wizard Posted August 29, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 29, 2009 My fuel pump got progressively worse on our ride to Sturgis, so I bypassed the pump to keep on the road. I knew there would be a few long distances between gas stations in a few areas, and was able to locate a pump from a crashed Royal Star. When we got back, I took the bad pump to the new Yamaha Dealer in Bakersfield. After explaining why I did not bring the bike in to have them diagnose the pump failure, Dennis said he would contact Yamaha and see if they would give me a new pump. Three days later, here I sit with a new one in my hand. A good shop, people who care, and a great warranty. I'm really liking Yamaha!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceman62race Posted August 29, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 29, 2009 I have also found Yamaha to be great, it is the dealers that I have issues with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgway1 Posted August 30, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) I used the warranty just last week. Yamaha replaced the final drive at the total price of 1248.00. Thank god for the warranty. Chris:big-grin-emoticon: Edited August 30, 2009 by ridgway1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted August 31, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 31, 2009 Final Drive failed on your '07....that is one expensive repair. Glad to hear warranty is still in effect. What exactly happened to your Final Drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted August 31, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 31, 2009 Speaking of warranty.... I had my clutch basket changed under warranty. The dealer said Yamaha would only do it once and if it didn't solve the whine, too bad...they would not do it again. I've come across more than one post where it was stated that Yamaha did the job several times until the right "match" was found. Is this correct? Who of you all have had your clutch basket changed out more than once and had Yamaha cover it in an attempt to reduce or eliminate the whine/chirp?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pktexas Posted August 31, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 31, 2009 My local dealer changing out my leaking rear shock this week with only 19 days left under the warranty. Thanks again to this site for sharing valuable info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlh3rd Posted September 1, 2009 Share #7 Posted September 1, 2009 my dealer replaced my battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted September 1, 2009 Share #8 Posted September 1, 2009 SilvrT, My dealer change mine out 5 times. and my warranty was up by two months and Yamaha still covered it. Some dealers will not do it more then once though. They only get paid HALF there shop rate by Yamaha from what my dealer told me. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted September 1, 2009 Kinda makes you wonder about the shop rate, don't it? Seems that Yamaha knows that the shop rates are too high, and will only pay what they think is fair. But, at least it gets taken care of in most cases! It seems only a few times that a dealership refuses to do the work, but, to tell the truth, I've only read about these cases. Nobody I know has ever had any issues with a dealership doing warranty work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted September 1, 2009 Share #10 Posted September 1, 2009 Let me get this straight. If you have this changed out it will get rid of the whine??? I guess I figured that was just a bike trait and was not a warranty isssue. Should I be concerned with this whine and have it repaired????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timgray Posted September 1, 2009 Share #11 Posted September 1, 2009 SilvrT, My dealer change mine out 5 times. and my warranty was up by two months and Yamaha still covered it. Some dealers will not do it more then once though. They only get paid HALF there shop rate by Yamaha from what my dealer told me. Jeff from the quality of some of the work I have seen dealer mechanics do to a bike, Half rate is twice of what they should get. The dealer here locally will butcher your bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted September 1, 2009 Share #12 Posted September 1, 2009 Let me get this straight. If you have this changed out it will get rid of the whine??? I guess I figured that was just a bike trait and was not a warranty isssue. Should I be concerned with this whine and have it repaired????? edger... there are literally TONs of posts about this subject....it's the biggest "bone of contention" there is with RSV owners. In a nutshell, if you have the clutch basket changed out to the " I " basket, there's no assurance that it will either reduce or eliminate the whine/chirp. I had mine changed...made no difference at all. Others had theirs changed, made a big difference. It's a "hit-and-miss" situation. No, you need not be concerned about the whine...it is not a failure of components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted September 2, 2009 Share #13 Posted September 2, 2009 Thanks. I wasn't a bit concerned about it until I saw this thread. I have seen a lot of joking about it in other posts and such so just figured it was "nature of the beast". Then saw this and got a wee bit nervous. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted September 2, 2009 Share #14 Posted September 2, 2009 SilvrT, My dealer change mine out 5 times. and my warranty was up by two months and Yamaha still covered it. Some dealers will not do it more then once though. They only get paid HALF there shop rate by Yamaha from what my dealer told me. Jeff Jeff... after changing it 5 times, has the whine been eliminated or at least reduced to an acceptable level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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