

I've got to say there have been more than a few dinner table discussions about moving north. We're both gearing up for another round of grad school. After we both graduate, we'll probably be looking for someplace new to land. Not having kids, we can go just about anywhere.

 

[rem]

That's a good attitude to have. If possible, and most of the time it isn't financially, if you can pick a spot you think you might want to live and just move there. I've done that a few times and has always seemed to have worked out, although on occasion it took a while. Near Anchorage or even near Fairbanks can put you within spittin' distance of some good job opportunities. Alaska is a big place and not many folks. You either love it or you don't stick around. Yukon is similar. Much fewer people, but also more limited opportunities. One of my most adhered to philosophies is ... . "The only way to get up there, is just to get up there".


And you guys thought I wasn't deep ....... R ::021::

 

[colorider]

And you guys thought I wasn't deep ....... R ::021::

Well, maybe piling it deep at least!!

Seriously, I can see where there would be a real draw to live in either AK or the YT. But, I'm exactly where I wanted to be when I retired. It would be hard for me to leave.