How would you rate current manufacturer reliability?

jarret.stephen
Edited Date/Time 8/12/2012 4:45am
wanna hear you opinions on this: ( remember reliablity in mx bikes only. as in how long you can beat on them with only basic maintenance)
ill give you IMO
1.yamaha
2. suzuki
3.ktm
4/5 honda kawasaki

heres my reasoning.
Ive seen yamaha go over 200 hrs on stock piston/ valves
suzuki has always been good to me my current race machines
ktms are good but not really for me
honda to me has significantly lost their credibility in this aspect ever since they came out with crfs.ive seen blown motors after 40hrs constant valve adjustments
kaws- same thing seen weird ass issues cheap platstic seat foam constant valve adj cheap wear parts and explosions
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newmann 8/9/2012 4:06pm
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Our 2008 KTM 144SX has been an excellent bike with really nice build quality. The castings, forgings, billet components and the chromoly frame are all impressive. The minimal hardware to remove bodywork, no tool required air filter changes, hydraulic clutch, Brembo brakes, excellent nickel plating on the exhaust.....list goes on. Fit and finish of everything is impressive as well.

Planning on getting a new one as a matter of fact.

Not impressed with the mechanical/engine quality of my Yamaha and Honda 250F's at all. Freakshow failures on both of them.
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T-Fish 8/9/2012 7:15pm
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jarret.stephen wrote:
wanna hear you opinions on this: ( remember reliablity in mx bikes only. as in how long you can beat on them with only basic maintenance)...
wanna hear you opinions on this: ( remember reliablity in mx bikes only. as in how long you can beat on them with only basic maintenance)
ill give you IMO
1.yamaha
2. suzuki
3.ktm
4/5 honda kawasaki

heres my reasoning.
Ive seen yamaha go over 200 hrs on stock piston/ valves
suzuki has always been good to me my current race machines
ktms are good but not really for me
honda to me has significantly lost their credibility in this aspect ever since they came out with crfs.ive seen blown motors after 40hrs constant valve adjustments
kaws- same thing seen weird ass issues cheap platstic seat foam constant valve adj cheap wear parts and explosions
So you're rating KTM 3rd because they aren't "for you"?
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T-Fish 8/9/2012 7:18pm
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newmann wrote:
Our 2008 KTM 144SX has been an excellent bike with really nice build quality. The castings, forgings, billet components and the chromoly frame are all impressive...
Our 2008 KTM 144SX has been an excellent bike with really nice build quality. The castings, forgings, billet components and the chromoly frame are all impressive. The minimal hardware to remove bodywork, no tool required air filter changes, hydraulic clutch, Brembo brakes, excellent nickel plating on the exhaust.....list goes on. Fit and finish of everything is impressive as well.

Planning on getting a new one as a matter of fact.

Not impressed with the mechanical/engine quality of my Yamaha and Honda 250F's at all. Freakshow failures on both of them.
Isn't it simply amazing how they construct these bikes? It blows my mind how easy they are to work on and the quality of parts used.
jarret.stephen 8/9/2012 8:09pm
8/9/2012 8:09pm
Yea I know they're all good but ktms
Are
Pricy and it's a little harder to get some stuff for them.
I wud wanna ride the new 125 looks sick. I do rele like how they still put
R&d into 2 strokes. But that's weird I heard those 144s had heads that wud
Crack. I honestly have ridden them all and have broken them all

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T-Fish 8/10/2012 7:54pm
8/10/2012 7:54pm
Munn Racing has just about anything you would need, and can have it to your door just as fast as a local dealer. The prices aren't much different than the prices of Jap bikes. Some parts are cheaper, some aren't.
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pete24 8/11/2012 3:12pm
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T-Fish wrote:
Munn Racing has just about anything you would need, and can have it to your door just as fast as a local dealer. The prices aren't...
Munn Racing has just about anything you would need, and can have it to your door just as fast as a local dealer. The prices aren't much different than the prices of Jap bikes. Some parts are cheaper, some aren't.
you can rebuild a whole yz125 motor for what a crank costs for a ktm 150, i just paid 346 for just a rod kit, a yz125 coplete crank is 195
xnationalwrench 8/11/2012 3:28pm
8/11/2012 3:28pm Edited Date/Time 8/11/2012 3:29pm
jarret.stephen wrote:
wanna hear you opinions on this: ( remember reliablity in mx bikes only. as in how long you can beat on them with only basic maintenance)...
wanna hear you opinions on this: ( remember reliablity in mx bikes only. as in how long you can beat on them with only basic maintenance)
ill give you IMO
1.yamaha
2. suzuki
3.ktm
4/5 honda kawasaki

heres my reasoning.
Ive seen yamaha go over 200 hrs on stock piston/ valves
suzuki has always been good to me my current race machines
ktms are good but not really for me
honda to me has significantly lost their credibility in this aspect ever since they came out with crfs.ive seen blown motors after 40hrs constant valve adjustments
kaws- same thing seen weird ass issues cheap platstic seat foam constant valve adj cheap wear parts and explosions
Since you asked about the bikes, now ask about the retail customers and the way they can screw up bikes. I mean people that don't know how to do any type of maintaince like keeping the oils changee, spokes tighten, cleaned air filters cleaning and lubing chains and adjusting them. I won't even go to setting sag or adjusting compression and rebound or doing a brake job.
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T-Fish 8/11/2012 8:48pm
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T-Fish wrote:
Munn Racing has just about anything you would need, and can have it to your door just as fast as a local dealer. The prices aren't...
Munn Racing has just about anything you would need, and can have it to your door just as fast as a local dealer. The prices aren't much different than the prices of Jap bikes. Some parts are cheaper, some aren't.
pete24 wrote:
you can rebuild a whole yz125 motor for what a crank costs for a ktm 150, i just paid 346 for just a rod kit, a...
you can rebuild a whole yz125 motor for what a crank costs for a ktm 150, i just paid 346 for just a rod kit, a yz125 coplete crank is 195
A complete crank for a KTM 150SX can be had for less than $220.
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motofab36 8/11/2012 9:11pm
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pete24 wrote:
you can rebuild a whole yz125 motor for what a crank costs for a ktm 150, i just paid 346 for just a rod kit, a...
you can rebuild a whole yz125 motor for what a crank costs for a ktm 150, i just paid 346 for just a rod kit, a yz125 coplete crank is 195
A Pro X rod kit reails for $102 and Hot Rods is $109
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pete24 8/12/2012 4:45am
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pete24 wrote:
you can rebuild a whole yz125 motor for what a crank costs for a ktm 150, i just paid 346 for just a rod kit, a...
you can rebuild a whole yz125 motor for what a crank costs for a ktm 150, i just paid 346 for just a rod kit, a yz125 coplete crank is 195
motofab36 wrote:
A Pro X rod kit reails for $102 and Hot Rods is $109
sorry i was talking about real parts not rubbish from china

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