RE: Of magnitude and severity

["Andrew Kulp" <kulp@xxxxxxxx>]

I am just outside of Baltimore MD.


 - Andy






Where are you located Andrew?  I also had to inform my dealer about the
recall.(Thanks to Eric and all who informed us)
        On a different note I am curious how many  are on this list and
where is everyone located.

                                For those that dont know I am in Dallas
Texas.
                                                Ride Safe
                                                Robert
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Kulp <kulp@xxxxxxxx>
To: <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 10:04 PM
Subject: Of magnitude and severity


> Well,
>
> I just my bike back from the recall work and wanted to share some info.
As
> far as the sump bolts go, DO NOT DELAY if you have not had this recall
taken
> care of.  Of the 8 bolts, one was totally out and 5 others were loose!  I
> also realized for the first time that these bolts hold the two halves of
the
> crankcase together - you know, where the crank journal and bearings are.
My
> bike had 1600 miles on it and only two bolts were holding the precision
> tolerances of the four main bearings.  I was concerned at first, and then
> became furious when I saw the service bulletin that the dealer had
received
> in March which explicitly states, "All stock motorcycles must be modified
> before delivery to the customer" and " We require you to contact every
> customer who has purchased a motorcycle from you within the VIN range, as
> soon as possible".  Well, needless to say that when I contacted my dealer
in
> early May I had to tell him about the recall.
>
> Anyway, who knows what the long term effects of the loose bolts will be
but
> if I had known the potential risks I would not have put a mile on the
bike.
>
> PS - My new center stand has no tabs - I assume they put the original one
> back on!  Am I right?
> PPS - It definitely runs quieter now that the crank shaft isn't trying to
> leap out of case
>
>
> Andy
>
>
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