NHTSA Complaint #10048910 — 2001 YAMAHA XV1600ASNC

I HAVE A 2001 ROAD STAR SILVERALDO WITH 28000 MILES. I CHANGED MY OWN OIL AT LEAST EVERY 3000 MILES, ALONG WITH FILTER. EVERY TIME I DRAIN THE IOL I FIND BRASS AND ALUMINUM IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DRAIN PAN. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A KNOCK WHEN I FIRST START THE BIKE, AND OCCASIONALLY DURING A LONG RUN. DURING THE FIRST SEASON I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE KNOCK AND TAPPING. THE FIRST WINTER YAMAHA REPLACED 2 HYDRAULIC LIFTERS BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THIS DID NOT CURE THE METAL IN THE OIL. THE NEXT WINTER YAMAHA SENT A REP. TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE METAL IN THE OIL. THEY TOOK AN OIL SAMPLE AND SENT IT TO YAMAHA. YAMAHA CAME BACK TO THE DEALER (HITCHINGPOST HOPKINS MN.) STATING THEY WOULD TEAR THE MOTOR DOWN, IF EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN WEAR SPECIFICATIONS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD. I ELECTED NOT TO TRUST YAMAHA AND THEIR SPECS. I DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO PLAN TO RIDE UNTIL IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO COME APART, THEN I KNOW SOMETHING WILL BE OUT OF SPECS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT FOR YAMAHA NOT TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON FOR A MOTOR WITH 28000 MILES TO HAVE METAL IN THE OIL SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HOPE I CATCH THE MOTOR BEFORE IT LOCKS UP, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAVE IT LOCK UP DURING A RIDE.*AK