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Joined: Feb 2013
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From: New York
I had the chrome peeling off the seat rear mounting tab. I just brough the bike new a few days ago. The sale person s/w the sale manager and stated seats are not cover under warranty. The sale person stated to come back in a hour and gave me a new seat.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2022
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From: Omaha
That is not going to be a problem until after the warranty is up, then it will start to peel and flake. looks like there was a bigger imperfection there and the factory ground it down.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2017
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From: Phoenix
That never should have been installed on a brand new bike. It should have been scrapped or sold as a blem with a big discount.
It's kind of scary seeing they're installing 2nd rate parts on new bikes under the guise that the end user will never notice it.
It's kind of scary seeing they're installing 2nd rate parts on new bikes under the guise that the end user will never notice it.
Road Warrior
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From: Sacto
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From: SE Michigan
brand new bike?
that is some bullshit there...like bush league bullshit
the part was manufactured flawed...finished in chrome, flawed....then when the installer of the primary cover had a problem with it
he should have said
hey ******* who made this, you ****ed up
or
hey ******* who finished this, you missed it too
but instead, it looks like he grabbed a wheel and ground it down, covered it up and sent it down the line
that is some bullshit there...like bush league bullshit
the part was manufactured flawed...finished in chrome, flawed....then when the installer of the primary cover had a problem with it
he should have said
hey ******* who made this, you ****ed up
or
hey ******* who finished this, you missed it too
but instead, it looks like he grabbed a wheel and ground it down, covered it up and sent it down the line
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2023
Posts: 1,452
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From: Sacto
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Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2022
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From: Omaha
there is no chrome there to polish, it looks to be ground down to the aluminum under, even the copper/brass base is ground away. Id they tried to hide this what else are they doing to save a buck.