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Re-ticker back from tick fix
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<blockquote data-quote="apratt" data-source="post: 80605" data-attributes="member: 787"><p>Lots to reply to here...</p><p></p><p>Yes, I knew that my first repair was a new head just like my old one. I was throwing the dice again and they came up snake-eyes for the second time.</p><p></p><p>Regarding warranty: I bought this bike used, and the original owner had a non-Yamaha third-party service contract with an outfit called "Western." My local dealer said they were an OK outfit, so I settled for that rather than buying the YES when I could have (before the bike was 12 months old). That decision hasn't cost me any money yet, but it cost me some worry and delay.</p><p></p><p>Yamaha fixed the original tick even though I was a few months past the 12-month warranty. No third-party involvement.</p><p></p><p>This time Yamaha wondered why Western wasn't paying. The dealer contacted Western, they sent a guy to look at valve guide wear and oil in the exhaust headers, and they paid. Yamaha said if I had had a deductible with Western, they would have paid my deductible for the sake of "goodwill."</p><p></p><p>Regarding the new seals: the part number is exactly the same as the old one except for one digit: there's a "00" in the middle that became "09." So look close.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="apratt, post: 80605, member: 787"] Lots to reply to here... Yes, I knew that my first repair was a new head just like my old one. I was throwing the dice again and they came up snake-eyes for the second time. Regarding warranty: I bought this bike used, and the original owner had a non-Yamaha third-party service contract with an outfit called "Western." My local dealer said they were an OK outfit, so I settled for that rather than buying the YES when I could have (before the bike was 12 months old). That decision hasn't cost me any money yet, but it cost me some worry and delay. Yamaha fixed the original tick even though I was a few months past the 12-month warranty. No third-party involvement. This time Yamaha wondered why Western wasn't paying. The dealer contacted Western, they sent a guy to look at valve guide wear and oil in the exhaust headers, and they paid. Yamaha said if I had had a deductible with Western, they would have paid my deductible for the sake of "goodwill." Regarding the new seals: the part number is exactly the same as the old one except for one digit: there's a "00" in the middle that became "09." So look close. [/QUOTE]
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