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:scratchchin:Sooo,,, with all that extra torque,,,, what about just taking off in 5th gear all time?? Now that I am riding a 1st Gen with a 2nd gear in it,, I am shocked at how easily it handles launching in 2nd,,,, seems like this new one should do 4th or 5th gear stop/starts with no problem and forget all that shifting? I spent some time driving truck and I know from experience that using those lower gears wasnt even necessary if ya didnt have 40 ton on your back,, does the same rule apply here?

Got cha,, so it's faster/quicker if you shift at 15 mph in 1st, 25 in 2nd, 40 in 3rd, 55 in 4th and 70 in 5th??? Just seems like a lot of shifting compared to what I am used to coming off a 1st Gen that loves to run up to 70 in 2nd or my sport bike that will pull 105 in 1st gear (to get back to the comparison Joe was making.. I am a little confused (TOTALLY NOT UNUSUAL) by the whole torque thing I know,,, my little 1200cc putzy non torquey V-4 will also climb her butt right out of a non downshifting 35 mph 5th gear crawl while loaded down with 2 people and packed to the gills for touring without so much as a glitch and find its way over the hill to 100 mph... I just dont see the connection between needing to pull and shift like I am riding a semi truck tractor on a motorcycle I guess... By the sounds of things,,, I think i better grab my camera and go hunt down another SVTC demo so I can experience sport mode first hand

Yamster,, I personally LOVE your enthusiam and way with words.. Years ago we had a member here who went by the name of "Miles" who you totally remind me of.. I used hunt our forums for his awesome ride reports - frankly,, the guy,, like you, was amazing and it showed in his reporting too .. THANK YOU for joining up here and revitalizing the true spirit of our sport in a way,, IMHO, not seen sense those awesome days when Miles tantalized our club with his awesome adventures!!!! Looking forward to many many more of your awesome reporting!! Puc

So in sport tour mode,, this attached video is 100% different in its speed in each gear and its power delivery in each one? Will it stand on it's back wheel if you bang 2nd gear in sport mode and/or do so by just wicking up the throttle (like I assume your sport bike would?).. Sounds like a TON of fun Yamster!!! Sounds like you REALLY need to snap on a go pro and record some of you adventures = what you describe would make for some AWESOME YouTube fun!!!!

Years ago, on one of my 400 dollar, short shift thru the blown 2nd gear, earlier 1st Gens I ran out the last 200k miles of its life with a hunk of black electrical tape over that flashing red light cause I decided it was more fun to ride the thing then it was to play hide and seek with Murphy and his little tea party with his band of road gremlins inside the electrical system of that old scoot:7_2_104[1]:

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW Yamster,,, THAT indeed sounds flat out INCREDIBLE!!!! I know from comparing the difference between my R1 and my loaded up 1st Gen(s) on high speed hair pins that just the centrifical force differences between the weight of the two machines really effects how hard you can push the heavier 1st Gen - basically,,, if you dont slow down A LOT compared to the more sport bike oriented R1 you will be tossed off the outside edge of the road like a kid trying to eat a candy bar while riding a fast spinning merry go round. Sounds like Mom Yam really is onto something here!!!!!!!!!

,,,,,,,,,, the ONLY place in all that where I personally even started to get cornfused was the part where you said "trust me"... Maybe it's cause the last time I did that I ended up having to dig out from under 10' of 100% pure Wisconsin White Wash and that really was not that much fun:missingtooth:... Maybe I need to work on my anti grudge holding device some here and know that I can trust my neighbor once again and be rest assured in knowing that 10' drift was just an accident and he will never ever do that again!!

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Thinking Gary may be talking about a 2nd Gen here XV... I only say that cause I know that due to the tendency of the 1st Gen's to easily reach Max Q, Mom Yam spent an extra amount of time and effort designing the windshield mount on the 1st Gen so long before this could happen, the pilot of the 1st Gen would see other parts go flying past them on their way to possibly damage heat shields needed for re-entry as a warning that something was terribly and dangerously wrong. Hey Gary,,, glad your OK!!!!!!!!!

But if ya take the difference here and invest in the lift adapter for your bike and use it with care - think of the future fun you can have ripping your bike apart and saving cash while doing so brother.. It's the old "teach your brother to fish routine",,,,, which I TOTALLY subscribe to - I just want to do everything I can do to make sure my brother and friend comes back from the fishin trip in one piece

I know I got a backwards, upside down and inside out way of thinking about this kind of stuff and often make no sense but I will step out on the perverbial limb one more time and say,,, if it were mine, I would rather trim the pig tail off the device (RLU in this case) and do my jumpering on the bench with the pig tail and then plug the pig tail back into the terminal on the main harness then I would alter the main harness as shown in the pic... Of course,,,, you might wanna consider the source of this idea before you act on it Ty

I dont know diddle squat about the 2nd Gen's like you are riding cause I never had the pleasure of owning one and have only ridden a "triked" version of one for about 1/2 mile but I do know one thing,,, it sounds like you and I are related

No ya lop eared misfiring, backfiring, doggy running motorcycle owning varmint - I am not talking about a Cap for your bean, I am talking about a Cap for your sparkplug(s)... Carbon Tracks can still happen!

but how do you get the drip to drop??? Especially when your talking about about being in a total bind and needing just that one little tad of WD40 at just that one special moment in time.... This may help...

Dont get me wrong in my comment here because I too think the technology is pretty cool too but,, I still get uneasy when thinking about someone on a scoot taking their eyes off the road to look down at a little TV screen.. I KNOW,, I am strange and dorky in a geezerly old school way about this stuff.. I mentioned the above point to the Mom Yam reps at Sturgis last year after being shown how this amazing sell point works and was told by them that todays younger riders are extremely familiar with the in's and out's of handling all the new techology like this even when on two wheels and that my point was really a minor issue but it still concerns me..

Awe,,, RIGHT BACK AT CHA MY BROTHER:thumbsup:!! IMHO Neil,, if your gonna start doing your own tires or finding needs now to be able to lift your scoot,, you really want to locate one of Larry's (Carbon One's) lift adapters.. I never used one but have seen pics and believe that his adapter attaches to your 2nd Gen where a center stand would attach and is very secure.. Once you put that adapter on, you slide your bike jack under it like you were sliding it directly under exposed frame rails so the adapter gives you a good, flat, level surface to lift on.. No matter how you decide to get the bike up in the air,, PLEASE be mindful that when you remove a wheel - the bike will want to rock upwardly at the end where you just removed the weight from... This happening when working off a centerstand can be VERY dangerous because the centerstand can fold up during the weight shift and the whole bike can come down on ya.. Make sure you lock the wheels on your jack to avoid even the remotest possibilty of the jack moving should this happen. The best thing you can do is once off the ground on the jack is to support both forward of the jack and reward of the jack (if you have the space) with jack stands just to be sure the bike cant rock forward or back.. A bike tie down from the rear of the bike to the trailer hitch on your car will work too BUT make sure you take the keys out of the car if you use this method so that precious bride of yours doesnt head in to town for grocerys and find herself being followed closely by your bike without you on it ... Concerning struggling with getting the tire beads to seal,,, personally I have found that letting the new tires lay in the sun for a while to get good and hot and then after I spoon em on, taking a bike tie down ratchet strap and go around the perimeter of the tire and ratchet it down real tight and bingo - no need for explosions that might burn your hair off or damage the cords in your tire (I do LOVE the BOOM too though ). Concerning tater guns - OH YEA!! They are AWESOME.. We once launched a tater with hairspray from hunk of 1 1/2 inch PVC that landed on a roof top a block away ... Sometimes I think its a miracle that your brother is still alive Neil.. By the way,,,, WOWZY WOW WOW WOW = on the gift of the new boots for the scoot my friend = THAT is !!!!!!!!!!!! Neil,, is "your new bestest friend" gonna let you do a reality check on the new Wing??? I would LOVE to hear about your take on it if he does!!!! YA DONT HAVE TO SAY IT = I BEAT CHA TO IT = I JUST SAID HI AND :bighug:TO TIPPY FOR YA!! Puc

,,, can it be?? Is that mirider I see in the members list?? BY CRACKY I HOPE SO :dancefool:!!!! Hey lop eared varmint,,, you folks wanna tag to MD down at Dons in Ohio 1st week of June?? Been feeling a little better day by day and it looks like we may actually be able to make it.. Would LOVE to have Sue, Candy and yourself to with there and back if your not doing nuttin else my brother.. Also,, we are planning on having some company from out of town in that time frame too and may very well be scooting up the lake shore for some touring that you would be more than welcome to join for... Been working on Tweeksis steadily getting er ready - got my in high hopes we can avoid Murphs weather tricks and all nonsense and it all works out... Either way Dave,,, it is GREAT to see "MiRider" back on board!! Hugs to Sue, hugs to Candy and,, ok,, to you too!! Puc

wayyyyy cool ready,, wayyy cool!!!!

My money is on Fan Cooled..

I TOTALLY get that brother,,, I was just wondering if there was some kind of time frame, delete period time, or something that we could be made aware of as members so if we wanted to we could make copies of posts before they were deleted? I have already started the process of doing my own archiving of ones like I posted as an example - just thinking better safe than sorry..

,, I am Chuck,, definitely,,, only I have been informed that during MD I have to be a diet and Fried Chicken is the only thing I can eat

We will set up camp with the Chicken Table uniquely and perfectly situated right between our tents!! :big-grin-emoticon::dancefool:

You guys meeting up for the ride over Jay?

Yea,,,,,, and also PLEASE remember "The Code" when dealing with Vaz or others like him,,, hold on,, got grab my book and see if I can find the secti,,, here it is, found it filed under Collateral Damage,, "always be sure of your target when tossing tomatoes at person(s) creating havoc - splattering innocent parties on bikes riding near the varmint is a code violation".. Ya just never know what kind of innocent, kind and gentle club member may be riding nearbye..