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I don't want to make light of the situation here, as this is very serious and I can't believe Kawasaki is just replacing frames in the event of a failed weld, but the truth is that most bikes will be ok. Most will be inspected and the torque will be what it should be and if it's not, the frame will be checked and not have cracks. I suspect that this will only affect those who drag race or stunt on their bikes putting excess strain on the frame. My dealer just did this procedure of swapping everything to a new frame on a 06 that came in with a crack b/c the guy drag raced it. They said it took them two days to swap everything. Rock, I agree with you about Kawi giving market value for a new bike. I think there are going to be a few pissed off people who don't want to accept a frame swap and they might start up some sort of class action lawsuit. I know if I found out mine was cracked, I was gonna call a lawyer to look into it...........I think I would feel ok with a frame swap from my Kawi dealer here in Jersey as the techs have been in the biz for 20+ years. They're not teenages back there changin oil....but I know that's how most dealers are...They have some young kid back there who may have just gotten out of school or has just worked on bikes in his garage performing scheduled or heavy maintenance and thats' downright scary. I think of resale value when it comes to a frame swap too; can't be good.