ORIGINAL: chuck993
I hate to burst your bubble, but when I first got my Saito 100, I was all excited and people at the field, who had bought many Saitos in the past, were all complaining about Saito and how their quality had gone down, they said they would only buy O.S. now after all of the problems with the Saitos they were having. I know another instructor who bought a brand new Saito, it was messed up from the get go, he hates it, he said he will never buy another Saito.
It's strange how some people have nothing but good experiences with a particular brand/model of engine and others have nothing bad luck.
My Satios have been 100% reliable and my 100 has never caused me any grief.
It starts first time every time, never dead-sticks, gives gobs of power and is really light.
My Saito 82 is the same.
On the other hand, I've had nothing but grief with my SK50 whereas others say their's is fabulous.
Crazy eh?