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I just got out of a lawsuit today with Rob Muzzy/Muzzys motorcycle concerning false advertising/fraud on the behalf of both himself, his sales team, and claims made on the company's website.

I ride a 2003 Kawi Z1000 and purchased a big-bore kit from Muzzy per his salesman's (Dave) reccomendation and glowing review of gobs more power, etc.

The kit went on like clockwork, was installed by a dealer, and worked great - except that it made no more power. The bike simply ran as it did before, less sounding a bit different and after re-mapping, using more fuel.

I thought it might just be me not riding it for awhile and that's why it wasn't feeling any faster, so I brought it to EDR performance just in case to get a second dyno run done to confirm/deny any suspicions. It ran a 130HP run, 1hp more than it was before the kit was installed, and the power curves/torque were nearly identical. It was like I had just spent $1,300 and nothing changed, so I figured something must be wrong!!

I went back to the dealer with the dyno charts and requested they do leakdown/timing/valve seat/compression tests to try to determine the problem. Everything checked out fine! There was no problem, other than that I got jacked by Muzzy's sales team and the kit didn't perform - at all.

I called Muzzys on it and they requested I bring my bike out to Bend to have their techs look at it. I did, and when I got it back they said they'd installed an airbox mod (NOT part of the kit) and that the bike was making great power. I brought it to EDR and their dyno confirmed a 4hp increase due to the mod. 4hp. For $1,300, one month, and Two trips to Bend from Hillsboro? F*ck no. So I took Rob Muzzy to small claims court to try to find justice because the company basically said I should be happy they gave me a billet airbox lid for free, and to shut my mouth. Well I'm not the type.

After taking Rob Muzzy to small claims court (yes, he actually showed up here in Hillsboro, twice, he kind of looks like Colnel Sanders actually...) and having him compare HIS dyno charts to the ones at EDR (which should have been the ONLY ones considered, being an "apples to apples" comparison) the judge that had absolutely no technical aptitude determined that I had received my money's worth because Robs numbers were big, mine were small, and therefore dismissed the case.

First of all, Rob Muzzy and his company use a different correction factor to get a higher number. Second, they had modified my airbox which was not part of the kit. Third, they didnt have the baseline on which to judge the performance of the kit, EDR did, so their dyno (pre, and post-kit) is the only one of relevance.

The judge did not understand this but I hope EVERYONE on sportbikes.ws does, and can understand a shitty company when they see one, and will not support Muzzys. We have plenty of options when it comes to aftermarket parts and Muzzy's is forever off my list. I hope losing the next 45 years of business from me, my friends, EDR and Hillsboro Motosport was worth $1,200 to Rob Muzzy. He lied through his teeth in court and all I wanted was a marginal performance increase as promised, or my money back. Not very impressive and I expected much more from such a big, well respected name in the motorcycle industry.

Feel free to repost this as you see fit and pass along any questions to me about any/all of it ~ Dave Taylor viewsoni@verizon.net

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*Who is lying now?

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It ran a 130HP run, 1hp more than it was before the kit was installed, and the power curves/torque were nearly identical

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I was a 1270 and cams, and now i have a Muzzy 1317 big block kit and head work.. when i had the tunning done i was a little disappointed. the # were were almost the same as with the 1270. the tunner had to make changes every pass as the motor broke in more. when we stopped we about 2 hp more than the 1270. then i was upset. same dyno same tunner. so now i go to the track and the disappointment went with the first pass off the trailer. it was .15 faster in the 1/8th and 4 mph. as it boke in i started spraying, now its running 8mph and .18 faster than spray before. cubic inches does change things whether a dyno say so or not.

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