03-12-2007, 12:01 AM
From a technician's point of view, rebuilding electrical components is a waste of time and money. In this situation I can see it being the way to go.
I agree with Andrew. what gives on the charging system issues? Hubris has kept Honda from dropping the V4, but hubris has also kept them from seeing it grow to its full potential. Chocolate camshafts, charging system issues, heat issues. If they had recognized problems and rectified them quickly and early in the motors lifetime our CBR1000RR's would be V4's.
I would like to say that there is obviously some other reason for the failures, maybe isolated lemons, but when it's 2 out of 5 bikes that have the same problem there is much more at work.
I agree with Andrew. what gives on the charging system issues? Hubris has kept Honda from dropping the V4, but hubris has also kept them from seeing it grow to its full potential. Chocolate camshafts, charging system issues, heat issues. If they had recognized problems and rectified them quickly and early in the motors lifetime our CBR1000RR's would be V4's.
I would like to say that there is obviously some other reason for the failures, maybe isolated lemons, but when it's 2 out of 5 bikes that have the same problem there is much more at work.
horizontally opposed>*