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13-10-2000, 06:29am
I have my "replacement" 'Busa delivered to my home on Tuesday ,with the STEEL sub-frame fitted,and the "spare" original in a box where it will remain,unless one of you colonial's would care to buy it of me ?? guaranteed never raced or rallied (or used)!!!!!!.
What is the position with you guy's and after market exhausts ,can you fit them "legally" and do you?? as a norm'. It may be another avenue that will be used in the continuing "its not our fault Guv'" excuses from Suzuki GB.They would like people to believe (our Vehicle Inspectorate in fact) that the standard system is an integral part of structural system and that an aftermarket exhaust isn't.
So here they have gone from blaming Givi Luggage systems , to calling open season on after market exhaust manufactures.
Let me clarify the position on breakages,if you have a '99 model ,then your sub-frame breakage (if it occurs) will be in the weld area.Suzuki were aware of this problem through their own QA, and possibly a couple of customer complaints so they increased the amount of welding ,and don't forget this is done robotically so it was just a case of programming the machines.
So on a '00 model it's obvious to the naked eye that there is substantialy more weld......this extra welding on aluminium (in particular) causes more heat,more heat causes the alloy to change it's qualities ,similar to annealing, and moves the problem away fromthe weld area, half an inch or so onto the casting.
We know this to be correct ,but you guys compare the welds between a genuine '99 model and '00 at you next meet.
Now the next burning question is modified cam chain tensioners, has anyone who has had the mod' had further trouble after say 7000 miles....or at 15,000 miles .I would like to hear from you.I haven't had aproblem ,but know of number who have.
With that I will close......
Podger
What is the position with you guy's and after market exhausts ,can you fit them "legally" and do you?? as a norm'. It may be another avenue that will be used in the continuing "its not our fault Guv'" excuses from Suzuki GB.They would like people to believe (our Vehicle Inspectorate in fact) that the standard system is an integral part of structural system and that an aftermarket exhaust isn't.
So here they have gone from blaming Givi Luggage systems , to calling open season on after market exhaust manufactures.
Let me clarify the position on breakages,if you have a '99 model ,then your sub-frame breakage (if it occurs) will be in the weld area.Suzuki were aware of this problem through their own QA, and possibly a couple of customer complaints so they increased the amount of welding ,and don't forget this is done robotically so it was just a case of programming the machines.
So on a '00 model it's obvious to the naked eye that there is substantialy more weld......this extra welding on aluminium (in particular) causes more heat,more heat causes the alloy to change it's qualities ,similar to annealing, and moves the problem away fromthe weld area, half an inch or so onto the casting.
We know this to be correct ,but you guys compare the welds between a genuine '99 model and '00 at you next meet.
Now the next burning question is modified cam chain tensioners, has anyone who has had the mod' had further trouble after say 7000 miles....or at 15,000 miles .I would like to hear from you.I haven't had aproblem ,but know of number who have.
With that I will close......
Podger