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Originally Posted by
4xv
Thanks for the info I may get a new barrel and sell the box on and buy something more robust, just out of interest were the replacement items also made of cheese?
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As Arjen has mentioned, the keys were revised in 2009 and were offered as a warranty replacement for broken bent keys from the original batch (which mine were). The only difference with the later keys is that they are shorter. One of the main reasons the early keys failed was the shaft was unnecessarily long and (with a stiff lock barrel) tended to bend all too easily because of the additional leverage. The newer shorter keys seem to last better, but you still need to take care not to force things as they are still made out of the same Spanish cheese from the Shad dairy!
Have you read
this thread yet? It explains the historical issues.
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Originally Posted by
Desert Racer
My wife nearly bought me a Yamaha top box for Christmas. But she bottled it at the last minute & gave me a voucher to the value instead. I'm glad she did after reading about the dramas people have had with them so I've just ordered a centre stand & Barkbusters instead. Top misses.
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I wish I'd never opted for the Yamaha cases when I bought the bike, but the dealer made an offer that was too good to be true... and it was to good to be true. There are much better/cheaper/roomier cases out there now, although back in 2008 there were no other options at all until Touratech brought out a rack/case combo at the beginning of 2009.