Short background- Virginia to Alaska and back 2 up. Right before leaving and as part of a lot of other maintenance I put a new tire on the rear, check spokes etc.
Up to Alaska, up to the Arctic Circle and back down to Fairbanks. I take a day off for maintenance and while changing the final drive fluid I discover this along with a couple loose spokes and 2 broken spokes.
Back home now and the wheel is at the local dealer. Yamaha is denying replacing the rim under warranty because it is in their words from lack of maintenance. I do kick myself for not checking the spokes when arriving in AK but am also not 100% sure the wheel should have broken like this regardless. I also found out when they ran the vin# that all of the spokes on this wheel were already replaced once under warranty when still owned by the P.O.
Anyway at this point it looks like my options are:
1. Have the wheel built up by a welder, drill a hole for a spoke and continue to ride with it. The wheel got me home from AK and seems to be true.
2. Buy a new oem rim for $450 and relace it myself. This is my least favorite option because it seems that maybe this may be a weak spot of the bike.
3. Have Woody's Wheel Works build me a wheel using my current hub. This would be about $750 plus shipping both ways. The most expensive route but in the end it would probably be better than new.
Any thoughts?
Up to Alaska, up to the Arctic Circle and back down to Fairbanks. I take a day off for maintenance and while changing the final drive fluid I discover this along with a couple loose spokes and 2 broken spokes.
Back home now and the wheel is at the local dealer. Yamaha is denying replacing the rim under warranty because it is in their words from lack of maintenance. I do kick myself for not checking the spokes when arriving in AK but am also not 100% sure the wheel should have broken like this regardless. I also found out when they ran the vin# that all of the spokes on this wheel were already replaced once under warranty when still owned by the P.O.
Anyway at this point it looks like my options are:
1. Have the wheel built up by a welder, drill a hole for a spoke and continue to ride with it. The wheel got me home from AK and seems to be true.
2. Buy a new oem rim for $450 and relace it myself. This is my least favorite option because it seems that maybe this may be a weak spot of the bike.
3. Have Woody's Wheel Works build me a wheel using my current hub. This would be about $750 plus shipping both ways. The most expensive route but in the end it would probably be better than new.
Any thoughts?
