Recent content by From Kapuskasing

This was my second second gear replacement, so I'm now on my third second gear! There are at least 5 of us that have a shared experience with this, and I'm guessing that Yamaha finds that insignificant enough that their only reaction is to blame the rider. When I get on my Aprilia Tuono, I am...

I just got word from my wrench that Yamaha was going to cover the second gear replacement this time, but only because I bought into YES. The next time I would be on my own. I have a really hard time accepting this because I really do not abuse the bike: no wheelies, clutchless shifting etc. I...

I was one person who had second gear replaced under warranty - I had approximately 21,000 kms on the bike (13,000 miles). I have YES. My wrench told me it was caused by bent shift fork which could have been caused by one bad shift. Now, at 37,000 kms (23,000 miles), it is happening again! Parts...

Your report reminded me of my FJR trip to Deal's Gap that I took in June! I too stayed at Fontana Village in the main hotel - what a great place and great rates too! I'm going to try an take the trip again next year, but I hope to be riding my Tuono for this trip! Great report! Jim

I have to add my thanks to Skip for the great job he did of leading the pack, and to Dave for picking the weather! Man, sunshine all the way there and back! Great roads and a great bunch of folks! Count me in for next year! Jim

I honestly did a search for this topic and got a lot of irrelevant stuff, so excuse me if this has been flogged to death: The heat is bothering me this summer, and I was wondering if anyone can provide commentary about chnaging the entire exhaust system to, for example, a Holeshot header and...

I spoke to my mechanic today and he had not discussed the problem with Yamaha, but he did not anticipate any problem getting them to cover the repair - I hope he is not being overly optimistic! I have never missed a shift with this bike, not do I ride it particularly hard, if another mechanic at...

Who the h**l would clutchless shift a bike like this, for Pete's sake? Are there people who can afford a bike like this that are so stupid? It's not an R1, or a Hayabusa for that matter. I think you nailed it on the bent shift forks, when I described it to my wrench, he suggested that might be...

It certainly feels more like a gear problem than a clutch problem. I seem to recall reading about someone else having a second gear issue now that you mention it, although when I go over how it feels when it happens, it feels like the slip/skip is happening behind me, as opposed to below, but...

It did it once before but I didn't really clue in until this evening. When I was doing 60 mph and I go to accelerate hard, it almost felt like an elastic band broke and a second one kicked in to cover for it - I don't know how else to describe it. It would accelerate, then quickly stall then go...

I just bought some large 3M reflective strips at Canadian Tire and cut them to fit the back of the bags. I ahve even received a positive comment or two.

There is a "mirror mount" threaded hole on the left side handlebar cluster. It is under a black metal cap that can be removed. A RAM mount can then be mounted there by a screw - sorry, I don't know the size of thread! Jim

RAM mounting hardware can also be bought at Whitehorse Press, a motorcycle-friendly operation in New Hampshire that also sells books, videos and other mc related stuff. I bought my Garmin Quest RAM mount there last fall, and they are really great folks there! RAM hardware is top notch - with...