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Old 12-21-2010, 09:05 AM   #1
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Apparently they blew up a bike during the press launch at Qatar, and found a motor issue during the autopsy....
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Old 12-21-2010, 11:39 AM   #2
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I knew the dyno #'s were BS !! I keed...I keed !!
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Old 12-21-2010, 01:29 PM   #3
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Apparently they blew up a bike during the press launch at Qatar, and found a motor issue during the autopsy....
Yep.

Pistons cracking & rings allowing blow-by.

I've also heard of cracking frames and misplaced welds.
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Old 12-21-2010, 02:24 PM   #4
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Yep.

Pistons cracking & rings allowing blow-by.

I've also heard of cracking frames and misplaced welds.
Wonder how much of that's coming from bmw owners?
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Old 12-21-2010, 03:24 PM   #5
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Wonder how much of that's coming from bmw owners?
fuck you, i dont care about kawasucki



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Old 12-21-2010, 04:40 PM   #6
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Hmmmm..... wasnt there a massive S1000RR recall last year????
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Old 12-21-2010, 05:54 PM   #7
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fuck you, i dont care about kawasucki



Now now farmer trip, you know damn well I wasn't Maligning you or your big blue tractor
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Old 12-21-2010, 06:52 PM   #8
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and the Suzuki man says, "Sometimes it's better to rest on your laurels..."
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Old 12-21-2010, 07:13 PM   #9
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and the Suzuki man says, "Sometimes it's better to rest on your laurels..."
Any more resting and they're gonna start shipping unsold srads as new models
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