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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Scorpione on January 05, 2016, 12:49:36 AM

Title: How Suzuki handles it when tappets go bad
Post by: Scorpione on January 05, 2016, 12:49:36 AM

For comparison, Suzuki appears to have some issues with hardening on tappets:

https://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1080685 (https://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1080685)

"What should consumers do?
The motorcycle should be taken to an authorised Suzuki dealer to have an inspection carried out and the counter measure parts fitted."

Title: Re: How Suzuki handles it when tappets go bad
Post by: Vasco DG on January 05, 2016, 01:09:04 AM

Which is exactly what I've been telling people to do... :rolleyes:

Title: Re: How Suzuki handles it when tappets go bad
Post by: Scorpione on January 05, 2016, 03:36:44 PM

Quote from: Vasco DG on January 05, 2016, 01:09:04 AM

Which is exactly what I've been telling people to do... :rolleyes:

Yeah Pete, but no matter how hard I searched that recall site, I did not see a similar one from Moto Guzzi.

Now you see the difference? :rolleyes:

Title: Re: How Suzuki handles it when tappets go bad
Post by: Vasco DG on January 05, 2016, 04:17:51 PM

No, there's no recall. That's why, just sometimes, we have to look after ourselves.