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Part fall-off at 300 miles
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<blockquote data-quote="Orbitr" data-source="post: 240318" data-attributes="member: 5128"><p>Oh, <strong>NOW</strong> I see the New Owners post about tightening the mirrors, and suggesting nylon lock nuts. Sadly, I hadn't got there by the time I hit 300 miles on my new 07 FJR (i.e., on my <em>second</em> ride). The mirror dang near fell off. One nut (the completely impossible to reach nut... you know the one...) was completely missing, and the other one had vibrated nearly all the way off.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, I was less than amused. :blink: An extra penny for 4 nylon nuts would solve the problem. I wrote Yamaha a letter. Concise, polite, and clearly miffed.</p><p></p><p>A Yamaha Customer Relations flack, Ms. [name omitted to protect the asleep-at-the-wheel] sent me back a lovely form letter about how I must appreciate that it's not possible to accommodate every possible customer's preferences. As if I was complaining about the freakin' paint color, not a serious and truly embarrassing (for them) safety hazard.</p><p></p><p>My next letter went to Akira Sano, President of Yamaha Motor USA, at the recommendation of the rather horrified person who answered the phone at Yamaha. I explained that I started off merely frustrated, and ended up both frustrated and insulted. Right about now, I hope Ms. S**t-for-brains is having her ass chewed out. And someone in QC is buying nylon locknuts.</p><p></p><p>Then again, if this has already been duly noted on the FJR forum, what are the chances???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orbitr, post: 240318, member: 5128"] Oh, [B]NOW[/B] I see the New Owners post about tightening the mirrors, and suggesting nylon lock nuts. Sadly, I hadn't got there by the time I hit 300 miles on my new 07 FJR (i.e., on my [I]second[/I] ride). The mirror dang near fell off. One nut (the completely impossible to reach nut... you know the one...) was completely missing, and the other one had vibrated nearly all the way off. Needless to say, I was less than amused. :blink: An extra penny for 4 nylon nuts would solve the problem. I wrote Yamaha a letter. Concise, polite, and clearly miffed. A Yamaha Customer Relations flack, Ms. [name omitted to protect the asleep-at-the-wheel] sent me back a lovely form letter about how I must appreciate that it's not possible to accommodate every possible customer's preferences. As if I was complaining about the freakin' paint color, not a serious and truly embarrassing (for them) safety hazard. My next letter went to Akira Sano, President of Yamaha Motor USA, at the recommendation of the rather horrified person who answered the phone at Yamaha. I explained that I started off merely frustrated, and ended up both frustrated and insulted. Right about now, I hope Ms. S**t-for-brains is having her ass chewed out. And someone in QC is buying nylon locknuts. Then again, if this has already been duly noted on the FJR forum, what are the chances??? [/QUOTE]
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