Quote Originally Posted by ZMC888 View Post
Dealer swore the whole engine was made in Japan. I said I couldn't believe that, and that some of the parts like bearings would be made there, but surely not the whole engine. Anyone have any ideas about this?
I've heard that same story. There was a first batch of GW250s released in the early/mid summer of 2012, but there was a transmission problem. After a 2-3 month delay, the next batch was released with the new transmission and a few other updates. A group of us were told, as we were waiting, that the engine/transmission assembly was coming from Japan. BTW, the early adopters were given the updates. Although, if I was buying a used GW, I'd look for one with a September/October 2012, or later, registration.