wheeline
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Good example, last weekend I tanked a rock under the snow with my RX-1. I was cussing and thinking I would be replacing the front end. After digging the snow away the only damage was scratched paint. Thank god I wasn't riding my old rev.
lakercr
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I posted the following to Chris' blog last night. In case you missed it, here's what I sent:
Jim Manning says:
If you ever wanted an example of the kind of engineering that goes into a yamaha, let me offer the following:
There are 4 clamps that hold the throttle bodies to the head, and 4 more to attach the factory airbox. Inside each clamp is a spacer. If you remove one of those spacers and measure it with a set of calipers, you will find that it is 6.35mm. You will also find (as I did tonight) that the other 7 give you exactly the same measurement. That’s right, the spacer for a clamp is a machined part.
Think about that for a second…
But Jim, did you also check the torque on each clamp… don’t forget assembly is as important as manufacturing tolerances cr
December 5th, 2007 at 2:13 am
If Yamaha puts that level of effort into a simple hose clamp, what does it tell you about the rest of the sled?
Jim Manning says:
If you ever wanted an example of the kind of engineering that goes into a yamaha, let me offer the following:
There are 4 clamps that hold the throttle bodies to the head, and 4 more to attach the factory airbox. Inside each clamp is a spacer. If you remove one of those spacers and measure it with a set of calipers, you will find that it is 6.35mm. You will also find (as I did tonight) that the other 7 give you exactly the same measurement. That’s right, the spacer for a clamp is a machined part.
Think about that for a second…
But Jim, did you also check the torque on each clamp… don’t forget assembly is as important as manufacturing tolerances cr
December 5th, 2007 at 2:13 am
If Yamaha puts that level of effort into a simple hose clamp, what does it tell you about the rest of the sled?
IRONMAN IRMEN
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no doubt about the quality. Still runing my 3 yr old apex at 18-20lbs boost for my daily rider, 14000 kms all boosted and drove hard. (crashed a couple times also) ha They dont even use belts at that hp!
SledFreak
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Even though the 800R maybe a quicker sled, I believe it still can't hold a candle to a Yamaha and that goes for all other brands.
canuck5
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Smoked a rock last weekend on Frisby pullin a shoot in the trees. Went over the handel bars and just scratches on the front end unbelievable!
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