Oh, now I am pis*ed

[Waylander]

Suzuki outwork lots of their component manufacture and have recently changed the supplier of their sidestands. Turns out the previous maker (Custers) was not up to it, I think that one must have been Custer's last stand.

didnt see that one coming
nicely played

[erik]

As per request

I dunno what kinda warranty the bike has got, but that looks like faulty workmanship to me, breaking on a weld like that. They should replace/repair the stand for you imho.

[StoneChucker]

Mine arrives tomorrow... I'm still rather excited but the problems Ramius has had are somewhat concerning. I can only hope that his woes are isolated to that bike and not all produced last year
I'll post tomorrow how the stands on mine are constructed.

Don't worry dude, every bike is different, even bikes of the same make, model and year! And, IF anything goes wrong, the guarantee should sort you out. As I said, I've ridden one. They are fun, and you will have said fun accordingly

Oh, post some pictures now, you hear?

*EDIT* I know how you feel, there have been a few problems with 04 R1's overseas, and I was hoping mine was trouble free when I was waiting for it. So far, no problems so it's all good!

[Aaron]

Thanks for the support mate

know how you feel, there have been a few problems with 04 R1's overseas, and I was hoping mine was trouble free when I was waiting for it. So far, no problems so it's all good!

Yeah, I guess it's a case of bad news travelling faster than good

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Well, I am getting her fixed totally, am considering selling her because I have taken it to a priest and it has been blessed. Don't know how to do a burnout. I don't think I broke the stand myself because looking at it, it seems decayed where it has broken off.

Here are some pics of it

Just take it back and ask them to weld it up or replace it. Or take it to a muffler shop and they will seam weld it for $5.00. Shit happens but it is no big deal.
If you constantly run the bike back on to the stand you will break the stand over time. What I mean by that is make sure the bike is not allowed to run back and stress the stand each time you park it. We have this problem with the work bikes on the farm as they are parked on the hill and it becomes a habit to run the bike back when the stand is out to let them dig in to the ground a bit to make them stable. Leads to a broken stand. Also pays to drill a small hole in the stand arm close to the bottom so the condensation can dry.

[Ramius]

Don't worry dude, every bike is different, even bikes of the same make, model and year! And, IF anything goes wrong, the guarantee should sort you out. As I said, I've ridden one. They are fun, and you will have said fun accordingly

Oh, post some pictures now, you hear?

*EDIT* I know how you feel, there have been a few problems with 04 R1's overseas, and I was hoping mine was trouble free when I was waiting for it. So far, no problems so it's all good!

Yeah, its all good, you have nothing to worry about, the Devil is just out to get me and has possessed my bike.

[Coldkiwi]

i'm very surprised to see rust inside that break from a bike sold off the floor in November. Would've thought thats a dead giveaway for a manufacturers defect unless its formed since the stand actually snapped. I don't think Suzuki don't do weight saving on their stands by replacing steel with aluminium, especially on an entry level bike like the GSX. I remember looking at the overall weight between the 03' gsxr600 and 03 gsx250 and the 600 weighed something like 15 kgs LESS due to all the aluminium parts over the gsx's steel.

[Ramius]

i'm very surprised to see rust inside that break from a bike sold off the floor in November. Would've thought thats a dead giveaway for a manufacturers defect unless its formed since the stand actually snapped. I don't think Suzuki don't do weight saving on their stands by replacing steel with aluminium, especially on an entry level bike like the GSX. I remember looking at the overall weight between the 03' gsxr600 and 03 gsx250 and the 600 weighed something like 15 kgs LESS due to all the aluminium parts over the gsx's steel.

Well, I can definately say the rust was already there, I took the photos about an hour after it snapped off. Stupid damned thing!

[Redstar]

Well, I am getting her fixed totally, am considering selling her because I have taken it to a priest and it has been blessed. Don't know how to do a burnout. I don't think I broke the stand myself because looking at it, it seems decayed where it has broken off.

Here are some pics of it

Hollow rubbish no wonder shame on suzuki!

PS for someone how is 4ft nothing you are a fat bugger at 86kgs

[Ramius]

Hollow rubbish no wonder shame on suzuki!

PS for someone how is 4ft nothing you are a fat bugger at 86kgs

Well, I can feel the joy and happiness of togetherness in the air.

Damn these short legs. The ladies don't complain though

[Ramius]

Well, took the baby into Wellington Motorcycles today. They said, leave it with us, we'll take care of it "paraphrasing of course" Anyway, bottom line, had the mecho call telling me my new stand will be here tomorrow and will be able to ride it home tomorrow afternoon. Apparentely will be covered by warranty and allegedly had been cracked for a while, was only waiting for the last straw to break it

[PhilBilly]

Dont worry ive had my bad luck this year.
My new years resolution was to get fit, but wasnt planning on pushing the bike from Taranaki street to Berhampore with a flat front tyre, must of been the biggest fittness in 10 years. lol

[Redstar]

Suzuki outwork lots of their component manufacture and have recently changed the supplier of their sidestands. Turns out the previous maker (Custers) was not up to it, I think that one must have been Custer's last stand.

Thats very funny but did you know that Custer did not did at little big horn he was allready dying of Siff!

Siff..Siff siff siff

you had to be there!