Ha! Go buy your Vulcan't 2000. Hopefully you will feel better about your purchase than the riders in the motorcycle magazines have printed. Wake up and smell the cat box, Yamaha is not the only company with a recall going on. But, Yamaha is the only company I know of that is recalling a part that has a chance of breaking and getting people hurt. Most companys wait until there have been multiple failers before issuing a recall. Sure I think Yamaha is covering their ass, I feel like they are covering mine as well. I am also getting an oppertunity to do internal mods to my bike on their labor hour, mods I most likely would have never done unless I broke something internal. I'm not happy about being without my bike while it is being repaired, but on the other hand, how long would I be without my bike while I was having internal mods done anyway? What am I losing? I'm reducing my chance of a tranny failure and Yamaha is paying for my labor hour to instal my mods. I'm winning, not losing. When everything I build comes out perfect every time, I will begin to hold everyone else to the same standard. Until that day comes I will respect anyone who recognizes their own misakes and steps forward to do what they can to take care of that mistake. I don't feel like a victum because of this recall. Turn your back on Yamaha, they aren't turning theirs on you. Run to Kawasaki. I had one once, 92 Zephyr, loved that bike, burned oil from day one though. Dealer told me oil consumption was normal and would not be warranty unless it was excessive. A quart every 1000 miles isn't excessive for a Kawasaki.
Welcome to the real world. Recalls are part of life when safety is involved. This recall was set by Yamaha, not the federal government, would you feel better about the recall if it were mandated by the government because there were a few injuries or a death or two? I wouldn't. Go ahead, get mad at Yamaha, and boast your ignorance in public. It makes some of us laugh. We need a good laugh from time to time, in these troublesome times when Yamaha can try to twist us into this recall to keep our trannys from locking up and hurting someone.
