This is my 1st post although I'd been lurking around for quite some time now. Here's a story I thought I'd share with you guys. A co-worker rode his new R6 (so new there is no license plate yet) to Idyllwild (Highway 243, Sothern California). The ff is my co-worker's e-mail to me: "FYI. My rear axle popped out during my ride on Saturday! Truly a scarey situation. Luckily I was going slow around a turn and was able to stop before laying it down or completely losing my bike tire. The dealership has the bike now and has a lot of questions to answer. I'm extremely lucky to be here. If it happened when I was going at a high rate of speed......done!" The ff is his 2nd email:
"I have some disturbing news. It's been determined that somebody removed the bolt from my axle while I was eating lunch in Idywild. There would have been more damage to the surrounding area if the bolt had time to work itself loose. All the evidence points to the removal of the bolt just before I started my ride after lunch. I've already called the Sheriff in Idywild and reported it but he said not much they can do on their end except to keep an eye open. He did ask me if I noticed any gang members (Harley riders) while I was up there that have been causing some problems but he hadn't heard of anything like this.
So, always check your bike. You never know what idiot may come by and mess with your bike, especially Harley riders that don't like us!" His third e-mail: "They (the dealership) are going to fix the axle. But, some cosmetic damage occurred to the front forks during the tow which nobody wants to pay for now. AND Yamaha is balking on paying for my $525 tow fee! It's turning into a big mess now".
So fellas, keep your eyes open when you're out there.
"I have some disturbing news. It's been determined that somebody removed the bolt from my axle while I was eating lunch in Idywild. There would have been more damage to the surrounding area if the bolt had time to work itself loose. All the evidence points to the removal of the bolt just before I started my ride after lunch. I've already called the Sheriff in Idywild and reported it but he said not much they can do on their end except to keep an eye open. He did ask me if I noticed any gang members (Harley riders) while I was up there that have been causing some problems but he hadn't heard of anything like this.
So, always check your bike. You never know what idiot may come by and mess with your bike, especially Harley riders that don't like us!" His third e-mail: "They (the dealership) are going to fix the axle. But, some cosmetic damage occurred to the front forks during the tow which nobody wants to pay for now. AND Yamaha is balking on paying for my $525 tow fee! It's turning into a big mess now".
So fellas, keep your eyes open when you're out there.
