08-08-2014, 05:50 AM
Great minds think alike. It also occurred to me that this forum lacks much of the "traffic" of others.
The one I was most recently active on was one of the many (the brand shall go unnamed) forums and it was primarily centered around one model, much like other forums.
No less than three fourths of the threads and posts (and I'm trying to be generous) were about bad master cylinders, rusty linkage, wheel bearing failures, severe vibration (now part of a recall I might add), saddle bags coming loose and falling off, compensator failures, regulator upgrades, poor dealer support, heat issues, and much much more. There was even an ongoing poll to see how many owners shared these common problems. And then all of the multitude of "fixes", mods, and work-arounds to try to solve the issues - by the owners! And this is on bikes right off the showroom floor.
I was extremely disappointed with that last bike - and in fairness, I had another bike of the same manufacturer that I was pleased with. But to see how things went with this model and the owners was really a turn-off. Having grown up on the UJM, I was happy to come back to my roots with the CB. I don't mind wrenching for maintenance and accessories, I enjoy it. But I also enjoy riding - a lot. Having to "fix" things that should not even be on the radar just to make a new and pricey bike rideable is not what I call fair. Some other schmuck can go through that "character building" experience. Every Honda I have ever owned has been reliable even to the point of what some might call boring. Well, I sure don't get bored running around on my Honda and reading the posts about how satisfying this thing is.
Sorry for the long post and "rant" I came home from work early to go ride! But got caught up with the title of this thread; thought someone was picking a fight
kinda like saying "how pretty is your wife?"
Just had to take a minute and give my two cents on how pretty - or in this case, reliable!
Time to ride!
The one I was most recently active on was one of the many (the brand shall go unnamed) forums and it was primarily centered around one model, much like other forums.
No less than three fourths of the threads and posts (and I'm trying to be generous) were about bad master cylinders, rusty linkage, wheel bearing failures, severe vibration (now part of a recall I might add), saddle bags coming loose and falling off, compensator failures, regulator upgrades, poor dealer support, heat issues, and much much more. There was even an ongoing poll to see how many owners shared these common problems. And then all of the multitude of "fixes", mods, and work-arounds to try to solve the issues - by the owners! And this is on bikes right off the showroom floor.
I was extremely disappointed with that last bike - and in fairness, I had another bike of the same manufacturer that I was pleased with. But to see how things went with this model and the owners was really a turn-off. Having grown up on the UJM, I was happy to come back to my roots with the CB. I don't mind wrenching for maintenance and accessories, I enjoy it. But I also enjoy riding - a lot. Having to "fix" things that should not even be on the radar just to make a new and pricey bike rideable is not what I call fair. Some other schmuck can go through that "character building" experience. Every Honda I have ever owned has been reliable even to the point of what some might call boring. Well, I sure don't get bored running around on my Honda and reading the posts about how satisfying this thing is.
Sorry for the long post and "rant" I came home from work early to go ride! But got caught up with the title of this thread; thought someone was picking a fight
kinda like saying "how pretty is your wife?"Just had to take a minute and give my two cents on how pretty - or in this case, reliable!
Time to ride!