William Sommerwerck said:

P.S. My strongest opinion is to ignore everything you hear from
Sommerdork. He's a twerp, an ideologue, and a total git. His claim
that Yamahas have a bad rep is a case in point. They don't have a
bad rep; quite the reverse.

In and of themselves, these things prove nothing, but I usually know what I'm
talking about.

Not in this case. The only rap I've ever heard about Yamaha is that
bricks & mortar dealers don't give much discount off list.