JMundy
Well-Known Member
Well some or most of you will know that I've been looking at getting a new bike, a R1. Well Saturday I did it. Found a dealership about 4.5 hrs away (each way) and they had a 2012 Yamaha R1 with ZERO miles for $10,500. :jaw drop:
What a steal. Its in northern Idaho and they said they just dont sell any sport bikes, mostly sleds and quads. So I took my FZ1 up there and they gave me $5000 on trade in :Rockon: PERFECT. Looking over the bike it was really dusty and I could see a few light scratches, nothing major. Im a nut for maintenance and perfection but at the discount I was getting I could look past it. So I get it home and immediately start to detail it because im crazy like that. I start seeing more light scratches and then a mark on the left pass foot peg.
Not good, but still I got it for dirt cheap I can look past it. Also see an arrow on the frame written in sharpie, and the fairing is a little loose, not tight and buttoned up like the right side.
I figure it was a reminder for the mechanic to adjust and tighten it up. Also on left side by headlights there is a small rub mark as well, right on the edge. (Hard to see in the pic)
So im a tad pissed but still, got a smoking deal. Here it is all polished up and cleaned.
Oh don't think it ends here, there is more!!!! :tdown:
So all that was from Saturday when I got home, on sunday I decided to button up the left side fairing and get it nice and tight. I get the fairing off and guess what I see.
Yeah, that's the support for the fairings and a nice little CRACK in the frame!! WTF!! Yep so I lost it at this point. The damn dealership I purchased from is closed on sunday and Mondays. Im currently working with Yamaha to see if there is anything they will do so I do not have to deal with the dealership. Im hoping I can take it to my preferred dealer locally and have them do the work, and when they turn it in have Yamaha bill the place I purchased from.
So there is my story so far. I cannot believe they would try to pull something like that. Im sure I will be blamed for dropping it by someone, but to do that kind of damage the left fairing would be trashed, and it looks PERFECT, I even took pics of it off to prove it. Im hoping Yamaha makes it right, I really don't want to drive that far again to return it and get my FZ1 back, as who knows that they will do to it.
What a steal. Its in northern Idaho and they said they just dont sell any sport bikes, mostly sleds and quads. So I took my FZ1 up there and they gave me $5000 on trade in :Rockon: PERFECT. Looking over the bike it was really dusty and I could see a few light scratches, nothing major. Im a nut for maintenance and perfection but at the discount I was getting I could look past it. So I get it home and immediately start to detail it because im crazy like that. I start seeing more light scratches and then a mark on the left pass foot peg.
Not good, but still I got it for dirt cheap I can look past it. Also see an arrow on the frame written in sharpie, and the fairing is a little loose, not tight and buttoned up like the right side.
I figure it was a reminder for the mechanic to adjust and tighten it up. Also on left side by headlights there is a small rub mark as well, right on the edge. (Hard to see in the pic)
So im a tad pissed but still, got a smoking deal. Here it is all polished up and cleaned.
Oh don't think it ends here, there is more!!!! :tdown:
So all that was from Saturday when I got home, on sunday I decided to button up the left side fairing and get it nice and tight. I get the fairing off and guess what I see.
Yeah, that's the support for the fairings and a nice little CRACK in the frame!! WTF!! Yep so I lost it at this point. The damn dealership I purchased from is closed on sunday and Mondays. Im currently working with Yamaha to see if there is anything they will do so I do not have to deal with the dealership. Im hoping I can take it to my preferred dealer locally and have them do the work, and when they turn it in have Yamaha bill the place I purchased from.
So there is my story so far. I cannot believe they would try to pull something like that. Im sure I will be blamed for dropping it by someone, but to do that kind of damage the left fairing would be trashed, and it looks PERFECT, I even took pics of it off to prove it. Im hoping Yamaha makes it right, I really don't want to drive that far again to return it and get my FZ1 back, as who knows that they will do to it.
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