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Title: 10 Most Reliable Motorcycle Brands
Post by: Biggles on April 26, 2017, 04:52:46 PM
Consumer Reports from more than 11,000 riders on more than 12,000 motorcycles purchased new between 2008 and 2014
The 10 Most Reliable Motorcycle Companies

10. Can-Am - 42% failure rate
9. BMW  40% of Beemers will see the repairman for something fairly serious within the first four years.
8. Ducati 33% failure rate
7. Triumph 29% of models experiencing some sort of failure within four years
6. Harley-Davidson 26% of Harleys in the designated time range experiencing a major problem
5. Victory  17% of Victories in the time range experienced a major problem, but the brand topped the list when it came to owner satisfaction, with an impressive 80%
4. Kawasaki - 15% failure rating
2. Honda and Suzuki (Tie)- 12% failure within the first four years of ownership.  As you'd expect!!   ;-*
1. Yamaha- 11% failure within the first four years of ownership
Title: Re: 10 Most Reliable Motorcycle Brands
Post by: Skip on April 26, 2017, 07:58:57 PM
No surprise to me that the Jap big 4 are the 4 most reliable brands.