fish_antlers
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posted August 04, 2004 07:43 PM
Poll Question:
Dare you ride your 10R with it's original front wheel???
Well.... since I've personally thrashed the shite out of my 10R for several months now.... and now I.. like the rest of you, find out that apparently my front wheel is no good...
I ask all of you... are you going to actually NOT ride your bike as requested by KMC until a new wheel is installe don your ride...
or do you say screw it and ride it like you stole it (kinda like you have been anyways!  )
Just wondering
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What business is it of yours where I'm from, Friendo?
Poll Results:
 52 votes (88%)
Screw the lawyers ... I'm riding my bike!
7 votes (12%)
No way! my bike is parked til it's got a new wheel!
   
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bovinespongiformencephalo
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posted August 04, 2004 07:48 PM
I've heard nothing from KMC. Have you?
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fish_antlers
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posted August 04, 2004 07:49 PM
uh... bovine... did you not read what I posted? (sticky at the top of the forum)
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kz2zx
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posted August 04, 2004 07:49 PM
Yes. My bike will be the first from my dealer to get the wheel replaced.
No, I won't ride. But I only have one weekend to wait.
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boman
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posted August 04, 2004 07:56 PM
Im still riding mine..........so if you dont hear from me well.........
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crazyman1
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posted August 04, 2004 07:57 PM
ride it!!!!!!!!! no possible way i would wait. been riding them hard this whole time and no one has had any problems. not worried 1 tiny bit.
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kdecelle
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posted August 04, 2004 07:58 PM
i phoned my dealer in Calgary AB and they didn't know what I was talking about. I notified them of the problem and they are "looking into it". I figure that if was important enough KMC would call my ass on the phone.
I won't hold my breath that my dealer or KMC every contacts me about this.
Screw the lawyers, I word the @#$@!# to work and back today and thrashed it even harder.
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bovinespongiformencephalo
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posted August 04, 2004 07:59 PM
quote:
uh... bovine... did you not read what I posted? (sticky at the top of the forum)
No. I don't have internet access.
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rubber pants
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posted August 04, 2004 08:34 PM
I'm ridin mine the way I always do and could care less! They tell you not to ride it just to cover theiir asses in case of a lawsuit. I will be one of the first with a new wheel though.
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fish_antlers
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posted August 04, 2004 08:51 PM
kde ... KMC Canada (a separate company) hasnt officially acknowledged the recall yet.. They will and it is real.
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zx9rcr500r
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posted August 04, 2004 09:08 PM
I got the bad news today my bike is affected by this recall. The guy at the service counter(Edmonton) said most 10s will get a new wheel. I spend most of my time on the back wheel anyways,so whats the biggie.
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sp500
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posted August 04, 2004 11:49 PM
Dare accepted
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ronis
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posted August 05, 2004 12:23 AM
I ride as usually incl.track days.
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1bad7
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posted August 05, 2004 01:36 AM
I'm not worried, I have a track day set-up at Mugello for the 27th of September and I highly doubt I'll have the new wheel by then so I am not missing a chance to get on Mugello, even if it's 50 Euro a session(I'm doing 4).
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jmg893
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posted August 05, 2004 08:00 AM
I'm still riding to work and back, or around town. Thankfully no track days scheduled before I should have my replacement wheel.
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04ZX10R
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posted August 05, 2004 10:01 AM
STILL RIDE MINE. YOUNG AND DUMB AT 22 
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12RPilot
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posted August 05, 2004 12:16 PM
Road America, here I come!!!!
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JNM
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posted August 05, 2004 12:25 PM
If you look at all my posts since this whole mess started, I have steadfastly maintained that I will have this wheel thing sorted during the winter months here in Boston. I will not alter this plan. I'm not trying to be a tough guy(I'm not) or a wise guy. This is all about KMC covering their ass. In this litigous society, I can't say that I blame them. The 3 front wheels in question have not actually failed, but were not up to snuff during an X-ray examination. I'll take my chances. I am entering the busiest portion of my race season(LRRS), and my street season ends at the end of October. I live in the city, which forces me to garage my ZX10 15 miles away in the 'burbs, and my racebike is garaged 90 miles away near the track. Not trying to sound like an idiot, but I just do not have the time to be fucking around with my 10 due to some bloodsucking lawyers.
.... steps off podium.
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gogreen
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posted August 05, 2004 12:58 PM
Well since my rim is badly warped right now. I'll ride my old zx-7 for a while.
Kawi rep said next week I should have a rim.
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worm~hole
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posted August 05, 2004 02:20 PM
...I called my dealer and they said they were very aware of the recall...and..."NO"...my bike isn't affected...and my bike still sits on the pitbulls in my living room with 1 mile on the odo...nice to look at ...soon, grasshoppa, soon...
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bluedevil
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posted August 05, 2004 06:03 PM
What VIN# do you have that it is not affected?
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worm~hole
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posted August 05, 2004 10:34 PM
...because of privacy mandates that I impose on myself, I can only provide a partial sequence of numbers from my registered 10R (4A##94##)...I know for a fact that an unscrupulous collector of data could have a field day with a motorcycle's VIN that's not 'censored' or protected...anyway, '94' is way out of the affected range...
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who would do us harm.”
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DB
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posted August 05, 2004 10:38 PM
yea right
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a
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posted August 06, 2004 12:52 AM
quote:
...because of privacy mandates that I impose on myself, I can only provide a partial sequence of numbers from my registered 10R (4A##94##)...I know for a fact that an unscrupulous collector of data could have a field day with a motorcycle's VIN that's not 'censored' or protected...anyway, '94' is way out of the affected range...
big brother is watchin you!
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sp500
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posted August 06, 2004 01:11 AM
... hi big brother here.
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