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Originally Posted by Thumper
... low prices are great, but there's no dealer network, and mechanics can't guarantee their work because they are not backed up by a parts warrantee from the manufacturer. There isn't a manual, and it's hard to find part numbers or replacement parts!! Buyers just have to take on the responsibility and live with it. ...
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Exactly !
I've been wrenching on (usually high performance) cars for >50 years; but, do I want to spend my (little left riding) time chasing all over the Internet, looking for '
equivalent' parts, diagnoses and torque specifications ... for a machine that could ruin (or take) my life in an instant? ... or leave me stranded somewhere without chances of finding/acquiring needed parts
for weeks?
In addition to
'how to' information, forums alert us to potential (future) problems, we didn't even realize were a threat, so we can take care of them before they become problems.
Absent such information & guidance, we're left to rely upon
previous experience - not always specifically existent (I certainly don't '
know it all') to, effectively, reinvent every upcoming
wheel.
Do I want to spend my limited riding time left doing that? ... not if I can identify alternatives!