the bombardment begins....

[Bassboy1645]

Today im in such a great mood! first time on open water with the boat and everything runs fantastic. But I got no less then 7 comments on my Pile of a thing motor cuz its japanese thats on a good day!

I hear things like....

" Your the reason the economy is goign down the drain!"

" I dont know what that is but its not Johnson or Merc(your choice)"

" what a jap hunk of junk!"...ect

I run a 40hp TOHATSU motor....personally i never even heard of them until my parents bought it.I bought it from them cuz they didnt like the fact it was a tiller but its sweet!!! she purrs like a kitten, powers like a bull, and quiet as your car. NOT ONE PROBLEM EVER....I like it but "its a jap pile of dog ****"

The bombardment begins....

[croixflats]

If It runs good, powerfull and its quite its a motor worth having.

Now, if its ugly and the color is pink your on your own.

[Coach1310]

To each his own! They won't have a problem when you are towing them to the landing!!

[hoggs222]

I'm A.O.K. with my piece of lawn sausage 115 Yamaha!

[Shack]

Bassboy,

I think you need to reevaluate who you bring in your boat. Man, if I had a day like that, I sure would not be bringing those people along again.

Good to hear everything went well.

Good luck on the opener.

[norma]

Next time they give you a hard time kindly inform them that the smaller 4 strokes from Mercury are made by Tohatsu.

[Sandmannd]

If it runs and has power, who cares. Most parts are made over seas now anyway.

[fishn4kids]

Take them out to the middle of the lake and if they start to complain tell them to shut up or get the he ll out. But say it with a very stern voice and straight face.

Duane

[analyzer]

as I understand it, suzuki and johnson are the same guts, just different paint.

[Sonicrunch]

[Sandmannd]

Where these guys you were fishing with or other people that were out giving you heck?

[polarsusd81]

When I read the title for the post, I figured I would click and see a picture of Bart and the sub gym teacher playing Bombardment.

[Down Deep]

You better stock up on fuel. I hear there is a rice shortage. Just kidding around

I ran a Honda and a Yamaha since 1991 and never heard a wisecrack. Then last year I bought a new boat powered by a Mercury. Now people make comments all the time and ask "Why I didn't buy a Honda or Yamaha? Go figure.

[Nick Kuhn]

There are a few things people don't understand. My Ford Fusion really isn't an American car, it was built in Mexico. Yet the Nissan Altima (which people will call foreign) I believe is manufactured in Tennessee. You have to look a little deeper than the name to figure out exactly what is going on.

[fishinJohn]

Shake your head at comments like that rather than posting.

[gatorhunter]

Remember the line from the movie Armageddon? The Russian cosmonaut says words to the effect, "Russian space craft or American space craft...all parts made in Taiwan!"

Roll with what you have man!

[Lotwfisher]

I run a yamaha and my dad has 3 of the 30hp ones. Can't say enough about it. But when I look at the other motors closer most parts are made in taiwan, or japan and then assembled in U.S or Canada.....So whats the difference...I love my yamaha and I have had bad luck with mercs and johnsons. Next time you get a hard time just look over their boat and see how much overseas stuff they have and point it out....I guarantee it will be alot of stuff.

[jasondittrich]

kinda off the subject but i hear people saying the same thing about harley, not knowing that the ignition is bosch (german) and carbs ars mikuni (japanees). then they rag on the honda owners, riding the jap traps. to which i have come to realize has the ONLY all american made and produced motorcycle. goldwing sorry harley

[fishgutz77]

The Jap engineering is awesome and they could teach Merc and others alot about reliability and performance along with not being cold blooded.

Theres a reason that Yamaha has won so many JD Powers awards.

I never get any guff about using Yamaha power or kicker.It's hard to hear if anyone is saying anything when I go by at 60.

[fishguyd]

I wonder who made their tv, cd players, computer, fishing rod in their hands, etc etc. Last time I checked many American jobs rely on moving and selling foreign goods.

[fishguyd]

I wonder who made their tv, cd players, computer, fishing rod in their hands, etc etc. Last time I checked many American jobs rely on moving and selling foreign goods.