Unreliable old Suzukis.
- stevewharton
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Unreliable old Suzukis.
Looking at all the many, many problems everyone seems to be having with rectifiers, plugs, timing, carb's, exhausts, paint, fuel taps, fuel tanks, fuel, bearings, seals, starter motors, perished/hardened rubber, indicators, suspension, wiring, oil pumps, etc, etc, on all our classic Suzuki models, why don't we just all buy modern and become trouble free? Are we all insane?
Look, my paintwork hasn't got "Fish scales" they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".
- rodent
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
Most probably....
- shunter
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
It's not just Suzukis I have a few of the other manufacturers as well and they are the same but to answer your question I think the answer has to be YES.
- canaletto5
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
Hmm. there's plenty of our components that leak, lost their stiffness or got too stiff, need encouragement to perform and have developed crap circulation. Careful you don't get traded in for a newer model...stevewharton wrote:Looking at all the many, many problems everyone seems to be having with rectifiers, plugs, timing, carb's, exhausts, paint, fuel taps, fuel tanks, fuel, bearings, seals, starter motors, perished/hardened rubber, indicators, suspension, wiring, oil pumps, etc, etc, on all our classic Suzuki models, why don't we just all buy modern and become trouble free? Are we all insane?
- Alan H
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
Not all of us, just the dimbo bimbo from grimbo with the wishy washy fishy pishy gaily scaley watter twatter.stevewharton wrote:Looking at all the many, many problems everyone seems to be having with rectifiers, plugs, timing, carb's, exhausts, paint, fuel taps, fuel tanks, fuel, bearings, seals, starter motors, perished/hardened rubber, indicators, suspension, wiring, oil pumps, etc, etc, on all our classic Suzuki models, why don't we just all buy modern and become trouble free? Are we all insane?
Him being trouble free would be good too........
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- PaulD738
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
Not all are unreliable, my Kat is faultless and my T500 has been trouble free since I sorted the weepy fork legs. It’s been put together properly ya see Having said that it’s still not turned a wheel since the initial fire up
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
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- stevewharton
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
To be free of you would be more than good, it would be bloody marvelous, like a dream come true.Alan H wrote: Him being trouble free would be good too........ :roll
Although knowing you, it wouldn't be free would it.
Look, my paintwork hasn't got "Fish scales" they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".
- Alan H
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
Relatively inexpensive, perchance?stevewharton wrote: Although knowing you, it wouldn't be free would it.
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- stevewharton
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
Alan, my MoldY mateAlan H wrote: Not all of us, just the dimbo bimbo from grimbo with the wishy washy fishy pishy gaily scaley watter twatter.
Yet again you missed out "multiple award winning bike" at the KETTLE clinic 2019 YORKSHIRE rally, as voted for by the members and their good ladies (including yours)
Or are you suffering from (age related memory loss?)
Look, my paintwork hasn't got "Fish scales" they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".
- Alan H
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Re: Unreliable old Suzukis.
No. Still waiting for the cheque.stevewharton wrote:Alan, my MoldY mateAlan H wrote: Not all of us, just the dimbo bimbo from grimbo with the wishy washy fishy pishy gaily scaley watter twatter.
Yet again you missed out "multiple award winning bike" at the KETTLE clinic 2019 YORKSHIRE rally, as voted for by the members and their good ladies (including yours)
Or are you suffering from (age related memory loss?)
Proof that four strokes are over complicated