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my 01 wr426's falling appart!
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[QUOTE="DualSportr, post: 169428, member: 19592"] Worst "lemon" bike I've seen? ATK. A few locally have had many problems - including such assembly woes as a crank which was pressed together with no clearance, and a piston which was bored in with .006" clearance from the factory. Although Japanese bikes are 'mass' produced, the production is done mainly by robots. They don't get tired, or have an off day. The problems I see most with current models stem from what is required of the dealers - installing wheels, tightening bolts, etc. You know, they are only paid a few $$ to assemble each bike, and the job is typically given to the lowest paid employee (parts washer!). Then the employee is told he only has 1/2 to 1 hour to complete the job. This is where most of the problems seem to occur. For some reason, most KTM dealers I've seen are better about this (does KTM pay more for bike assembly?). Internally - where you can really see manufacturing and assembly problems (where .001" is everything) - the Japanese engines are actually very well made. I put Honda and Yamaha up there with KTM for engine component quality and fitment. KTM does use more expensive materials for some of their four stroke parts - but Yamaha is catching up in this category (haven't seen the insides of the Honda CRF yet, so I don't know!). BTW - If you ever have a need to disassemble a brand new engine (any brand) - you'll be astonished at all the burrs and excess metal which get ground away in the first few hours of running. If you want a brand new bike to last forever and make the most power possible, the best thing you can do is change the oil (and filter) after the first 1/2 hour of run time, then again after another hour of riding. Then go to a regular oil change schedule. This will reduce any damage the metal shavings do to your brand new bike! [/QUOTE]
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