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Any recommendations for a Yamaha dealer in the Des Moines Iowa area familiar with the infamous WHINE? I'll be there in a couple of weeks and have had no luck getting a Canadian dealer to agree to warranty work since my bike was purchased in the U.S. and imported into Canada.

MSRP on a 2007 Royal Star Midnight Venture Canada: $22,499 U.S.A.: $17.399 Difference: $5,100 The price gap has closed in recent years with a number of different manufacturers.

Hadn't planned on attending but I thank you for suggesting Motorsport. I'll give Chad a call. It's not THAT far off a route I could take to the mid-west. Actually, it would probably be fun to go. This thread is the first I've heard of a rear diff problem. I will have a dealer take a look at it as soon as I can. I LOVE looking at this bike but have sworn to get rid of it every year once that whine gets under my skin. Come on up. Your bike would be fixed in Montreal without any question unless you'd imported the bike FROM Canada to the U.S. (a senseless thought). There's Yamaha U.S. and Yamaha Canada. Two different children of the same parent company. I've called both and been told that a U.S. bike imported into Canada would not be covered by the Canadian warranty providers but would still be covered in the U.S. I guess that's to discourage people like me from buying and importing a bike from the U.S. and saving myself $5,000. I say "screw 'em!" I live 1 hour from the border. If push came to shove and I had to get the bike to a U.S. dealer for warranty work I'd just rent a u-haul bike trailer for $14.00/day and take it there myself. I'd have to do that 50 times (including fuel) to equal the savings I realized buying that bike in the U.S.. Plus, I'm trying to do my bit to get your economy back on it's feet:stirthepot:. I'm not at all thrilled with my local dealer and his $90/hr labour rates for a freakin' oil or tire change so I went and bought a nice bike jack on sale for $70 the other day. I may ask one of his mechanics to take the bike for a spin though. A real quick one just to see if he thinks it's the dreaded whine or a rear differential noise I'm hearing. Is there a fix for the rear diff problem? As I've already said ... LOVE the bike - it's a thing of beauty and comfort ... HATE HATE HATE the fingernails on the blackboard whine. Shame on Yamaha.

Hi folks ... great site! Looking for recommended dealers that are familiar with the whining issue on the RSV. I ride an '07 Midnight Venture that I have a love/hate relationship with. When I hear the whine (most of the time on some decibel level) I HATE it. When the music is up loud and I'm on an interstate I LOVE it. The higher the revs the less whine it seems. 50mph in 3rd gear is deafening. 110mph in OD is sweet. Shame on Yamaha for not addressing this problem on their top of the line motorcyle. I must confess that I don't know diddly about clutch baskets but to me the whine seems to be more in the driveline (i.e. the shaft and final drive area). Maybe that shim suggestion will fix mine. I live in Ottawa Ontario but the bike is a U.S. model that I imported new in '08 because I wanted the Midnight version and there were none in Canada. Warranty work must therefore be performed in the U.S. I travel to the mid-west occasionally and want to have someone look at it this the next time I'm in the States (June). My preferred route when I go is from Port Huron along hwy 69 to 94 (Lansing MI area) to I-80 = Des Moines Iowa, but of course I could veer off that course, or be happy to do a little getaway to upstate NY or Vermont for the right dealer. At this point it's either take a crack at getting this thing resolved or change bikes. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. They will be appreciated. Cheers ... Greg