Faults:

Output shaft seal, bad when new, replaced free by the dealer.

Positive battery cable broke, made too short at factory. After a 2 hour search for the problem, fixed by owner.

General Comments:

Has been a very reliable, fun, economical motorcycle.

Handles very good.

Got 19,361 miles from the original front Dunlop tire!!!

19,361 miles on the front brakes pads, and they're still good. (And yes, I use the front brake HARD!)

Averages 45 MPG in town, got a high of 61 MPG on a back road cruise.

Faults:

Had to replace the coil.

Replaced front brake pads.

Replaced both tires.

Bought another seat.

Lowered rear with shorty shocks.

General Comments:

The bike is pretty fast for this old man.

Rode to Reno, NV and The Redwood Run from Central CA.

Ride is stiff due to shorty shocks.

Faults:

The first few rides during break-in the engine would leak oil from the air cleaner housing. A couple of dealer visits and it seems better now.

Always has had trouble keeping highway speed (65mph) and cannot pass traffic or accelerate very well at highway speeds.

Currently it dies while driving down highway without warning, seems electrical because it is sudden.

Also dies when coming to a stop occasionally.

Rattles a lot (I don't mean vibrates - of course it does that), the sound of metal slapping metal.

In the beginning it had a horrible time when first started each day. Modifying the airbox seems to have helped. It used to die a lot.

Overall the quality is very poor.

General Comments:

Poorly built, poor running.

Not dependable.

Looks nice.