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The Sargent saddle is spoken for. Thabks everyone.

Essentially brand new Sargent saddle for Yamaha XTZ1200 Super Tenere. I just bought this from another inmate. It's a really nice saddle, but after a short ride it was immediately apparent that it wasn't the right shape for my bottom. The seller advertised it as having been used only 300 miles...

SOLD. Thanks for your interest.

I picked my bike up from the dealer today, exactly 13 weeks to the day after I dropped it off. My total cost was a little over $1,600, which included a new Yuasa battery and $350 for the machine work on the cylinder head. Apparently my fancy Shorai Li-Fe battery was toast after being so deeply...

Maybe I was unclear. Yamaha is picking up the cost of the parts and I am picking up the cost of the labor. I'll pay the shop for their actual time at their shop rate and the shop will make money on that transaction (as they should). What I don't understand is how the parts will work. If I...

Question for all of you out there who are dealers or work at dealers. Obviously, when I pay my dealer for the labor they put in on my repair, they're going to get the full whack. But what about the parts that Yamaha USA is paying for? Does my dealer get to make whatever profit they would...

I'm finally to a point where I can post an update. Basically, it took the dealer 7 weeks to pull it apart to the point where they could confirm all the damage and write up a work order to be discussed with Yamaha. That's pretty frustrating, but they are a small and very busy shop and this is...

A couple of weeks ago I went to hop on my 2012 Super Tenere (54K miles) to ride home from school. I hit the start button and it fired for a few times and then abruptly died. Bummer. Tried again - nothing. Tried WOT - nothing. Tried letting it sit for 20 minutes - nothing. Tried roll-starting it...

Like lots of folks here, I've done the CO adjustment and TB sync and, while I am very happy with the bike, I feel that the fueling can still be improved. I still have a little bit of surging on overrun between 3K and 4K, some snatchiness down low, and a little bit of breathlessness up top. I'm...

Did that ride on my S-10 a few weeks ago. The road out to New Idria is in good shape, but be advised that the road over the mountain to Clear Creek is a little rough. Better tires than what comes stock would have helped. If you go out Panoche Rd. instead of out by Mercy Hot Springs, be...