Chuckles_18GT

Has anyone else thought that those black popouts on each side of the fairing would make great side marker location? They sit on the sides of fairing, just outside of the upper cubby holes.

Hi guys, I have a 2018 Eluder, and just hooked up the Freewire to go along with my 20S Evo. I have my phone connected to the bike, and the Freewire connected to the 20S. Everything seems to work as I can listen to tunes or directions with the 20S, and I've taken a few phone calls without issue, BUT I can't get voice commands to work thru this setup. I press the PTT button and talk but nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help!

I have the Eluder GT with Navigation, and it will stay on the selected route until I reach the destination or select the "Quit Guidance". The Quit Guidance button is located thru the Navigation Menu, but I haven't figured out how to get it on one of the shortcut buttons available from the map screen, you actually have to go thru the main menu to get to it. Yes, it took me a while to find it, and I'll have to read up on that as it is annoying not to be able to cancel the route from the main map screen. The "Navigation system not ready" message shows up every time I turn on the bike, but is usually gone in about 15 seconds. If we're on the road, and I see everybody mounting up, I'll usually turn the key on then, and it's ready to go by the time we actually start moving. Love the bike overall.

Here's a link to the Chromium-based Edge browser for Windows 10. It's still in beta, but has been stable for me. https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/?form=MA13D6&OCID=MA13D6

Hello everyone, I've ridden Yamahas since '79, and this Eluder is my 5th. Started on a DT250, then a 650 Special, 700 Virago, the Stryker, and now the Eluder. Had a big gap between the Virago and Stryker to marry and raise five kids. Anyway, I was internet shopping and came across this silver Eluder GT for $15,999, and it was love at first sight. It was a demo unit with 18 miles, but never titled. On top of that, it came with the 1 year warranty plus 4 year YES coverage. Three days later, I was riding it home. So far, I am very happy with the Eluder. I loved the Stryker's looks and handling, but since most of the guys I ride with have Road Glides and Ultras, I thought it was time for something a little cushier. I had no problem keeping up with the big boys on my Stryker, but the riding styles are completely different. Where the Stryker liked to be kept revved up to stay in the power band, the Eluder pulls from low revs with ease. I've only ridden it in Tour Mode, which has worked well for the break-in period, with it's lazier throttle response. Once I get the first service out of the way, I'll check out the Sport Mode, and see how it flies. I wasn't interested in a big trunk. I also don't like a huge fairing, but do appreciate a good windshield. I had a tall windshield on the Stryker, which took away from the looks, but made it so much more usable. As I have a long torso for my height, I did get a lot of head buffeting with the standard short windshield on the Eluder. The medium is much better, and available at partspak.com for $30 under Yamaha's list price. It's a 10 minute direct swap that I HIGHLY recommend. This is by far the heaviest bike I have ever ridden, and honestly, I was more than a little nervous pulling it out into the dealer's lot. 2 minutes out there, and I felt comfortable enough to take it on the road. It handles parking lots almost as easily as the 200lb lighter Stryker. There is no top-heaviness at all. Out on the open road, it handles curves and twisties way better than it looks like it should. I have no fear leaning it over. A few times I thought I should be hitting the scrapers on the floorboards, but haven't yet. The seating position is good for me, without any adjustments, but is not as foot-forward as the Stryker. Extra long floorboards do allow just about any resting foot/leg position you like, from almost directly underneath to stretched straight out. That's with my 32" inseam. I was looking at the heel shifter as an add-on, because everybody I know who has one says it's the best thing since sliced bread, but the way Yamaha forces you to buy the billet toe shifter with it, has made me hold up on that. The seat's a little on the firm side, but am hoping it'll wear in with more use. There is noticable heat when in stop and go traffic. My left inside thigh was feeling it when my buddies decided to detour through a state park recently. The speed limit was low to begin with (15), plus stop signs at every crossing. I hadn't noticed it before that. Ambient temp was upper 80s and sunny at the time. The cruise control works great. It held steady at any speed I selected, and was easy to bump up and down as needed. I've never had cruise control before, but I might like it for certain situations. The infotainment system has a gazillion screens to go through, but i've only just touched the surface with it. The bike came with the latest software so I haven't had to update it yet. I used the USB in the front cubby to charge my phone and my JUUL while out riding, and have also plugged a thumb drive in to play tunes. My droid connected easily to it, but I decided to unpair it since I don't have the wired headset. If there was a way to connect the bike to my Sena thru the bluetooth, I think it would be more use to me on the communications end. As it is now, I pair my phone with my Sena, with nothing paired to the bike. I normally wear a fullface helmet, and think my helmet speakers sound better then the bike's speakers. I'm sure anybody with a skid lid or no helmet would appreciate the bike's speakers more. They will get very loud. I did play an FM station thru my helmet and the bike at the same time, and THAT sounded pretty cool. The navigation screen keeps track of location very well, but I haven't loaded any destinations or asked it for directions yet, so not sure how good it does with that. MPG shows 41.1 on the bike display, but have yet to actually check it myself at the pump. So far, I'm nothing but HAPPY with it!