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Thanks, Scoot. I was a little concerned about keeping maintenance up to spec for the Yamaha extended wrranty purposes. But I can take care of that. Dick

Am I thinking correctly? Isn't it a rather poor design that has this type of scheduled maintenance? Seems like better bearings or a better design would take zerk fittings so that many miles later, if the swing arm has to come off at all, the bearings would be *replaced*, not repacked. Anybody...

I have an '06 AE, purchased new, with about 10K miles on it. I wanted to see what an auto clutch was like. It works well, but I have two comments. You cannot launch both quickly and smoothly at the same time. With a standard clutch a rider can open the throttle substantially and then feather...

Just hadta post. Agreed. Tires stop the bike providing the brakes have the ability to control the tire. The last bike I had that could not lock the front tire was an '82 Harley FX. But... There are other qualities. Without ABS (anti-skid to me), brake feel has a lot to do with how close...

I also ride a Honda CBR1000F six speed. Once in a while I forget things like shifting down for first instead of up, forgetting to use the clutch for downshifts, etc. But it is not a big problem. Dick Frederick

I have an '06 AE with 8,000 miles. I got the AE because I was curious. For a long time I have had the idea that the AE clutch arrangement would be great for a low powered small car. I don't like the usual automatic transmissions supplied in those small cars. Anyhoo, the AE has worked as well...

I dropped one of these myself the other day. Yamaha services these separately, and they cost $0.55 each IIRC. I ordered three, figuring that would keep me in stock for about 6 months. Dick Frederick

Cover Material - Actually the upholsterer was able to reuse the stock material for the first three foam removal actions. Finally, when I asked him to add some back in the center section, he asked if I minded if he recovered it with new material. I said "sure", and he found some of the center...

I do not consider myself particularly short. I am 5' 9" with a 28.5" inseam. Maybe that is short. At any rate I was unable to flatfoot my '06 AE although I have no such problem with my other bike, a 1996 Honda CBR1000F. So I decided to modify the stock seat. I did buy a second stock seat...

Try Vulcan Tire. They seem to be easy to deal with. One odd situation with the SmarTire: They provide a + or - psi rating for your tire in addition to the actual psi and the actual temperature. Unfortunately they calculate the +/- deviation from a set 60 degrees F, instead of ambient. That...

I have an '06AE with about 7k on it, and I was thinking about this today. While I like down-shifting sans clutch, I do not like the care and feeding the AE needs at launch. In other words, I can either be quick or smooth with an AE, but I can be both with a standard clutch. I vote for the...

I have installed a Scosche bluetooth interface with my cell phone, and everything works well, with one exception. The kit is intended for a car installation and the microphone only works well when positioned about a foot or so from the speaker (as in a car). Mounted inside a full-face helmet...

It never ceases to amaze me what Yamaha DOESN'T tell their dealers - everything from new features on new bikes not fully explained, to known maintenance issues not disseminated. Why in the hell would Yamaha think keeping their dealers in the dark benefit anyone, include Yamaha? Dick Frederick

Perhaps I should comment. Some years back I traded a perfectly good CBR1000F in for an 1100XX. Big mistake, but then I was about 60 years old and the more aggressive riding position and stiff suspension of the XX got to me. Also, seems the Blackbird wanted to go fast, so I accommodated it...

A while back I reported problems receiving information from the rear tire to the SmarTire receiving unit. Having tried two senders and two receivers, I asked for help. Groo suggested (seconded by others) that the problem might be in interference in the power line going to the SmarTire...

I nominate SmarTire for advanced warning.

I have been fighting a SmarTire problem for months. The rear sensor in not communicating with the receiver, at least not reliably. I have been through two rear sensors and two different receivers. Same problem with minor variances with either sensor and/or receiver. Right now I am installing...

I have an '06 AE with 5,750 miles on it, all of it local. I sort of sit on the fence on this one (A vs AE). When started cold it moves off of a dead stop with all of the grace and dignity of a 1950 Buick Dynaflow. Any of you old boys remember those? After it has warmed up it does much...

Recently a poster inquired about long term reliability of the FJR. I am an owner of an '06AE. I like the motorcycle, and consider it a typically well engineered and well-built Japanese motorcycle. However. All of this new equipment is heavily reliant on electronics, including a large number...

I ususally shutdown my AE in neutral. I can then start it with the sidestand down, shift up into first, and take off. A few days ago I lit up the ignition and everything looked OK until I started the bike. Then I got a SH...48 error code and the bike would not shift up into first. A bike...