top ten motorcycles for reliability

[ARtraveler]

Interesting read. The high % of issues on CanAm has to do with having not as many sold in the total market. That brings up the % fail rate quickly.

[bmccaffrey]

Interesting read. The high % of issues on CanAm has to do with having not as many sold in the total market. That brings up the % fail rate quickly.

Like your thinking

[JerryB]

Hi akspyderman,

Re: The high % of issues on CanAm has to do with having not as many sold in the total market. That brings up the % fail rate quickly.

Well, that is what their ratings are all about, failure rates => percentage of failures. It is not about quantity sold.

Jerry Baumchen

[ThreeWheels]

I'd like to know the types of failures the study was based on.
For instance, 42% of Spyders are deemed unreliable, I guess based on service calls to the dealers.
Is this because the engines hace failed and left the riders stranded ?
Or the PTT button on the CB Radio failed ?

[JimVonBaden]

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/n...ycle/index.htm

I've said this a million times. CR is a hack rag with skewed statistics to sell magazines. They look for the best way to emphasize the most controversial story they can.

The equivalent of spam!

[JimVonBaden]

I'd like to know the types of failures the study was based on.
For instance, 42% of Spyders are deemed unreliable, I guess based on service calls to the dealers.
Is this because the engines hace failed and left the riders stranded ?
Or the PTT button on the CB Radio failed ?

Bingo, To them, an engine failure, or a burned out bulb are no different.

[2dogs]

My most trusted and all time reliable ride was a Yamaha, a couple of them. My bike that's spent more time in the shop than any other, Can Am Spyder. I think commenters on this web site help prove the survey's conclusions. Like most companies I think BRP is cutting too many corners buying the cheapest products possible and taking the lowest bid to increase their bottom line.

[flaggerphil]

That's why I rode Yamahas for so many years...virtually bullet proof.

[Bob Denman]

They're all pretty darn good, and if I ever thought that a vehicle was going to fail: I just wouldn't buy it in the first place...