原文出處 http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/200035711.html Consumer Reports says Harley-Davidson and BMW motorcycles are less reliable
Harley-Davidson and BMW motorcycles are less reliable than Japanese competitors, according to the first-ever motorcycle reliability survey from Consumer Reports magazine. About one in four owners of Harleys reported experiencing a major problem in the previous four years, Consumer Reports says in its report that will be published March 28. BMW motorcycles were less reliable than Harley-Davidsons, with about one in three owners reporting problems in the previous four years. Only about one in ten Yamaha owners experienced issues during that time, followed closely Kawasaki and Honda. "Reliability is one of many factors consumers might consider when purchasing a motorcycle. However, other factors like sculpted lines and rumbling engines also strike the right note among motorcyclists," said Rik Paul, Auto Editor, Consumer Reports. Despite the higher number of problems, Harley and BMW owners were among the most satisfied with their bikes. When asked whether, considering everything, they would buy their bike again if they had to do it over, 75% of Harley owners said definitely yes, closely followed by 74% of BMW owners and 72% of Honda owners. By contrast, only 63% and 60% of Yamaha and Kawasaki owners, respectively, were as emphatic in this subjective measure. Among the bikes that needed repairs, survey respondents reporting having the most trouble with accessories, such as lights, instruments, switches, and radios (21%), brakes (20%), the electrical system (16%), and the fuel system (15%). Fortunately, most repairs were fairly inexpensive. Three quarters cost less than $200 out-of-pocket. A welcome trend in motorcycle technology is the growing availability of antilock brakes (ABS), according to Consumer Reports. Bikes equipped with ABS are 37% less likely to be involved in a fatal crash, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This critical feature is now standard on many high-end models and adds only a few hundred dollars to the price of more basic bikes - an investment Consumer Reports believes to be worthwhile and potentially lifesaving.
消費者雜誌報告，哈雷 - 戴維森和寶馬摩托車是不可靠的
根據來自消費者報告雜誌有史以來的第一次摩托車妥善率可靠性調查，
哈雷-戴維森 和寶馬摩托車比起日本對手顯然不太可靠。
大約四分之一的哈雷車主在過去四年中會面對摩托車故障的問題，消費者報告說，
BMW 有大約三分之一的車主在四年內會遇到問題。
而只有約十分之一的雅馬哈車主在這段時間會遇到問題，川崎和本田 則排在後面。
“可靠性妥善率是許多因素在購買摩托車時，消費者可能會考慮的其中因數之一，但其他因素，
如外型的線條和轟隆隆的引擎也是摩托車販售重要的因素。
儘管有較多的問題，哈雷和寶馬車主仍是其中最滿意自己的摩托車。
當被問及是否考會再次購買他們的摩托車，哈雷車主75％肯定地說是的，
緊隨其後的是74％的寶馬車主和本田車主72％。
雅馬哈 63％，川崎 60％。
其中受訪者報告中指出 故障率常出麻煩的零件問題，如燈，儀表，開關和收音機（21％），剎車（20％），
電氣系統（16％），以及燃料系統（15％）。
幸運的是，大部分的維修是相當便宜的，成本低於200美元。
據消費者報告在市售摩托車上一個可喜的趨勢是防鎖死制動系統（ABS）的日益普及。
配備ABS摩托車 有37％可避免致命的碰撞事故， 消費者報告認為是值得的投資及配備。
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