http://www.779cc.org/forum/fz8-gene...-arm-failures-please-read.html?highlight=bent
This is the only one I know of, but there doesn't seem to be a pattern to which bikes are affected and which ones are not. I have 12k miles on my 2011...lots of track days..lots of two-up rides, my links still look good!
excellent. Will check for bending.
Although, is this a serious issue if the bending is caught before failure? Seems it would be an easy thing to just replace the mounts.
I'm pretty sure this is one of the verrrrrrrry few it's happened to if not the only one...
Considering the only bike I've ridden in the past 8 years was a 125cc at the MSF course a couple weeks ago, this thing has SCARY power.
Congrats on the new bike! That's exactly how I felt when I upgraded from a Ninja 250 to the FZ8. You will soon get used to the power though and may even yearn for moaarrrrrr later. lol. Love my FZ8, it's a fantastic bike.
Considering the only bike I've ridden in the past 8 years was a 125cc at the MSF course a couple weeks ago, this thing has SCARY power.
...it seems to be screaming by 4k RPM....
I'm pretty sure this is one of the verrrrrrrry few it's happened to if not the only one...