helpbago
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So, I got my bike from the dealer on April 15th. Awesome bike, but it all began with the putting my insurance card under the seat. Went to put the seat back on, and the right side plastic seat clip is broken. Ordered new seat, covered by warranty. That was back ordered and had no idea when it would get in. Got it replace Last Friday, May 20th, Over a month with a faulty seat, when the dealer received a 2016 model in, and yes, the seat has more padding than the 2015 model seats, not much, but enough to make a difference. Just a couple of days after getting the bike, I had another problem, the Coolant reserve tank was broken and wasn't providing a vacuum to the radiator, the top hose along with the nipple was broken off and not allowing the coolant to cycle if needed. Over heated, that was replaced within 2 days of ordering, covered by warranty. No problems with it, that is till it came time to do the first service. Top bolt on the left side fairing, completely stripped out before even getting it past a quarter turn to the left. Went through 8 drill bits and 2 easy outs. Oil changed and everything that I could get my hands on with out damaging something else on accident was loosened and then re-tightened to a much better torque level. That was all done Around May 7th. Since than, its been 2 weeks, had to order new kick stand bolts. Got those replaced and put back in with lock-tight. Same day those were replaced, the magnetic safety sensor on the kick stand sheered off when my wrench hit it when I was tightening the kick stand bolts. Bike can't be ridden and is in the shop for probable a week or two, depends on when they can get to it. I've also righted all the bolts on the engine case 2-3 times, along with all the bolts on the fairings. Right fairing at the top, shakes and raddles at low RPMs along with the center console. Breaks have this awful squeaking, before and after service. I've started to get very hard kicks when shifting into first and second gear. I really love this bike, it handles awesome in both the city and on highway. Excellent acceleration braking power, and just no stop fun. But at this point in time, I'm having to spend more time worrying about something falling off, or a bolt coming loose than I am on where we're going riding this weekend. My friends Honda CBR300 only has 800 miles on it, did the service at 650, and he hasn't had any problems with his bike what so ever. I'm really starting to think that maybe these bikes aren't built that very well and I should just start looking at other options. i just want some other opinions from people that own the same bike and have had it for sometime before I pull the trigger.