Blrry
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Bought my bike last week, it's beautiful, awesome, sleek, sexy, comfortable. To wit: I love it. Didn't have a ton of time to ride it right after buying it - home from the dealer, up and down some of these beautiful Alaskan roads to the Eagle River Nature Center, and Lake Eklutna - very short rides, but fun and slow whilst the motor and tires break in.
I had 80 miles or so on it after 3 days (like I said - not much time to ride that first week) and after the above 3 rides was wiping off the mosquitos and other road detritus when I noticed the bad and the ugly.
Once I figure out how to post pictures (I know I saw a sticky for it but I can't use this silly search for the life of me to find it, it seems) I'll show you the ugly, but I'll describe the bad. Left lower fairing cracked in 3 places and paint scratched to hell. Stator cover paint scrubbed off along lower edge. Left lower muffler scrubbed. I was immediately sick - both because my bike was roughed up, and because I was afraid the dealer would try to pin the blame on me for it since I hadn't noticed it when I got the bike!
You don't see the damage when sitting on the bike, it's basically completely underneath you. You don't notice it when the bike is on the side stand, as it is again, beneath any surface you can see at a standing height. You have to be on your hands and knees to see the damage, practically (as I finally was when I was gently wiping it down). I immediately called the dealer.
The Good: Tony Jr at AK Cycle Center is a boss! He's the guy that sold me the bike. We talked and I explained what I had just discovered and he practically cut me off to tell me "Don't worry, we'll make it right!". Whew! A load off of my mind immediately. I took the bike in today for them to figure out which parts to re-order. As it didn't affect drivability, I wasn't "De-Horsed" and could still ride around. They forgot to give my my rear seat and grab bar, so I picked those up too today.
The rest of the good - and why I'm posting this: Since the exhaust will be replaced, he asked me if I wanted to get an aftermarket exhaust instead, as they are going to pay for it either way! I just got the bike and other than ordering Heli-bars, a Corbin seat, a Zero Gravity Double Bubble Windscreen and the peg lowering kit from the guy on the forums, I hadn't put much thought into further modifications.
If you had this opportunity present itself with the boon of a free/cheap aftermarket exhaust for a Gen II Hayabusa (I imagine they'll take the cost of a new Suzuki exhaust and subtract that from an aftermarket exhaust) - would you go slip-ons, or a full kit (and pay a little more, which I could easily cover as some of the cost is mitigated), what's your favorite brand, and why you would pick that one?
I know - it's an opinion fest I'm asking for, but I've watched some you tube videos on exhausts, they all sound really good, but then, the stock exhaust sounds great to my ears too. What do you guys and gals think?
Blrry
PS - could somebody point me to the "how to post pictures" thread? Sorry /blush
I had 80 miles or so on it after 3 days (like I said - not much time to ride that first week) and after the above 3 rides was wiping off the mosquitos and other road detritus when I noticed the bad and the ugly.
Once I figure out how to post pictures (I know I saw a sticky for it but I can't use this silly search for the life of me to find it, it seems) I'll show you the ugly, but I'll describe the bad. Left lower fairing cracked in 3 places and paint scratched to hell. Stator cover paint scrubbed off along lower edge. Left lower muffler scrubbed. I was immediately sick - both because my bike was roughed up, and because I was afraid the dealer would try to pin the blame on me for it since I hadn't noticed it when I got the bike!
You don't see the damage when sitting on the bike, it's basically completely underneath you. You don't notice it when the bike is on the side stand, as it is again, beneath any surface you can see at a standing height. You have to be on your hands and knees to see the damage, practically (as I finally was when I was gently wiping it down). I immediately called the dealer.
The Good: Tony Jr at AK Cycle Center is a boss! He's the guy that sold me the bike. We talked and I explained what I had just discovered and he practically cut me off to tell me "Don't worry, we'll make it right!". Whew! A load off of my mind immediately. I took the bike in today for them to figure out which parts to re-order. As it didn't affect drivability, I wasn't "De-Horsed" and could still ride around. They forgot to give my my rear seat and grab bar, so I picked those up too today.
The rest of the good - and why I'm posting this: Since the exhaust will be replaced, he asked me if I wanted to get an aftermarket exhaust instead, as they are going to pay for it either way! I just got the bike and other than ordering Heli-bars, a Corbin seat, a Zero Gravity Double Bubble Windscreen and the peg lowering kit from the guy on the forums, I hadn't put much thought into further modifications.
If you had this opportunity present itself with the boon of a free/cheap aftermarket exhaust for a Gen II Hayabusa (I imagine they'll take the cost of a new Suzuki exhaust and subtract that from an aftermarket exhaust) - would you go slip-ons, or a full kit (and pay a little more, which I could easily cover as some of the cost is mitigated), what's your favorite brand, and why you would pick that one?
I know - it's an opinion fest I'm asking for, but I've watched some you tube videos on exhausts, they all sound really good, but then, the stock exhaust sounds great to my ears too. What do you guys and gals think?
Blrry
PS - could somebody point me to the "how to post pictures" thread? Sorry /blush
