insaneSXR
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http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/our_company/news_item.php?news_id=25
just another reason 2 stroke drivers (including me) are switching to 4 stroke
just another reason 2 stroke drivers (including me) are switching to 4 stroke
Junior
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don't believe all that you read...
I haven't heard of any 120genesis failures, I know of a few genesis150 failures tho.
still only a couple out of thousands of sleds sold, no doubt the ratio is alot better, but you need to be carefull with advertising like that, they (and most other company's) have a way of saying only the most impressive stuff and being ambiguos with the wording, tryin to confuse you into thinking it's better than it is.
sorry to be a cynic, but I have a family member that does that stuff for a living, so I've gotten pretty sick of all of it.
I haven't heard of any 120genesis failures, I know of a few genesis150 failures tho.
still only a couple out of thousands of sleds sold, no doubt the ratio is alot better, but you need to be carefull with advertising like that, they (and most other company's) have a way of saying only the most impressive stuff and being ambiguos with the wording, tryin to confuse you into thinking it's better than it is.
sorry to be a cynic, but I have a family member that does that stuff for a living, so I've gotten pretty sick of all of it.
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Cuzino19
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i would believe it. Yamaha engines are the most reliable out there.
snoden700viper
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Well it did say just the 3 cylinder 120 genesis motor and not the RX motor. I can believe it.
Junior
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Cuzino19 said:
they sure are, but 100% reliable is a bold claim
lol, ok ok guys, they're great motors, no debate there, just saying read the fine print.
sxviper32
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i'm with you junior. some are too quick to jump at what they see before investigating. i'm a yamaha man myself no doubt, but they aren't 100% anything. love em to death, but everyones got their quirks.
yamaholic22
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Junior what are the failures you have seen? Connecting rods, crank, valve train? Stock or modded up? I haven't heard much of anything about failures on these myself, but i haven't been plugged in with them that much either.
snoden700viper
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I've heard of a couple RX motors going down but not a Vector motor. They are saying that Yamaha Canada has not had 1 claim (internal) melt down as of April 12. What they didn't say was how many units were sold? So I can believe there claim as of now but that can change. I don't have any reason not to believe it....anyone else?
I heard of one vector motor go.This couple had two of them well the wife went out to start her sled and forgot about it running it ran a real long time and overheated.
Junior
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yamaholic22 said:
conrods, and cranks, I think the conrod was a matter of the journal not having been properly torqued and it walked around to much, snapped and punched a hole out of the block.
again, I love yamaha, they are an awesome company and have the most reliable motors forsure, I just think that claiming no failures is a really bold claim