Vibrating Hornet

[Big Dave]

I would have thought the dealer and Blue wing would have sussed out something as simple as that. But you never know!
Actually I'd be pretty disapointed with my new Honda if I'd found out it had an inherent vibration problem that they couldn't or wouldn't design out of sucessive models. If all you say is correct I'd be pretty bumbed about it.

Excuse my bad grammar 'or something'

But sorry? all I meant to say was 'one didn't vibrate and one did - a bit'.

I could only feel it through my.....where I touched the tank.

[timorang]

I work in the city, you would be welcome to bring yours to me and we could swap and compare with a squirt up the motorway. But certainly I do not experience vibrations as severe as you describe, however it will only be a direct comparision such as this that will confirm whether you have a problem. You can PM me if interested. Tim.

[Reckless]

Excuse my bad grammar 'or something'

But sorry? all I meant to say was 'one didn't vibrate and one did - a bit'.

I could only feel it through my.....where I touched the tank.

Sorry Dave I think you mistook my meaning. My airbox comment was not aimed at you. But at his bike. I was thinking if it was that simple the dealer should have found it, rather than changing fly wheels. If he is getting stuck into changing engine bits, its a bit of a worry I would say.

[Big Dave]

No sweat mate. Sympathise - Frustrating times when your ride ain't right.

[duckonin]

Let one two or three others ride your machine will then give you a good idea as to the problem, also you will have three others to pull on in the avent of a claim..

[Reckless]

That was going to be my next suggestion, that I take it for a ride, purely just to see just how much it vibrates!

Haha! and compare it to what? Do tell!

[Macca 900]

Tomorrow (13/12/07) the vibration meter will be attached to the bike, then compared to another bike. Im confident that this test will be proof that there is a major problem. I have stopped riding the bike now as Im scared that because my hands and legs get so numb, I'll lay it over on a roundabout or something.
My main question was though, has anyone had cause to deal with a bike dealer using the Consumer Guarantees Act as ammunition to right a wrong?

I'll keep you all posted re. the vibe test

[mstriumph]

good luck with it
----- sounds like seriously no fun at the moment!

[ceebie13]

......that I take it for a ride, purely just to see just how much it vibrates!

I'm sorry...could you re-phrase that? Or is Nige away on business?

[Macca 900]

We put the bike up againt another hornet today and tested the bikes for vibration at 1000 rpm intervals to 4500rpm. At its worst, my bike was ten times worse that the control bike at 70 mm of travel per second through the handle bars. At its best it was about twice as bad as the control bike. We set the bikes up on a concrete pad and the vibration through the concrete was far worse for my bike as opposed to teh control bike. I served them with a notice rejecting the bike pursuant to the Consumer Guarantees Act and left the bike there. I have demanded a new bike or my money back. I think at 2500km and 8 weeks old, I am entitled to it, however I think I am in for a fight.
Thanks to everyone for their input

[Trudes]

Good luck Macca, I really hope this gets put right for you and it doesn't put you off the Hornet, they really are great bikes.

[xwhatsit]

Phew, well at least the test confirmed everything. Surely it'll all get put right for you now; one only hopes they don't sell this bike to some other chap without sorting it out first.

[AllanB]

So it appears you got the one in a million!

Keep the reports going as I am very interested to see how this pans out.

Also I'm interested in what the problem is, as something is obviously way out of balance in that engine.

[Reckless]

ye keep us posted Macca.
As the others have said this is interesting. At least they are doing all they can even if it seems they are trying to avoid giving you a new bike. With corporate structures they may just have to have the test results to justify their own decision making process or to be able to justify charging all the repairs back to japan or getting the honda factory to give them a free bike as a replacement. So alot of what has gone on could be for their own purposes. I could be way off base with the above, its only a guess. Just wanted to shed a different light on things.

Good luck with getting a new bike! It must have cost you a lot of time and worry to date!

[Warr]

We put the bike up againt another hornet today .......... I served them with a notice rejecting the bike pursuant to the Consumer Guarantees Act and left the bike there. I have demanded a new bike or my money back. I think at 2500km and 8 weeks old, I am entitled to it, however I think I am in for a fight.
Thanks to everyone for their input

Any update yet ??