Build a bike from worst warranty claims

**Bytor** · 29th July 2011, 09:48

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/tax...nightmare-car/

So if someone did the same with a motorbike what bits would come from which bikes?

**nodrog:Me** · 29th July 2011, 09:56

Originally Posted by Bytor

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/tax...nightmare-car/

So if someone did the same with a motorbike what bits would come from which bikes?

**Katman** · 29th July 2011, 10:00

Originally Posted by nodrog

Got a mate whose MV rear wheel bearing shat itself 2 months out of warranty - claim denied.

The bearing alone cost something like $1400.

**Bytor** · 29th July 2011, 10:01

Originally Posted by nodrog

No wonder it doesn't work - none of the bits are attached

**nodrog:Me** · 29th July 2011, 10:09

Originally Posted by Katman

Got a mate whose MV rear wheel bearing shat itself 2 months out of warranty - claim denied.

The bearing alone cost something like $1400.

A guy in aussie makes a whole after market hub engineered from the principles of the triumph and ducati ones (ie ones that dont fuck out), he is selling them like they are going out of fashion. A mate just got one in for around $1000 nzd, for the complete unit.

**C.Linnell** · 29th July 2011, 14:48

Wouldn't it just be a GT650R?

**C.Linnell** · 29th July 2011, 14:54

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**nzspokes** · 29th July 2011, 15:35

My brother started a company called Honest Johns Fruit Juice.

Didnt last.

True story.

All i got.

**avgas** · 29th July 2011, 16:13

Originally Posted by C.Linnell

Wouldn't it just be a GT650R?

Actually is would be an SV650. They were making that before they made the GT.
The GT was a "Whole new design". Which basically like saying "Please Suzuki don't sue the pants off us for making a bike.....its different see, SEE!!!"

**Grumph** · 29th July 2011, 17:45

Originally Posted by Katman

Got a mate whose MV rear wheel bearing shat itself 2 months out of warranty - claim denied.

The bearing alone cost something like $1400.

That'd be why the one I followed looked like an X from behind - and the rider only had one cheek on the seat....

A bike built from the worst warrantee claims would have an early Honda V4 motor and probably the weird rotary pump shock from the first TL. Didn't the first Triumph Sprint frames break at the steering head ? One of those roughly welded together would suit our project...