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24-03-04, 09:44 PM

firstly i must say i have ridden my sv1000 through a virtual monsoon going to popham the other day it never missed a beat i cant see what your problem is, it had the same fender when you bought it ? you should have drawn the salesman's attention to the fender then not now. If suzuki wont recall the busa for what was clearly a safety issue or the TL for seriously bad handling what chance do you think you will have wingeing about a fender? Save your breath and drive for a real issue, this wont even get passed the secretary.

24-03-04, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nigel

firstly i must say i have ridden my sv1000 through a virtual monsoon...

We ain't talkin' SV1000's though are we

We atre conserned about SV650's which seem to suffer

24-03-04, 10:19 PM

Nigel

I think you are missing the point some what. It's not a case of how heavy the rain is when you ride through it. It's how often and how any, poor design allows, build up to cause a component to fail. As for your comment you made about the size of the fender, something I personnally did not even think about when I test rode the bike, as I assumed it would be designed to do the job it was intended for.

All I want is a bike that is fit for it's intended purpose, which to me is to be ridden on UK roads, no matter what the weather. A bike that will not, reliably, get me to work and home is not fit for use and the issue, is thus, pretty important to me.

Mike

24-03-04, 10:20 PM

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firstly i must say i have ridden my sv1000 through a virtual monsoon going to popham the other day it never missed a beat i cant see what your problem is, it had the same fender when you bought it ?

Is this like some kind of NIMBY-ism just cause it hasn't happened to you it isn't a problem? When/If it does you will be severley pi**ed off. Trust me, twisting the accelerator, releasing the clutch and having your bike cut out whilst a hgv is heading your way isn't my idea of fun.

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you should have drawn the salesman's attention to the fender then not now.

Do you really think that everyone knew that the bike wasn't able to be used in the rain when they bought it. I used it once on a 300 mile journey when it happened and I'm loathed to use it in the rain again.

The problem is that we all bought bikes to use with out the additional worry of it cutting out when it's raining. Yes, some bikes have worse problems but this is a SV site so we are only gonna be moaning about the SV.

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Save your breath and drive for a real issue, this wont even get passed the secretary.

What's it cost us? about a £1 for envelopes, paper and stamps. If it gets us a new fender extender then great, if not then c'est la vie.

24-03-04, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Couerdelion

What's it cost us? about a £1 for envelopes, paper and stamps. If it gets us a new fender extender then great, if not then c'est la vie.

viva le revolution

25-03-04, 08:08 AM

Everything is worth trying...we shouldnt just sit back and wait for a problem to occurr. We have been proactive. At least now Suzuki cant claim 'no one said anything'.

I got the reassuring letter. btw.

Now I'm as surprised as anyone that water can get up there. I got at the plug this week and took out the connector and everything thinking theres no way water is going to get down here. Guess what...there was no water inside the connector itself but the rubber was wet right at the base. I hadn't run in the wet much but have been doiung some vigarous cleaning. I wonder if water is going BACK DOWN the plug drain???? Any ideas?

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24-03-04, 09:44 PM	#81
nigel Guest Posts: n/a	firstly i must say i have ridden my sv1000 through a virtual monsoon going to popham the other day it never missed a beat i cant see what your problem is, it had the same fender when you bought it ? you should have drawn the salesman's attention to the fender then not now. If suzuki wont recall the busa for what was clearly a safety issue or the TL for seriously bad handling what chance do you think you will have wingeing about a fender? Save your breath and drive for a real issue, this wont even get passed the secretary.

24-03-04, 10:19 PM	#83
MikeyBEU Guest Posts: n/a	Nigel I think you are missing the point some what. It's not a case of how heavy the rain is when you ride through it. It's how often and how any, poor design allows, build up to cause a component to fail. As for your comment you made about the size of the fender, something I personnally did not even think about when I test rode the bike, as I assumed it would be designed to do the job it was intended for. All I want is a bike that is fit for it's intended purpose, which to me is to be ridden on UK roads, no matter what the weather. A bike that will not, reliably, get me to work and home is not fit for use and the issue, is thus, pretty important to me. Mike

25-03-04, 08:08 AM	#86
Anonymous Guest Posts: n/a	Everything is worth trying...we shouldnt just sit back and wait for a problem to occurr. We have been proactive. At least now Suzuki cant claim 'no one said anything'. I got the reassuring letter. btw. Now I'm as surprised as anyone that water can get up there. I got at the plug this week and took out the connector and everything thinking theres no way water is going to get down here. Guess what...there was no water inside the connector itself but the rubber was wet right at the base. I hadn't run in the wet much but have been doiung some vigarous cleaning. I wonder if water is going BACK DOWN the plug drain???? Any ideas?