What did you do with your Yamaha today?

[ChucksKLRST]

Nothing to do with age... the Denver area continued to grow even during the recession--traffic load has gone up a lot. When not on travel, my commute time has gone up 50% some evenings and 20% most. I flew home early this morning--I left the airport at 7:15am and it took about 40 minutes to get to I-25 (on westbound I-70). Traffic is so heavy the last few years, and I've been caught in a couple multi-hour commutes, so I now take flights at odd hours to avoid driving across Denver during rush 'hour'. And all the traffic, even in the mountains detracts from my desire to ride... part of the reason I've no Yamaha pictures to post in this thread!
;-)

You are on the west side of town, you got no excuse.

 

[Bob_pet]

Sold 2 Yamaha motorcycles from the garage. Gained a little more room for the wife's car.

 

[ChucksKLRST]

Finaly got around to changing the tires on the FeeJeR

 

[BakerBoy]

Changing tires ... you really mean you had a Fat Tire?!

 

[flyfisher]

Just got back to Montana after weekend in Edmonton.....fished two days last week after riding out last Monday, first night at Devil's Tower...second night on the Missouri where I fish....Shenko tire (on rear) holding up really well....life is rough.................ff

 

[ChucksKLRST]

Yamaha Repair.
Well my little Yamaha Girly bike sprung another oil leak at the clutch cover. Surprise that the local Yamaha shop had the parts on hand. Spent the day repairing the Girly bike.

 

[ChucksKLRST]

Just got back from NatSToc yesterday and am now working on the 15000 mile service, Completed most of it today. Found out that bleeding and replacing the brake fluid is a lot easier/less complicated, and less time consuming than the ST1300 was. Haved owned my FeeJeR now for 1 and 3/4 years. Still can't find any thing I dislike about it.

 

[flyfisher]

Replaced the rear Shenko with an Avon XD3Xm....will see how this lasts....like all new tires it rides really nice, nice cornering etc....Shenko went 7000miles more or less, held well to the end....gonna head to Edmonton in a week or see and then continue to the coast to visit Styles and few other people...having a great summer so far........ff

 

[wjbertrand]

Got home from Laguna Seca last night on my Super-T and the bike is going it for a warranty claim, likely this week. Applying the front brakes lightly at speed causes the whole front fork to vibrate, besides feeling it, I can actually see the whole front end shaking looking down the forks through the faring. Apply the brakes harder reduces it and releasing them eliminates it, so it's not wheel balance. When rolling to a stop there is an obvious pulsation making pulling up smoothly quite difficult.

Pretty sure there's a defective / warped rotor going on here...

 

[RaYzerman]

Just returned from a great western trip to SD, WY, ID, MT, WA, OR........ now back home and got the root beer express all cleaned up, oil change coming up.

 

[dkjkwood]

Packed it for the trip to the MOA ralley this weekend.

 

[ChucksKLRST]

Looked at the FJR and then chose the Wee STrom for a ride to the top of Mt. Evans.

 

[wjbertrand]

Got home from Laguna Seca last night on my Super-T and the bike is going it for a warranty claim, likely this week. Applying the front brakes lightly at speed causes the whole front fork to vibrate, besides feeling it, I can actually see the whole front end shaking looking down the forks through the faring. Apply the brakes harder reduces it and releasing them eliminates it, so it's not wheel balance. When rolling to a stop there is an obvious pulsation making pulling up smoothly quite difficult.

Pretty sure there's a defective / warped rotor going on here...

Update: Dealer is blaming the worn front tire so I'm stonewalled. I will install a new tire that I already have and take it back to them. I do not believe it's the tire.

 

[BakerBoy]

Bummer about that [dealer]. It is trivial to put a runout gage on the disk and spin the front wheel, and to also mic it for thickness around its circumference.

 

[wjbertrand]

Bummer about that [dealer]. It is trivial to put a runout gage on the disk and spin the front wheel, and to also mic it for thickness around its circumference.

They claim to have done that.


-Jeff

 

[ST_Jim]

They claim to have done that.


-Jeff

Which dealer?

Didn't you have that same issue on your ST1300, and had to go through multiple dealers before you found one willing to actually do what they are supposed to do?

 

[wjbertrand]

The dealer is Santa Barbara Motorsports. I did have the same problem with the ST. Something about the way I brake?? Anyway, the Ventura dealer gave me the run around while SBM came to my rescue and quickly fixed it. That and because they are right across the street from my work is why I went there first. I'm going to replace the tire this weekend. 19K on the front tire!


-Jeff

 

[ChucksKLRST]

Took the Little Girly bike out and got here in the dirt. Had a great time

Go here for the Story and the rest of the pictures. https://www.facebook.com/chuck.henderson.980?ref=tn_tnmn

 

[wjbertrand]

Looks like Yamaha is going to warranty cover two new front rotors for my pulsing Tenere but are insisting they be paired with new pads, which I kind of get. That's the upside. The downside is I have to pay the labor and for the brake pads. Labor is only an hour, but Yamaha is very proud of their front pads at $60+ for each caliper. I'm going to make them give me the old pads as they are only 50% worn. I'm about 70% satisfied with this outcome but it does leave me wondering a bit about the value of the Y.E.S. warranty I bought.

 

[paulcb]

Yeah, that doesn't seem right... Y.E.S. should pay for the rotors, pads and all the labor, since it was the warped rotors that caused this. Or at least the rotors and labor.