Hey Karr,, I posted this with your pictures,


Look on up & back, under the upper fin,, screwdriver marks, they left a bolt in the head cover! I TOLD Ya! Your head cover is warped,
FWIW, the head gasket most likely didnt need replaced,.,These idiots owe you a bike. Id be talking to the owner tomorrow & if you havent already gone hunting a lawyer, you better get ready to.



What did you pay for it? Have you paid them anything? Parts?
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arteacher wrote on 03/18/12 at 07:26:40:




I agree,, I had mine in once & they didnt destroy it, charged me more than what they should have & didnt do hoot,, but they didnt wreck it!

I was out of town all week, so I got the bike painted and let it sit.. Also did some of the little things fixed. I didn't touch the broken fin or the speedo mount, just in case it comes into question. I was reallllllllly hoping to get a call from Suzuki America, but haven't heard from them yet. Going to give them a call Tuesday morning when I'm back.

Real happy with how the bike is running and looking right now. Still pissed about the shoddy work, but unless Suzuki does something, or unless I get a lawyer, I'm probably out of luck. It's crazy to get a bike back from a garage and the engine mount nuts aren't even hand tightened!

Any way of knowing if it's warped without taking it off? Would there be any noticeable symptoms?

I don't see any leaks, which is great. I took a nice hard look at the broken piece, and I see exactly what you're talking about and everything makes sense. They definitely used a screwdriver to pry the two pieces apart, and the cooling fin was the pivot point. Everything lines up, and I see those screwdriver marks, so I have no doubts that this is what happened!

As of right now, that perch is still holding together. I want to keep testing it a little bit before I put some miles on it.

I will chat with Suzuki before I fix or clean up any of these issues.