Most Unreliable Bike ?

[Wave2k]

i havent put Ducati for simple reasons
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[Ste]

Kawasaki are the worst easily, with Suzuki in a close second.

[Wave2k]

i dont think people read excluding the RS125 for aprilia
then again i forgot to exclude the whole RS series
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[Krs]

id say rs from what i read in t.w.o

[Kickstart]

Hi

I voted Kawasaki, as they seem to be the ones we have had the most problems with.

Reliability wise the Bandit has been fine except for a blown engine that was my fault. Generally they do seem to suffer cosmetically.

Mechanically Yamahas seem to be indestructable. Generally very tough engines on the 4 strokes. The bugbear seems to be cosmetic finish.

Last Honda I had was my old MBX125, and that certainly blew up more than my RS125, but it was also older so probably not really fair to compare it. However I have had bikes long enough to remember Hondas very dodgy reliability reputation in the past, and take their current reputation with a large pinch of salt (people seem to forget the regular charging system problems).

The large 4 stroke Aprilias seem to have a very good reputation for reliability.

All the best

Keith
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[Tarmacsurfer]

Honda followed closely by Suzuki, in my experience.
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[R4nger]

Aprilla RS50!

[Scotsman37]

Bugger it's not there to vote for it;

Lifan 125 3A

Electrical connections on the wiring loom are poorly protected from the rain.

Crap tyres that were out very quickly

spark plug became faulty within a short time

end handle bar weights actually made of plastic rather than steel


On plus side it looked like a very nice bike !

[Wave2k]

how can honda be 3rd for reliability, its bullet proof0r
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[tatters]

I,m going to say Aprilia closely followed by Honda


Aprilia due to my experience with two AF1 125,s

And Honda because l once owned a NC24




Kawasaki four-strokes have been fine with me never had any trouble with two old high mileage ZZR,s
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[Kickstart]

[Git]

All i'm going to say is kr1s.

[minesweeper]

Agree with kickstart my rvf is wonderful when its running but small problems have proven very annoying!

Blown rectifiyers and rotten collector box being the main culprits, at the moment i have a stella can wrapped around a pipe, sealed with putty and tied at both ends passed the mot without problem.....

Matt

[tatters]

[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Reg/rec and the stator both went on mine (not at the same time ) , as did the fuel pump.

Engine/'box fine though.

[coolcatshaft]

[jaffa]

I also have a Monster, my experience is mixed.

I love the bike, it is exactly what I wanted.

However, it won't start if it has been left for a couple of weeks, if this is the case I need to charge the battery and if it is wet outside (even though my bike is garaged) I need to go around it with the WD40, then it will start. If I use it regularly it'll start every time and it has never 'stranded' me but it should start after being garaged for 2 weeks.

The only other fault I've had is oil pressure switch failure, now that's worrying when it happens.

There are other (naked) bikes I like but most are nondescript in my opinion, I would have definitely stretched to a Triumph Speed Triple but the new is deformed (maybe I can find an old one discounted somewhere) and I like the Z750 but not more than my Monster. I have been trying to decide what to get but I might just hang on to my existing bike for another year or two - it's terrific, warts and all.
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[8316]

coming from a 17 year-old,this may sound wierd, but what about beemers? anyone say they are bullet proof like hondas?
i dont like them, but i was just wondering
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[mchaggis]

[Kickstart]

Hi

As to the Monster not starting after a couple of weeks, this is not that unusual with some bikes. Try a Yamaha fitted with a vacuum fuel pump (in which case you are lucky to start the engine again before the battery conks out should you fail to switch to reserve before the engine stops). Many bikes using vacuum fuel taps will also have this problem.

[bish777]

bigger the bike the better the reliability at least in engine terms.

Ive own a couple from each make and here are my observation.

Small ie under 400 bikes from all manufacturers can be a bit crap.

400 and bigger the following general rule applies:

Honda: Good qualitygenerally and fairly reliable, but early fours eat camchains, and the Early VFs have serious issues. Finish good on big bikes.

Kawasaki: Variable-engines are good, especially the old aircooled fours, and if you exclude the dodgy GpZ 305. Electrics are so so and the finish is moderate to poor.

Suzuki: Lovely strong engines, good frames. But the electrics have been wired by blind mentally retarded monkeys, and finish rots off rapidly.

Yamaha: Jack of all trades, finish is ok, generally mechanically reliable, but the switchgear etc is a bit shite. They tend to be harder to work on than suzukis if something does go wrong however (like when my FZR went bang and dropped a valve) and the sports fours (FZ/FZR/R6/R1/Thunderace/Cat) have complex twenty valve heads which are total f**kers to work on. Their aircooled motors are good, and later diversion engines are extremely reliable. AVOID old XS400s SHITEALERT!

[jaffa]

[Kickstart]

[mchaggis]

[Kickstart]

Hi

The vacuum pumps for the fuel work with the pulses of the vacuum to move a diaphragm to push the fuel through. An electric pump (which Yamaha switched to on the latter Divvys) is a far better and cheaper idea.

All the best

Keith
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