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11-10-2000, 12:01am
I have had a full metal inspection of the subframe by an independant tester who wrote in the conclusion of the report - "The most recent failure has occurred as the result of the poor weld quality of a repair weld carried out under authorisation." and "The welds present in the originally manufactured sub-frame contained 'heat affected zone cracking', which is not consistent with good welding practice." and "The original failure may have been a result of such weld quality combined with a fatigue failure of one of the main mounting attachment castings."
This report is currently with my solicitors. Let me remind you that my sub-frame broke initially around November '99 and was repaired under authorisation by Suzuki. It broke again in December '99 and the result is the pictures above. Another member here has photos of a broken subframe resulting in no accident, his sub-frame has an identical break as mine. I informed Suzuki Australia of these incidents in October '99 and January '00 and February '00 and have not recieved a reply. The matter is currently with my solicitors. Note : I do not have any luggage systems on my bike and the heaviest person I have pillioned is 65kg.
This report is currently with my solicitors. Let me remind you that my sub-frame broke initially around November '99 and was repaired under authorisation by Suzuki. It broke again in December '99 and the result is the pictures above. Another member here has photos of a broken subframe resulting in no accident, his sub-frame has an identical break as mine. I informed Suzuki Australia of these incidents in October '99 and January '00 and February '00 and have not recieved a reply. The matter is currently with my solicitors. Note : I do not have any luggage systems on my bike and the heaviest person I have pillioned is 65kg.