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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1451315" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>Not sure why a toasted spider required $1200 in parts and labour. Mine (on my '07) took a couple hours of my time and $0.50 in wire, solder and shrink wrap.</p><p>Yamaha has probably the best overall reliability rating of any motorcycle manufacturer - maybe a toss-up with Honda. Perhaps not every dealer will provide a warm-and-fuzzy experience for their customers but I am secure in the knowledge that my Yamaha is far less likely to leave me stranded than my BMW. In 450,000 km on two Gen II FJRs, I have not ever been stranded due to a mechanical or electrical fault. A dealer has seen one of these bikes exactly one time - leaky fork seals and a front wheel bearing that I did not have time to address in the week before a major trip.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Grounding issues on later model years of Gen II are much less frequent but a few cases have been reported. My 152,000 km 2011 has been remarkably free of ANY issues. (One set of fork seals, one set of brake pads and one shifter rubber. Period! - not even a battery or headlight bulb.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1451315, member: 19880"] Not sure why a toasted spider required $1200 in parts and labour. Mine (on my '07) took a couple hours of my time and $0.50 in wire, solder and shrink wrap. Yamaha has probably the best overall reliability rating of any motorcycle manufacturer - maybe a toss-up with Honda. Perhaps not every dealer will provide a warm-and-fuzzy experience for their customers but I am secure in the knowledge that my Yamaha is far less likely to leave me stranded than my BMW. In 450,000 km on two Gen II FJRs, I have not ever been stranded due to a mechanical or electrical fault. A dealer has seen one of these bikes exactly one time - leaky fork seals and a front wheel bearing that I did not have time to address in the week before a major trip. Grounding issues on later model years of Gen II are much less frequent but a few cases have been reported. My 152,000 km 2011 has been remarkably free of ANY issues. (One set of fork seals, one set of brake pads and one shifter rubber. Period! - not even a battery or headlight bulb.) [/QUOTE]
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