Most reliable manufacturer?

Advertise the XT on this forum

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/yamaha-tech/

[andrewsmith]

Lozzo I'll speak to the lad that I think maybe after one.
Give me a couple of days

[andrewsmith]

How much would you want for the bike whole out of curiousity?

Somebody on the HUBB would be likely to take it whole.

Honda!
those engines run without any oil! and just keep going!

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Advertise the XT on this forum

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/yamaha-tech/

We'll make three times its retail value in bits on ebay.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

We'll make three times its retail value in bits on ebay.

Just trying to help you spread your net Lozzo. You may find somebody who'd take it whole on the HUBB, but I didn't suggest whether you should advertise it whole or in bits. That also doesn't mean you can't list the bits on ebay, that forum is just a good place to make XT owners aware that the part is available and perhaps get yourself a buyer who otherwise wouldn't have seen it.

[littleoldman2]

This is a good as Parliament, 9 days, 6 pages and still nothing decided.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by littleoldman2

This is a good as Parliament, 9 days, 6 pages and still nothing decided.

This is better as there will be a reasoned and adult argument

I'm not certain there is an answer though - bikes are only as reliable in the longer term as their owners are willing to keep them. Some have the ingredients required to outlast their owners under the right circumstances. I'm thinking about models such as the mid capacity Kawasaki Zs or GPZs (550/4 especially), which shared parts with their bigger bretheren but didn't stress them leading to the classic winter hack/despatcher GT.