BobSchmickle
Junior Member
OK... Friday I took my bike to the Yamaha dealer near work because it was recommended by a couple of people. It cost more to have them change the tires than the suzuki place near my house, but I figured it was more convenient to drop it off while I'm at work and pick it up on my way home. And usually "you get what you pay for" so I wasn't too worried about saving a few dollars. Yesterday was the first day I got to ride it since Friday (I did take it to a vacant parking lot for some tire scrubbing). On the way home yesterday, I hear a clanging sound. They didn't tighten the plates used to align the real wheel. I don't know exactly what they are called and I can't find them in the parts diagram on yamaha.com. It has the bolt sticking out the rear of the swingarm. The left one is gone. The right one was barely hanging on (1/4 inch of threads left before it fell off. Why is it so hard to find a decent place to get work done on a bike? Even paying a premium, I still get screwed.