Can't argue - you are right. It is just real life that goes differently from what we expect.
Here we go: my brand new car has been recalled 2 times. Second time - full engine change. Potential oil system failure. Luckily - not at my costs.
BMW bike of my friend - 2 recalls since bought new (2 years)
Hayabusa of my colleague - 2 recalls.
ZX10 of my colleague - 1 recall. Front wheel change.
Do not let me start counting failures of brand new bikes I saw. Anything starting from Ducati 998 chewing it's own generator on the way from dealer to home to GoldWing REALLY developing crack in frame at 1200 km with German dealer refusing to fix until few months later Honda recalled Goldwings to weld enforcing elements onto it.
I think there is bikes that really cope well - like Fireblades and R1s, indestructable CB750F, Hornet 600s, Bandits etc etc. Yeah, and cars - Honda Civic up to 1997 - I had one from 1993, bonnet lock got so rusty, I weren't able to open it. Because in 100 000+ km I only opened it 5 times to change oil. That's all I ever did to it until it was sold (got company car).
Contemporary bike buyer want bike to be reliable for 20, max. 30 000 km - then he selling it. It is almost epidemy as it looks to me - change GSXR every year new model comes, change Blade 2005 to 2006 because of what Performance Bike says etc. etc.
Everything became disposable nowadays....
Sorry - beer again
Or I am turning old?
I started to feel for people who got CCT problem 
