Man Claims Motorcycle Broke In Half
06-05-2006, 07:22 PM
#22
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Re: Man Claims Motorcycle Broke In Half
Originally Posted by yllwciv5
thats a defect of their product....if u bought a brand new car and they have a recall "that could cause injury" from a defective part or w/e...they will fix it for free....
i would try to sue them for medical bills....---- the guy wasnt speeding...im hoping he had his helmet on....and he was obeying the laws....
---- if ur brand new car broke in half and u had a huge amount of med bills from it wouldnt u think the manufactur should pay
it was their product.....
i dont know i guess i could see it from both ways....i just dont agree with u....
but if i bought a brand new bike....the last thing i wanna worry about is the bike breaking in 2....lol
i would try to sue them for medical bills....---- the guy wasnt speeding...im hoping he had his helmet on....and he was obeying the laws....
---- if ur brand new car broke in half and u had a huge amount of med bills from it wouldnt u think the manufactur should pay
it was their product.....i dont know i guess i could see it from both ways....i just dont agree with u....
but if i bought a brand new bike....the last thing i wanna worry about is the bike breaking in 2....lol
06-05-2006, 07:27 PM
#23
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Re: Man Claims Motorcycle Broke In Half
Originally Posted by Tatakai
im not saying they SHOULDN'T pay him, but i'm saying that they most likely wont. if it's a recall that's one thing, but if it's dumb luck that's another.. but then again there seems to be more than a couple complaints about bikes splitting in 2, I could see the supreme court making them recall those frames- then they would owe medical bills to whoever got f'ed up
06-05-2006, 11:16 PM
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Re: Man Claims Motorcycle Broke In Half
When i was on co-op working for a company that made link arms for honda, something simillar happend. Our competitors link armd failed on an accord and it crashed. Honda caned that company after 9 years of supplying them, and we got 100% of the business, because of one market claim, so yes the manufacturer would be paying for what happend, unless they can prove that the bikes were being "missused" which in all likelyhood were, because how many ppl own a street bike and dont beat on it, however they should still not break like that.
06-06-2006, 11:31 AM
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Re: Man Claims Motorcycle Broke In Half
Originally Posted by twin911
When i was on co-op working for a company that made link arms for honda, something simillar happend. Our competitors link armd failed on an accord and it crashed. Honda caned that company after 9 years of supplying them, and we got 100% of the business, because of one market claim, so yes the manufacturer would be paying for what happend, unless they can prove that the bikes were being "missused" which in all likelyhood were, because how many ppl own a street bike and dont beat on it, however they should still not break like that.
06-06-2006, 12:52 PM
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Re: Man Claims Motorcycle Broke In Half
Suzuki has a hit-or-miss record with their frames lately. I had a 99 TL1000S the the steering head cracked almost from top to bottom. No wheelies. Only had it 3mths and had 1000miles. After some bitchin and a threat from an attorney, they gave me a new one. I traded it on a 2001 Busa and had it for a year with no problems. I'd never buy another Suzuki again tho. Kaw if anything.
