Engine seize - twice.
Dashboard replaced twice.
Centre stand power unit replaced twice.
Battery charging problems.
Heated grips broken.
Top box catch broken.
Seat catch broken twice.
Petrol leaks.
Oil leaks.
A serious waste of money.
Unreliable.
Ridiculous service costs.
Poor manufacturer back-up.
Poor parts distribution.
It's good to see comments like this, I also told the truth in a certain *9 forum and had my comment edited because it didn't conform to the blinkered views of the X9 disciples, and yes, that ridiculous digi-dash!
Well I had a 53 model, apart the centre stand playing up a few times (well they do don't they) and a broken center stand, just kinda snapped off when when I went to lift the bike up one day. I even took it to France for a few days.
I enjoyed every moment I had the bike, it was brilliant and performed well beyond my expectations. Of course it had to be "serviced" now and again, so I had to manage without it sometimes.
However one day I "met" a post office van in the middle of a narrow country lane, the van "won" and I "lost" my bike the X9!
Funny thing about plastic panels, they don't like collisions!
So it was deemed a "write-off", gotta good settlement, bought Burgy 250 runabout, even took my mate up to Hull from Wales on it.
Then I sold it (2 months later) and bought a Mondeo estate, happy days!
I have an 06 XR 500 engine blown at 13,000 miles. Yes, had it serviced by dealer every time the manual said too!
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