Ouch. An expensive noise

[DemonWolf]

This TL diagram shows exactly the same setup as the SV.

Cheers for that link... very interesting reading =)

[carver]

Late yesterday afternoon, while riding through Motueka, the bike made a noise that sounded a bit like disconnecting an air line while there was still some pressure in it. At the same time the VStrom lost power and started running on only one cylinder.

First thing this morning I took it into the Suzuki workshop for a diagnosis and repair. The verdict is: A broken cam chain tensioner; a broken cam chain; a damaged cam chain gear; and a damaged bearing.
The worst of it is that none of these parts are available in New Zealand, and all must be ordered ex Japan a week before Xmas.

So, my options are: A rental car or bus home and come back in 6 weeks to pick up the bike; or trade in "As Is" and ride away on a new bike (if they can get one).

I feel ya pain, I am waiting on a rocker cover gasket ex japan!

[gatch]

I feel ya pain, I am waiting on a rocker cover gasket ex japan!

Make one ya poof.

[carver]

Make one ya poof.

out of what ya homo?

hot glue?

[mikeey01]

Off topic I know, sorry jantar

Make a gasket?
Out of the best stuff there is...
http://www.hylomar.co.uk/index.php?o...page&Itemid=28

[vifferman]

Rubber band rubbish, real bikes have bevel gears

And almost real bikes have scissor gears. Mine came from a Kenwood.
(Kenwood cake mixer, that is...)

[Crasherfromwayback]

Don't worry, I've already had a discussion with Suzuki NZ about doing the services myself on my new bikes rather than letting their "authorised dealers" go anywhere near them.

Have you been round motorcycles for long?

[gatch]

out of what ya homo?

hot glue?

Some of that old animal cum secreted in your colon should do it..

[dipshit]

Have you been round motorcycles for long?

About 10 years of road bikes all up. (+ 5 years of dirt bikes)

Why's that..?

Even spent a year working in a bike shop when I first left school prepping trade-in's for the showroom. So I know how to change the oil and do routine maintenance and such.

Any jobs on my bike I wouldn't feel confident enough tackling... I will be taking to any mechanic I please.

Having to take your bike to an authorised dealer for the services to keep your warranty valid is a load of bullshit.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Don't worry, I've already had a discussion with Suzuki NZ about doing the services myself on my new bikes rather than letting their "authorised dealers" go anywhere near them.

About 10 years of road bikes all up. (+ 5 years of dirt bikes)

Why's that..?

Even spent a year working in a bike shop when I first left school prepping trade-in's for the showroom. So I know how to change the oil and do routine maintenance and such.

Any jobs on my bike I wouldn't feel confident enough tackling... I will be taking to any mechanic I please.

Having to take your bike to an authorised dealer for the services to keep your warranty valid is a load of bullshit.

Just wondering where you got your attitude from is all. I see now. You spent a year cleaning bikes...you're now an expert. For your information, most authorised dealers have THE best factory trained mechanics on hand.

The place I'm at now, has been responsible for some of NZ's fastest race bikes over the years...yet without knowing any of this...you assume the guys there know less than your good self, or your back door mates.

Because you used to clean bikes. Winner.

[dipshit]

Just wondering where you got your attitude from is all. I see now. You spent a year cleaning bikes...you're now an expert.

Nope. Would prefer to just drop my bike off for a service and pick it up again later. Money isn't an issue.

I now have the attitude because of having had the oil level way over filled... finding spark plugs had come loose... picking up the bike in an absolute mess with far too much oil all over the rear to the point it was almost dangerous... bodywork cliped back together wrong and breather and overflow tubes squashed closed...

...and all that was in just a little over a two-year period!

For your information, most authorised dealers have THE best factory trained mechanics on hand.

Then the industry hasn't set the standards very high** then.

The place I'm at now, has been responsible for some of NZ's fastest race bikes over the years...

Then why the hell can't they get the simple basic things right..???

yet without knowing any of this...you assume the guys there know less than your good self, or your back door mates.

I couldn't care less about how much people in the industry love themselves and think the sun shines out of their rear ends. I just want my bikes serviced properly. Always found myself fixing my bikes up again after getting it back from a "service"... so I may as well do it myself in the first place.

[Crasherfromwayback]

[QUOTE=dipshit;1129587902



Then the industry hasn't set the standards very higher then.




Then why the hell can't they get the simple basic things right..???




I couldn't care less about how much people in the industry love themselves and think the sun shines out of their rear ends. I just want my bikes serviced properly. Always found myself fixing my bikes up again after getting it back from a "service"... so I may as well do it myself in the first place.[/QUOTE]

Despite what you may think o bitter one...everyone I've met in the bike industry is an enthusiast just like yourself. They don't love themselves. They love bikes. That's why they're there. So go do it yourself mr bike groomer. The shops get lots of work from mr "I tried to do it myself but fucked it up" types. But you really should stick to cleaning them I'd guess.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Then the industry hasn't set the standards very higher then.




Then why the hell can't they get the simple basic things right..???

Like the English departments in schools.

[dipshit]

Like the English departments in schools.

At least I can do a freaking oil change.

[dipshit]

BTW... did you ask "one of THE best mechanics I've ever known in 23 years in the business" why he thought the SV and DL had a different cam drive mechanism than the TL..???